English League Championship

Sheffield United vs Luton Town, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield United
  • 12': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
  • 52': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
FT
2 - 0
Luton Town

    About

    Sheffield United are hosting Luton Town 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 Mark McGuinness (Luton Town).
    • 1': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 7': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
    • 8': Offside, Luton Town. Alfie Doughty is caught offside.
    • 9': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Harry Souttar.
    • 10': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Kieffer Moore.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Teden Mengi (Luton Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross following a corner.
    • 11': Foul by Teden Mengi (Luton Town).
    • 11': Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Luton Town 0. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic following a set piece situation.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
    • 16': Foul by Sam McCallum (Sheffield United).
    • 16': Tom Krauß (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Victor Moses (Luton Town).
    • 19': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Reuell Walters.
    • 22': Foul by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United).
    • 22': Victor Moses (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Sam McCallum.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Tom Krauß (Luton Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 27': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Foul by Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United).
    • 27': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Teden Mengi (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 29': Foul by Reuell Walters (Luton Town).
    • 29': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Reuell Walters (Luton Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Foul by Alfie Gilchrist (Sheffield United).
    • 31': Victor Moses (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United).
    • 33': Victor Moses (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 33': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tom Krauß.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 36': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 37': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Gilchrist following a corner.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 42': Delay in match because of an injury Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
    • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Elijah Adebayo (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Harry Souttar (Sheffield United).
    • 45'+1': Foul by Alfie Doughty (Luton Town).
    • 45'+1': Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Sheffield United. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Luton Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, Luton Town 0.
    • 46': Foul by Marvelous Nakamba (Luton Town).
    • 46': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rhian Brewster with a cross.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Moses.
    • 52': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Luton Town 0. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rhian Brewster.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
    • 60': Substitution, Luton Town. Jacob Brown replaces Elijah Adebayo.
    • 61': Substitution, Luton Town. Cauley Woodrow replaces Marvelous Nakamba.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Victor Moses (Luton Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alfie Doughty with a cross.
    • 65': Offside, Luton Town. Alfie Doughty is caught offside.
    • 66': Substitution, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer replaces Rhian Brewster.
    • 66': Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
    • 68': Substitution, Luton Town. Joe Taylor replaces Reuell Walters.
    • 68': Substitution, Luton Town. Shandon Baptiste replaces Tom Krauß.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
    • 71': Foul by Sam McCallum (Sheffield United).
    • 71': Victor Moses (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Sam McCallum.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Jordan Clark (Luton Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shandon Baptiste.
    • 72': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
    • 74': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Michael Cooper (Sheffield United).
    • 75': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Kieffer Moore.
    • 75': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Alfie Gilchrist.
    • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 77': Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jordan Clark.
    • 79': Foul by Jamie Shackleton (Sheffield United).
    • 79': Shandon Baptiste (Luton Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 80': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Luton Town).
    • 80': Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Jacob Brown (Luton Town) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cauley Woodrow with a cross.
    • 85': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Luton Town).
    • 85': Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Substitution, Luton Town. Zack Nelson replaces Jordan Clark.
    • 90': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
    • 90': Mark McGuinness (Luton Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Luton Town. Conceded by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Victor Moses (Luton Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Doughty.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Luton Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 2, Luton Town 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    5 Saves 2
    36.6 Possession 63.4
    8 SHOTS 15
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.3 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    224 Accurate Passes 478
    301 Passes 555
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    19 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    58 Long Balls 46
    24 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    21 Effective Tackles 13
    26 Tackles 18
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 13
    20 Effective Clearances 18
    20 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Bramall Lane
    Location: Sheffield, England
    Attendance: 27,925

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 15 +14 31
    2 Sheffield United 15 +12 31
    3 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    4 Burnley 15 +12 27
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    15 Anel Ahmedhodzic
    6 Harry Souttar
    3 Sam McCallum
    2 Alfie Gilchrist
    7 Rhian Brewster
    4 Oliver Arblaster Yellow Card
    21 Vinicius Souza
    9 Kieffer Moore
    10 Callum O'Hare
    11 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Jack Robinson, Andre Brooks, Gustavo Hamer, Sydie Peck, Harrison Burrows, Tyrese Campbell, Jamie Shackleton, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Adam Rhys Davies.

    LTN Luton Town (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    24 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    15 Teden Mengi
    6 Mark McGuinness
    16 Reece Burke
    13 Marvelous Nakamba
    8 Tom Krauss
    18 Jordan Clark
    2 Reuell Walters Yellow Card
    45 Alfie Doughty
    7 Victor Moses
    11 Elijah Adebayo
    Luton Town Substitutes:
    James Shea, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Joseph Johnson, Thomas Holmes, Zack Nelson, Shandon Baptiste, Cauley Woodrow, Joseph Taylor, Jacob Brown.

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