Match Report


Sheffield UnitedSheffield United     West Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Stefan ArendtS. Arendt63
G
1captain
G
75Gilles VieiraG. Vieira
Chris SummerbellC. Summerbell57
D
2
D
67Gilles SwiftG. Swift
Alexander ScowcroftA. Scowcroft55
D
captain3
D
61Oleg AthertonO. Atherton
Ledley ThompsonL. Thompson56
D
4
D
61Cesar RibeiroC. Ribeiro
Darius MccannD. Mccann63
D
5
M
66Les MorrisL. Morris
Julian ZiegeJ. Ziege79
M
6
M
65Harvey VenusH. Venus
Billy BowerB. Bower66
M
7
M
59Paolo DelaneyP. Delaney
Stefan SchönenbornS. Schönenborn53
A
8
M
54Paul LoweP. Lowe
Fredrik DixonF. Dixon60
A
9
A
70Oleg AdamsO. Adams
Adrian VenusA. Venus57
A
10
A
55Gareth TilerG. Tiler
Omer ShearerO. Shearer53
M
11
A
53Chris GodberC. Godber
 
Alistair FentonA. Fenton64
M
12
G
67Nigel LuzhnyN. Luzhny
Steve FowlerS. Fowler63
M
13
D
59Neil ShawN. Shaw
Clive GordonC. Gordon61
M
14
D
57Steven VieiraS. Vieira

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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 9,403 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Sheffield United are playing in a 4-2-3-1 formation while West Bromwich Albion appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Robbie Barton.


0.00
Sheffield United kick off and get the first half underway!
2.42
Paolo Delaney plays the ball forward to Gareth Tiler. Gareth Tiler lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but it is shockingly off target!
4.05
Ledley Thompson catches Chris Godber on the ankles. Ledley Thompson is given a warning by the referee! Chris Godber grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
4.05
Free kick to West Bromwich Albion just outside the area...
5.14
Gareth Tiler takes a long run up and sends in a curling shot. It's is just wide of the post. Good effort.
6.16
Fredrik Dixon clumsily knocks into Cesar Ribeiro. The referee calls over Fredrik Dixon and shows him a yellow card! Cesar Ribeiro runs off the knock.
8.13
Julian Ziege plays the ball forward to Omer Shearer. Omer Shearer lofts in a cross ball towards Stefan Schönenborn. Stefan Schönenborn makes a deft header but Gilles Vieira is on top of it.
9.01
Ledley Thompson passes the ball forward to Billy Bower. Billy Bower controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon makes a probing pass to Adrian Venus but he's offside!
10.50
Paul Lowe runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paul Lowe sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Paul Lowe scores for West Bromwich Albion!!
16.04
Adrian Venus hacks Gilles Swift from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Gilles Swift hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
18.36
Paolo Delaney runs straight at the opposition's defence. Paolo Delaney sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
24.29
Alexander Scowcroft flicks a high pass forward. Billy Bower controls it well on his chest. Billy Bower threads the ball through to Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
26.35
Billy Bower surges forward with the ball. Billy Bower plays a scrappy one-two with Omer Shearer and advances towards the goal... Billy Bower comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it misses the target by a large margin!
27.20
Julian Ziege threads a neat ball through to Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus flicks a high pass forward. Stefan Schönenborn controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Stefan Schönenborn shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it is shockingly off target!
28.28
Paolo Delaney plays the ball forward to Chris Godber. Chris Godber lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams makes a deft header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
32.34
Gareth Tiler catches Alexander Scowcroft on the ankles. Gareth Tiler is shown the yellow card! Alexander Scowcroft stretches but gets up unharmed.
33.23
Julian Ziege takes a quick throw-in, which Billy Bower takes on the chest. Billy Bower takes it forward alone. Billy Bower makes a pass forward but Fredrik Dixon makes his run far too early. Offside by a mile!
40.35
Billy Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Gilles Vieira smothers it!
42.49
Ledley Thompson hits a low pass to Billy Bower. Showing fabulous composure, Billy Bower plays the ball forward to Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield United appear unchanged since the first half. West Bromwich Albion also appear unchanged since the first half. The Sheffield United players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion kick off!
51.08
Les Morris makes a probing pass to Chris Godber. Chris Godber controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
55.45
Harvey Venus chips the ball to his team mate, Gareth Tiler. Gareth Tiler lofts in a cross ball towards Oleg Adams. Oleg Adams connects with a diving header. Magnificent save by Stefan Arendt!
59.30
Billy Bower flicks the ball to his team mate, Fredrik Dixon. Fredrik Dixon passes the ball forward but Adrian Venus is offside!
60.53
West Bromwich Albion have made a substitution with Steven Vieira replacing Oleg Atherton .
65.15
Without breaking stride, Julian Ziege plays the ball forward to Adrian Venus. Adrian Venus rushes past Cesar Ribeiro! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Adrian Venus provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. What a cracker!! Gilles Vieira had no chance!! Goal for Sheffield United!
77.29
West Bromwich Albion have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Luzhny replacing Harvey Venus and Neil Shaw replacing Paolo Delaney .
84.16
Julian Ziege kicks a strong pass forward to Omer Shearer. Omer Shearer shoots from long range but Gilles Vieira is on top of it.
87.04
Paul Lowe knocks the ball to his team mate, Chris Godber. Chris Godber knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Chris Summerbell.
89.55
Alexander Scowcroft flicks the ball to his team mate, Julian Ziege. Julian Ziege chips the ball to his team mate, Omer Shearer. Omer Shearer cuts inside the box! Omer Shearer strikes a beautiful left-footed shot at goal but it is tipped over by Gilles Vieira.
90.00
It's a corner kick. Billy Bower loops the ball in to towards the near post. Neil Shaw reaches the ball and heads it out of the danger area!
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Sheffield United

West Bromwich Albion
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
4
0
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
56.2%
43.8%
Play Area
26%
43.8%
30.1%

Scorers
Adrian Venus 65
Paul Lowe 10
Oleg Adams 28

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Paul Lowe of West Bromwich Albion

Match Ratings
1.Stefan Arendt (GK)
6
2.Chris Summerbell (DEF)
6
3.Alexander Scowcroft (DEF)
6
4.Ledley Thompson (DEF)
6
5.Darius Mccann (DEF)
6
6.Julian Ziege (MID)
7
7.Billy Bower (MID)
8
8.Stefan Schönenborn (ATT)
6
9.Fredrik Dixon (ATT)yellow card
5
10.Adrian Venus (ATT)goal scoredyellow card
7
11.Omer Shearer (MID)
7
 
12.Alistair Fenton (MID)
0
13.Steve Fowler (MID)
0
14.Clive Gordon (MID)
0

1.Gilles Vieira (GK)
7
2.Gilles Swift (DEF)
6
3.Oleg Atherton (DEF)
6
4.Cesar Ribeiro (DEF)
6
5.Les Morris (MID)
6
6.Harvey Venus (MID)
6
7.Paolo Delaney (MID)
6
8.Paul Lowe (MID)goal scored
9
9.Oleg Adams (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Gareth Tiler (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Chris Godber (ATT)
6
 
12.Nigel Luzhny (GK)
6
13.Neil Shaw (DEF)
6
14.Steven Vieira (DEF)
6