Match Report
| Sheffield United | Sheffield United |  |  | Millwall | Millwall | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Francisco Carvalho | F. Carvalho |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 50 |  | Tony Howells | T. Howells | |||||||||
| Gary Caldwell | G. Caldwell |  | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 55 |  | Wilfred Versteeg | W. Versteeg | |||||||||
| Arno Röhner | A. Röhner |  | 47 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 | | Martin Palmer | M. Palmer | |||||||||
| Julian Dean | J. Dean | | 46 | D |  | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Jacob Cort | J. Cort | ||||||||
| Albrecht Köller | A. Köller | | 44 | D | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Steve Moncur | S. Moncur | |||||||||
| Andy Kirkland | A. Kirkland | | 55 | M | | 6 | | | D | 44 | | Del Grant | D. Grant | ||||||||
| David Müller | D. Müller | | 53 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 | | Tim Davies | T. Davies | |||||||||
| Nicholas Pearce | N. Pearce | | 50 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 | | Tommy Peckham | T. Peckham | |||||||||
| Nicky Lua-Lua | N. Lua-Lua | | 61 | A | | 9 | | M | 51 | | Ivan Riza | I. Riza | |||||||||
| Jody Brown | J. Brown | | 60 | A | | 10 | | A | 49 |  | Patrice Blanc | P. Blanc | |||||||||
| Morris Finney | M. Finney | | 51 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 | | Gareth Kerr | G. Kerr | |||||||||
| Eddy Ballarin | E. Ballarin |  | 50 | M | | 12 | | M | 50 | | Chris Mills | C. Mills | |||||||||
| Carl Granville | C. Granville | | 48 | M | | 13 | | G | 49 | | Ben Mcleod | B. Mcleod | |||||||||
| Frederico Antunes | F. Antunes | | 48 | M | | 14 | | M | 48 |  | Jose Javier Redondo | J. Redondo | |||||||||
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Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to Millwall. A crowd of 4,568 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Fenton.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Sheffield United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Millwall appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Today's match is refereed by Scott Fenton.
0.00
0-0Millwall kick off!
2.12
0-0Andy Kirkland sees space and advances. Andy Kirkland shoots from 25 yards but slams it into the crowd!
4.38
0-0Nicholas Pearce clumsily knocks into Martin Palmer. The referee calls over Nicholas Pearce and shows him a yellow card! Martin Palmer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
9.16
0-0Steve Moncur makes a beautiful solo run. Steve Moncur flicks a high pass forward. Ivan Riza controls it well on his chest. Ivan Riza knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
10.15
Martin Palmer flicks the ball to his team mate, Steve Moncur. Steve Moncur advances with the ball. Steve Moncur knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Arno Röhner.
12.15
Ivan Riza passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Gareth Kerr. Gareth Kerr knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Kirkland.
16.08
David Müller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nicky Lua-Lua. Nicky Lua-Lua deftly passes the ball to Jody Brown, releasing him through on goal. Jody Brown strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal. It's miles wide!
24.34
Tim Davies takes it forward alone. Tim Davies knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Francisco Carvalho who gathers it comfortably.
27.50
Nicholas Pearce makes a probing pass to Nicky Lua-Lua. Nicky Lua-Lua shoots from distance but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
28.58
0-0Jacob Cort clumsily knocks into Jody Brown. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jody Brown grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
30.29
Tommy Peckham knocks the ball forward to Tim Davies. Tim Davies knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Julian Dean.
34.27
0-0David Müller barges into Martin Palmer. David Müller is given a warning by the referee! Martin Palmer stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.48
Tim Davies sees Ivan Riza in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Ivan Riza whips in a cross ball towards Gareth Kerr. Gareth Kerr outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.47
Ivan Riza threads a neat ball through to Patrice Blanc. Patrice Blanc shoots from long range but it whistles just wide of the post!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Sheffield United have changed their lineup with Eddy Ballarin replacing Nicholas Pearce. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
The whistle blows and Sheffield United get the second half underway!
59.37
Martin Palmer flicks a high pass forward to Tim Davies who brings the ball under control. Tim Davies deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Gareth Kerr. Gareth Kerr tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
60.34
0-0Millwall have made a substitution with Jose Javier Redondo replacing Tommy Peckham .
61.38
Andy Kirkland flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Lua-Lua controls it well on his chest. Nicky Lua-Lua advances inside the box! Nicky Lua-Lua comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it is shockingly off target!
66.18
Eddy Ballarin takes it forward alone. Eddy Ballarin passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Jody Brown. Jody Brown lofts in a cross ball towards Morris Finney. With a superhuman jump, Morris Finney connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it's drastically wayward!
69.59
Julian Dean catches Gareth Kerr on the ankles. The referee brings Julian Dean to one side and gives him a warning! Gareth Kerr stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.50
Millwall have made 2 substitutions with Ben Mcleod replacing Gareth Kerr and Chris Mills replacing Patrice Blanc .
83.48
Jose Javier Redondo flicks a high pass forward. Chris Mills collects the pass. Chris Mills shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
84.01
David Müller threads the ball through to Jody Brown. Jody Brown skips past Martin Palmer! Jody Brown strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
90.00
David Müller comes in with a late challenge on Jose Javier Redondo. David Müller is shown the yellow card! Jose Javier Redondo gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
0
0
Shots off Target
6
4
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
51.5%
48.5%
Play Area
27.9%
47.1%
25%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Steve Moncur of Millwall |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Francisco Carvalho (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Gary Caldwell (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Arno Röhner (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Julian Dean (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Albrecht Köller (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Andy Kirkland (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | David Müller (MID) |  | 5 |
| 8. | Nicholas Pearce (MID) | | 6 |
| 9. | Nicky Lua-Lua (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Jody Brown (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Morris Finney (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Eddy Ballarin (MID) | 8 | |
| 13. | Carl Granville (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Frederico Antunes (MID) | 0 | |
| 1. | Tony Howells (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Wilfred Versteeg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Martin Palmer (DEF) | 7 | |
| 4. | Jacob Cort (DEF) | | 4 |
| 5. | Steve Moncur (DEF) | 8 | |
| 6. | Del Grant (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Tim Davies (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Tommy Peckham (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Ivan Riza (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Patrice Blanc (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Gareth Kerr (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Chris Mills (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Ben Mcleod (GK) | 6 | |
| 14. | Jose Javier Redondo (MID) | 6 | |