English Carabao Cup

West Bromwich Albion vs Sheffield United, 2022-23 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup
West Bromwich Albion
  • 73': Karlan Grant
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Sheffield United

    About

    West Bromwich Albion are hosting Sheffield United at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Zachary Ashworth (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 3': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by James McAtee with a through ball.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zachary Ashworth.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Reyes Cleary (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rhian Brewster.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Reda Khadra (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Fleck.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
    • 21': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by James McAtee (Sheffield United).
    • 24': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach tries a through ball, but Reyes Cleary is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Reyes Cleary (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a through ball.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Reyes Cleary (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Reda Khadra (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James McAtee.
    • 37': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Anel Ahmedhodzic.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Zachary Ashworth (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 42': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kyron Gordon.
    • 45': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces John Fleck.
    • 46': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kyron Gordon.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Reyes Cleary (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Phillips with a cross following a corner.
    • 50': Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United).
    • 50': Zachary Ashworth (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 51': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Reda Khadra (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rhian Brewster.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Reda Khadra (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 53': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 53': James McAtee (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Kyron Gordon (Sheffield United).
    • 54': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by John Egan.
    • 56': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Zachary Ashworth.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Ben Osborn (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
    • 59': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 59': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman with a cross.
    • 61': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Okay Yokuslu.
    • 63': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kyron Gordon.
    • 65': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Taylor Gardner-Hickman tries a through ball, but Reyes Cleary is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zachary Ashworth with a cross.
    • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ciaran Clark replaces Anel Ahmedhodzic.
    • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tommy Doyle replaces James McAtee.
    • 70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Karlan Grant replaces Reyes Cleary.
    • 70': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend replaces Kyle Bartley.
    • 71': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Zachary Ashworth.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 73': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield United 0. Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
    • 74': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Reda Khadra.
    • 75': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sander Berge replaces Ben Osborn because of an injury.
    • 75': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 75': Kyron Gordon (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Sharp with a cross.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Ashworth.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 78': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 79': Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield United).
    • 79': Karlan Grant (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
    • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Karlan Grant because of an injury.
    • 85': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Callum Robinson.
    • 86': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Palmer tries a through ball, but Tom Fellows is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
    • 90'+6': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+6': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Zachary Ashworth.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 1, Sheffield United 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 5
    0 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    7 Saves 2
    47.8 Possession 52.2
    9 SHOTS 18
    2 ON GOAL 9
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    383 Accurate Passes 424
    461 Passes 500
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    15 Crosses 24
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 49
    30 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    10 Effective Tackles 8
    21 Tackles 16
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 16
    19 Effective Clearances 14
    19 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 6,747

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    24 Alex Palmer (GK)
    4 Dara O'Shea
    5 Kyle Bartley
    26 Zachary Ashworth
    29 Taylor Gardner-Hickman
    7 Callum Robinson
    27 Alex Mowatt
    35 Okay Yokuslu
    28 Reyes Cleary
    20 Adam Reach
    10 Matt Phillips
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    John Swift, Karlan Grant, Ethan Ingram, Ted Cann, Jayson Molumby, Conor Townsend, Semi Ajayi, Tom Fellows, Jed Wallace.

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

    No. Name
    18 Wes Foderingham (GK)
    12 John Egan
    15 Anel Ahmedhodzic
    13 Max Lowe
    34 Kyron Gordon
    11 Reda Khadra
    16 Oliver Norwood
    28 James McAtee
    4 John Fleck
    30 Oliver Arblaster
    7 Rhian Brewster
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Tommy Doyle, Sander Berge, George Baldock, Billy Sharp, Daniel Jebbison, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Ciaran Clark, Jordan Amissah, Ben Osborn.

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