English League Championship

Sheffield United vs West Bromwich Albion, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield United
  • 22': Billy Sharp
  • 80': Billy Sharp
FT
2 - 0
West Bromwich Albion
  • Red Card 39': Jake Livermore

About

Sheffield United are hosting West Bromwich Albion at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
  • 1': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by David McGoldrick.
  • 12': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United).
  • 12': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andy Carroll.
  • 15': Foul by Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 15': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 21': Foul by Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 21': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Goal! Sheffield United 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Baldock.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Reach with a through ball.
  • 26': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 27': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt tries a through ball, but Karlan Grant is caught offside.
  • 30': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 30': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
  • 30': David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 31': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wes Foderingham.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darnell Furlong with a cross.
  • 35': Chris Basham (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 36': Offside, Sheffield United. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Billy Sharp is caught offside.
  • 37': Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by John Egan (Sheffield United).
  • 38': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 38': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 39': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the red card.
  • 43': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Grady Diangana.
  • 49': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Chris Basham.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Johnstone.
  • 55': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
  • 55': Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 56': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 58': Offside, Sheffield United. Jayden Bogle tries a through ball, but George Baldock is caught offside.
  • 59': Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).
  • 59': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David McGoldrick.
  • 61': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Carroll.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
  • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie replaces David McGoldrick because of an injury.
  • 74': Foul by Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 74': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 75': Foul by Matthew Clarke (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 76': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) hits the right post with a header from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Chris Basham following a set piece situation.
  • 76': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 76': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 79': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Robinson replaces Alex Mowatt.
  • 80': Goal! Sheffield United 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Dara O'Shea replaces Darnell Furlong because of an injury.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
  • 89': Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+1': Offside, Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie tries a through ball, but Morgan Gibbs-White is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Andy Carroll (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+4': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+4': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sander Berge replaces Billy Sharp.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 3
3 Saves 3
41.7 Possession 58.3
13 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 5
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
266 Accurate Passes 401
351 Passes 505
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 9
0.2 Cross % 0.2
52 Long Balls 72
30 Accurate Long Balls 30
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 5
5 Effective Tackles 6
9 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 6
10 Effective Clearances 26
10 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 26,541

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
4 Burnley 16 +13 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SHU Sheffield United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
18 Wes Foderingham (GK)
12 John Egan
19 Jack Robinson
6 Chris Basham
24 Conor Hourihane
16 Oliver Norwood
2 George Baldock
20 Jayden Bogle Yellow Card
10 Billy Sharp
17 David McGoldrick
29 Iliman Ndiaye
Sheffield United Substitutes:
Morgan Gibbs-White, Adam Rhys Davies, Rhys Norrington-Davies, John Fleck, Oliver McBurnie, Sander Berge, Charlie Goode.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
16 Matthew Clarke
6 Semi Ajayi
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong
20 Adam Reach
27 Alex Mowatt Yellow Card
8 Jake Livermore Red Card
15 Andy Carroll
18 Karlan Grant
11 Grady Diangana
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Rayhaan Tulloch, Jayson Molumby, David Button, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Callum Robinson, Dara O'Shea, Cedric Kipre.

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