Match Report
| Sheffield United | Sheffield United |  |  | Barnsley | Barnsley | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alistair Thomson | A. Thomson |  | 55 | G |  | 1 | | G | 45 | | Alun Lua-Lua | A. Lua-Lua | |||||||||
| Mike Green | M. Green | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 61 | | Greg Barmby | G. Barmby | |||||||||
| Patrick Stamp | P. Stamp | | 49 | D | | 3 | | D | 53 |  | Albert Jimenez | A. Jimenez | |||||||||
| Eddie Etherington | E. Etherington | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 52 | | Nicky Greaves | N. Greaves | |||||||||
| Marcus Draper | M. Draper | | 42 | D | | 5 | | D | 51 |  | Callum Hopkin | C. Hopkin | |||||||||
| Morten Beck | M. Beck |  | 54 | M | | 6 | | M | 67 | | Eoin Evans | E. Evans | |||||||||
| Adam Robinson | A. Robinson | | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 | | Henry Prior | H. Prior | |||||||||
| Carlton Barry | C. Barry | | 46 | M | | 8 | | M | 56 | | Dennis Barton | D. Barton | |||||||||
| Leon Bowyer | L. Bowyer | | 54 | A | | 9 | | M | 53 | | Kelvin Grondin | K. Grondin | |||||||||
| Ross Unsworth | R. Unsworth | | 51 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 |  | Reginald Heaumet | R. Heaumet | |||||||||
| Daniel Murrin | D. Murrin | | 45 | A | | 11 | | A | 54 | | Syd Dean | S. Dean | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Bramall Lane where Sheffield United play host to Barnsley. A crowd of 4,498 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Sheffield United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Sheffield United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Barnsley appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Sheffield United kick off and get the match underway!
10.08
0-0Mike Green makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Robinson. Adam Robinson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
12.10
Dennis Barton knocks the ball to his team mate, Syd Dean. Syd Dean tries a spectacular long range effort but he balloons it over the crossbar!
15.26
Adam Robinson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth goes all the way! Ross Unsworth rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.15
0-0Morten Beck makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer threads the ball through to Daniel Murrin but he's offside!
18.20
Patrick Stamp knocks the ball forward to Morten Beck. Morten Beck threads the ball through to Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer whips in a cross ball towards Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth flicks the ball with his head. It's miles wide!
20.57
0-0Eoin Evans deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Reginald Heaumet. Reginald Heaumet knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mike Green.
21.17
0-0Henry Prior clumsily knocks into Carlton Barry. The referee calls over Henry Prior and shows him a yellow card! Carlton Barry carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.18
0-0The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
28.21
Eoin Evans makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Syd Dean. Syd Dean knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
32.41
Morten Beck deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Nicky Greaves.
33.44
Barnsley are easily keeping Sheffield United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
34.28
0-0Patrick Stamp knocks the ball forward to Morten Beck. Morten Beck flicks the ball to his team mate, Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth whips in a cross ball towards Leon Bowyer. Leon Bowyer connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but somehow Alun Lua-Lua manages to keep it out.
36.17
Adam Robinson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Murrin. Daniel Murrin shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
38.31
0-0Adam Robinson comes in with a late challenge on Henry Prior. The referee calls over Adam Robinson and shows him a yellow card! Henry Prior stretches but gets up unharmed.
44.44
Patrick Stamp knocks the ball forward to Morten Beck. Morten Beck threads the ball through to Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The second half starts with Barnsley kicking off!
48.28
Morten Beck clumsily knocks into Dennis Barton. Morten Beck is given a warning by the referee! Dennis Barton grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
59.48
Albert Jimenez deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Dennis Barton. Dennis Barton makes a simple pass to Syd Dean. Syd Dean controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Alistair Thomson!
63.34
0-0Carlton Barry comes in with a late challenge on Henry Prior. The referee calls over Carlton Barry and warns him to calm down! Henry Prior runs off the knock.
67.41
Eddie Etherington makes a simple pass to Morten Beck. Morten Beck controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ross Unsworth. Ross Unsworth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alun Lua-Lua who gathers it comfortably.
69.12
Dennis Barton controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Syd Dean. Syd Dean knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Eddie Etherington.
73.13
Henry Prior flicks the ball to his team mate, Syd Dean. Syd Dean shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
75.01
Kelvin Grondin passes the ball forward to Syd Dean. Syd Dean knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Alistair Thomson who gathers it comfortably.
77.14
Eddie Etherington sees a break and surges forward. Eddie Etherington decides to run forward with the ball. Eddie Etherington shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
87.24
Sheffield United are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Barnsley's defence.
89.11
Kelvin Grondin decides to run forward with the ball. Kelvin Grondin passes the ball forward but Syd Dean is offside!
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
6
2
Offsides
1
1
Fouls
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
30.4%
51.9%
17.7%