FFO Premier League, Manchester City vs. Sheffield United (Mon Jan 29) Manchester City | Sheffield United 5-1-2-2 A | 4-1-0-2-3 A Nick Lovell | Kelsey Barkworth | Ederson GK | GK P_Gulacsi Ruben_Dias DF | DF F_Guilbert A_Laporte DF | DF R_Gosens Marquinhos DF | DF Mario_Rui D_Rensch DF | DF Joao_Mario N_Rovella DF | DM M_Verratti B_Silva MF | AM M_Asensio J_Bellingham AM | AM A_Danjuma H_Kane FW | FW T_Muller D_Vlahovic FW | FW A_Belotti P_Foden AM | FW M_Philipp | A_Nubel SUB | SUB T_Ernst N_Otamendi SUB | SUB E_Bristow L_Magnino SUB | SUB J_Foyth J_Stones SUB | SUB L_Benes S_Sohm SUB | SUB S_Pontisso Min. 1 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C Min. 1 :(mnc) J_Bellingham retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... D_Vlahovic gets on the end of it ... D_Vlahovic with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... But P_Gulacsi punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 1 :(shu) M_Philipp heads the ball back to T_Muller ... H_Kane rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that might be a tad harsh Min. 5 :(shu) R_Gosens plays a long ball to A_Belotti ... A_Belotti with the attempt at goal! ... Ederson parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 6 :(shu) M_Asensio with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... M_Asensio with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... Ederson takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 7 :(shu) M_Philipp flicks it over A_Laporte and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Well executed sliding challenge from D_Rensch Min. 9 :(mnc) N_Rovella is shaking his head ... It looks like he's hurt his thigh ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 9 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: N_Otamendi ... COMING OFF: N_Rovella Min. 11 :(mnc) B_Silva gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... D_Vlahovic is unmarked ... M_Philipp with a deliberate foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee calls him over! ... YELLOW CARD! Min. 13 :(mnc) H_Kane knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... What a shot from H_Kane! ... It could go anywhere ... P_Gulacsi dives towards his top let hand corner ... He's pushed that one just around the goal ... Super Stop! ... CORNER! ... B_Silva drives it into the box! ... R_Gosens clears the danger Min. 15 :(mnc) N_Otamendi has it now ... He takes on M_Verratti ... He gets past him! ... He puts in A_Laporte! ... A_Laporte with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... a lovely cushioned header ... P_Gulacsi beats the ball away Min. 16 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to B_Silva ... B_Silva tries to place it in the corner! ... P_Gulacsi can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... GOAL! ... Ederson is saying he clawed it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... NO GOAL!! Min. 17 :(shu) M_Asensio sidesteps A_Laporte ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Asensio fires the shot in! ... Ederson is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... That puts Sheffield United ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Manchester City 0-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 18 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with a real burst of pace ... Mario_Rui can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... J_Bellingham hits the ball first time! ... Wide of goal. Even Simon Clark couldnt work his spin on that woeful effort Min. 19 :(shu) T_Muller picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... Ruben_Dias goes in with high feet!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... The Referee calls him over ... He lets him off with a strong warning Min. 20 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Marquinhos gets on the end of the pass ... What a fantastic interception by R_Gosens Min. 21 :(mnc) J_Bellingham sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to P_Foden ... P_Foden is clean through! ... He tries to take it round P_Gulacsi ... He rounds P_Gulacsi ... He has been pushed wide! ... Surely he can't score from that angle! ... He's missed the target!! Min. 28 :(mnc) P_Foden unselfishly lays the ball back to N_Otamendi ... N_Otamendi goes for goal! ... P_Gulacsi gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide!! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 29 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias has the ball ... He knocks the ball past Mario_Rui ... He puts in J_Bellingham! ... Cleaned up by F_Guilbert Min. 30 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias sidesteps his marker ... T_Muller slices it ... P_Gulacsi moves quickly!! ... He can't get there! ... It inches just wide! ... CORNER! ... N_Otamendi hits it into the box! ... D_Vlahovic loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... But P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 31 :(mnc) Marquinhos with the first time pass to H_Kane ... H_Kane carves a shot towards goal! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... GOAL!! ... What a great finish ... The Manchester City fans chant his name! ... That's the equaliser! ... Manchester City 1-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 35 :(shu) R_Gosens works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Asensio ... M_Asensio shapes up for a shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... Ederson was beaten there! Min. 36 :(shu) F_Guilbert is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to Joao_Mario ... Joao_Mario with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... Ederson saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 37 :(mnc) Marquinhos has time and space on the edge of the box ... A delicate header from Marquinhos! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 39 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... H_Kane gets on the end of the pass ... H_Kane with the crafty shot! ... P_Gulacsi watches it sail wide! Min. 40 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 41 :(mnc) D_Rensch runs at goal ... He spots the run of D_Vlahovic ... He's played him in ... D_Vlahovic aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... P_Gulacsi makes a difficult save Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 45 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... P_Foden will now play as a FW Min. 45 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a MF Min. 47 :(shu) M_Verratti turns past Ruben_Dias ... He has some space now! ... N_Otamendi gets to the ball first ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-1 Sheffield United Min. 46 :(mnc) D_Rensch looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to P_Foden ... P_Foden fires a shot at goal! ... But P_Gulacsi is equal to it Min. 48 :(mnc) H_Kane crosses into the box, finding D_Vlahovic ... Joao_Mario dives in with both feet!! ... Play On!! Min. 50 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: L_Benes ... COMING OFF: A_Danjuma Min. 50 :(mnc) B_Silva loses M_Verratti ... B_Silva with a graceful, looping effort! ... GOAL!! ... Wonderful strike! ... Who says keepers are too good these days!! ... Kelsey Barkworth is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Manchester City 2-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 51 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to A Min. 51 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a MF Min. 51 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic flicks it over Joao_Mario and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Excellent sliding challenge from Mario_Rui ... He could have easily caught the defender if he hadn't been careful Min. 52 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic loses his marker ... D_Vlahovic sees P_Gulacsi off his line! ... P_Gulacsi won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 53 :(shu) L_Benes runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Philipp ... M_Philipp leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... GOAL!! ... What a finish! ... What a player! ... Sheffield United are back level! ... Manchester City 2-2 Sheffield United ... Min. 53 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to C Min. 53 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a DM Min. 53 :(mnc) P_Foden with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... A_Belotti with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 55 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: J_Foyth ... COMING OFF: Mario_Rui Min. 56 :(mnc) D_Rensch with an incisive pass to Ruben_Dias ... Wonderful sliding challenge by J_Foyth Min. 57 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Marquinhos decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... Marquinhos has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But P_Gulacsi punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 57 :(shu) M_Verratti looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to M_Philipp ... M_Philipp with the 40 yard drive! ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 58 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Gosens ... But he stands on the ball and falls over!! ... F_Guilbert picks up the loose ball and clears the danger Min. 58 :(shu) M_Philipp with the first time pass to T_Muller ... T_Muller tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... But he puts it wide Min. 60 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a FW Min. 61 :(mnc) D_Rensch spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to J_Bellingham! ... Well executed sliding challenge from R_Gosens Min. 61 :(shu) M_Philipp drives it forward to A_Belotti ... But Ruben_Dias sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 65 :(shu) M_Philipp with the dribble ... A_Laporte is easily beaten ... M_Philipp hits the ball on the bounce! ... Ederson with the acrobatic save ... Well saved Min. 67 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... P_Foden receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... F_Guilbert intercepts the pass Min. 68 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic plays the early ball across the box to find J_Bellingham in space ... J_Bellingham attempts a chip! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... H_Kane hits it into the box! ... P_Gulacsi easily catches it! Min. 68 :(shu) A_Belotti takes advantage of a mistake by Marquinhos ... That mistake could prove costly ... Ruben_Dias leaves his foot in with the challenge!! ... That's a bad foul!! Min. 70 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a AM Min. 77 :(shu) L_Benes chips the ball forward to M_Asensio ... What a fantastic interception by Ruben_Dias Min. 78 :(mnc) D_Rensch knocks the ball past the lunge of Joao_Mario ... A skilful effort from D_Rensch! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 78 :(shu) F_Guilbert kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Asensio gets on the end of the pass ... Marquinhos intercepts the opposition pass ... And he clears the ball behind goal ... He wasn't taking any risks there ... CORNER! ... M_Asensio dinks the ball into the area! ... It goes straight into the arms of Ederson ... Was there some shirt pulling going on in the box? ... The strikers are calling for VAR! ... We wait for the decision ... It looks like ... NO PENALTY Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... B_Silva will now play as a AM Min. 80 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a FW Min. 81 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias off the woodwork! ... H_Kane picks up the deflection ... H_Kane tries the lob from 30 yards! ... P_Gulacsi parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 84 :(shu) A_Belotti takes advantage of a mistake by H_Kane ... It's a lucky break ... N_Otamendi with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee calls him for a talk Min. 85 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic finds B_Silva with a perfectly weighted pass ... B_Silva goes for goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... P_Gulacsi moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... P_Gulacsi catches it with style! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 93 :(mnc) B_Silva holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to H_Kane ... A left-footer by H_Kane! ... GOAL!! ... That's a contender for goal of the season! ... Manchester City have surely won this game now! ... Manchester City 3-2 Sheffield United ... Min. 94 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to A Min. 94 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a MF Min. 94 :(mnc) P_Foden jumps over the defender's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... P_Foden bears down on goal! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Kane (Man of the Match) Scorers : H_Kane (31,93), B_Silva (50) Sent Off : N/A Booked : H_Kane (1) Injured : N_Rovella (9) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Philipp Scorers : M_Asensio (17), M_Philipp (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Philipp (11) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 22 | 9 Off target : 9 | 3 On target : 13 | 6 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 8 Key Tackles : 5 | 10 Key Passes : 21 | 10 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 3 - 2 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 Ruben_Dias DF 1 21 17 13 27 | 97 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 55 0 A_Laporte DF 1 21 16 14 25 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Marquinhos DF 1 22 17 15 25 | 97 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 24 34 30 D_Rensch DF 1 20 16 13 28 | 97 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 48 11 N_Rovella DF 1 17 21 7 25 | 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Silva AM 1 4 23 17 24 | 97 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 17 40 J_Bellingham FW 1 17 21 20 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 H_Kane FW 1 7 18 23 27 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 -5 5 22 D_Vlahovic FW 1 5 16 22 27 | 97 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 48 14 P_Foden FW 1 6 21 19 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 17 A_Nubel GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Otamendi DF 1 16 13 3 29 | 88 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 25 31 L_Magnino DF 1 15 12 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Stones FW 1 21 18 14 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sohm MF 1 5 15 13 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P_Gulacsi GK 23 1 1 1 22 | 97 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 F_Guilbert DF 1 20 13 10 33 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 30 0 R_Gosens DF 1 22 14 10 25 | 97 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 28 0 Mario_Rui DF 1 18 13 9 24 | 58 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 Joao_Mario DF 1 20 14 13 28 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 16 0 13 M_Verratti MF 1 13 20 9 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -2 -10 M_Asensio AM 1 4 19 18 20 | 97 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 A_Danjuma AM 1 3 20 16 24 | 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Muller FW 1 2 11 19 23 | 97 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 5 A_Belotti FW 1 2 13 20 26 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 M_Philipp FW 1 2 15 19 22 | 97 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 -5 34 25 T_Ernst GK 18 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Bristow DF 1 14 13 8 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Foyth DF 1 18 11 9 23 | 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 L_Benes MF 1 6 18 12 26 | 44 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 S_Pontisso MF 1 11 15 7 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1706564310 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40