FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Sheffield United (Mon Apr 21) Manchester City | Sheffield United 5-1-2-2 P | 4-3-3 A Nick Lovell | - | Ederson GK | GK P_Gulacsi M_Thiaw DF | DF F_Guilbert D_Rensch DF | DF Mario_Rui J_Stones DF | DF C_Cresswell Ruben_Dias DF | DF J_Foyth Am_Onana DF | MF M_Asensio B_Silva MF | MF M_Verratti A_Gordon AM | MF A_Danjuma J_Bellingham AM | FW M_Philipp D_Vlahovic FW | FW T_Muller H_Kane FW | FW R_Palladino | S_Soares SUB | SUB T_Ernst L_Magnino SUB | SUB G_Aurelio M_Harness SUB | SUB D_Saric S_Sohm SUB | SUB J_Sterner N_Goodman SUB | SUB T_Lemperle Min. 1 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias with a pinpoint pass to J_Bellingham ... J_Bellingham keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... But P_Gulacsi palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 2 :(mnc) H_Kane kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Ruben_Dias gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Ruben_Dias attempts a lob! ... P_Gulacsi can't get to it ... GOAL !! ... Superb finish! ... That's given Manchester City the lead! ... Manchester City 1-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 2 :(mnc) H_Kane sprints down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He puts in a square ball! ... B_Silva runs onto it ... He uses a clever change of direction to go past the defender ... M_Asensio with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 3 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... Sheffield United have changed their playing style to D Min. 3 :(mnc) J_Bellingham finds H_Kane in acres of space ... H_Kane with a blistering shot! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... GOAL!! ... Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 4 :(shu) T_Muller with a great first touch ... B_Silva goes in studs first ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 10 :(shu) Mario_Rui takes advantage of a mistake by Am_Onana ... He knocks the ball to M_Philipp! ... M_Thiaw clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 12 :(shu) Mario_Rui with the mazy run ... M_Thiaw with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... The Referee writes his name into the book ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 14 :(shu) A_Danjuma takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... That mistake could prove costly ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... J_Stones looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 16 :(mnc) P_Gulacsi miskicks! ... Ruben_Dias takes control of the ball! ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from Ruben_Dias! ... It looks good ... P_Gulacsi fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 25 :(shu) A_Danjuma runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... M_Philipp latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... M_Philipp with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... Ederson makes a good save Min. 26 :(shu) R_Palladino with the dribble ... M_Thiaw is easily beaten ... J_Bellingham tries to clear it ... He has miskicked it!! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... T_Muller with an outswinging corner into the box ... Ederson jumps well to claim it! Min. 32 :(mnc) Am_Onana knocks the ball past J_Foyth ... Am_Onana with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... P_Gulacsi guesses right Min. 36 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to H_Kane ... But F_Guilbert slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 36 :(shu) J_Foyth beats his marker ... Ruben_Dias gets to the ball first Min. 37 :(mnc) B_Silva with a byline cross to A_Gordon ... But M_Verratti wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 39 :(shu) M_Philipp controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... Ruben_Dias with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(shu) Mario_Rui lays the ball back to A_Danjuma ... A_Danjuma hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 44 :(shu) A_Danjuma plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Philipp decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... B_Silva pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... He's tried to take it off him! ... The Referee blows up for a foul ... The Referee just wants to lecture him Min. 46 :(mnc) J_Stones slides it through the middle to J_Bellingham ... J_Bellingham with a little chip! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_Vlahovic ... P_Gulacsi makes the catch! Min. 47 :(mnc) A_Gordon plays a first time ball through the defence to H_Kane ... H_Kane sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... J_Bellingham hits it towards the far post! ... P_Gulacsi comes towards the ball ... But he's nowhere near it! ... H_Kane with the shot! ... P_Gulacsi heads it away ... He was showing off there! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 2-0 Sheffield United Min. 48 :(mnc) B_Silva hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... J_Stones collects the loose ball! ... J_Stones shapes up for a shot! ... It hits the bar ... And goes over! ... P_Gulacsi was beaten there! Min. 49 :(mnc) B_Silva skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to Am_Onana ... Quick pass to the winger who crosses it in. ... A powerful header from Am_Onana! ... It looks good ... P_Gulacsi makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 49 :(shu) R_Palladino over hits his pass ... He finds J_Foyth though ... That was fortunate ... D_Rensch does well to intercept the ball Min. 50 :(shu) Mario_Rui takes on 3 men ... M_Thiaw wins the ball with ease ... The Referee saw something no-one else did Min. 55 :(mnc) A_Gordon jumps over the defender's challenge ... A_Gordon with the chance! ... But P_Gulacsi punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 61 :(mnc) M_Thiaw eases past A_Danjuma ... M_Thiaw with a bicycle kick! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 65 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: J_Sterner ... COMING OFF: A_Danjuma Min. 70 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: M_Harness ... COMING OFF: H_Kane Min. 70 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: S_Sohm ... COMING OFF: A_Gordon Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: G_Aurelio ... COMING OFF: J_Foyth Min. 70 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: D_Saric ... COMING OFF: M_Verratti Min. 70 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic has a go! ... It hits the defender ... B_Silva collects the loose ball! ... Mario_Rui gathers up the loose ball Min. 77 :(mnc) S_Sohm sprints past the defender ... Brilliantly taken away by G_Aurelio!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 85 :(mnc) M_Harness finds J_Stones with a perfectly weighted pass ... J_Stones has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... The fans get off their seats! ... But it sails over!! Min. 86 :(mnc) P_Gulacsi with a terrible kick! ... J_Bellingham is through! ... Good sliding challenge from C_Cresswell ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Sohm plays it into the danger area! ... C_Cresswell wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(mnc) M_Harness takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Thiaw ... M_Thiaw with a terrific drive! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled home! ... OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! ... Manchester City 3-0 Sheffield United ... Min. 90 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: L_Magnino ... COMING OFF: M_Thiaw ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Kane (Man of the Match) Scorers : Ruben_Dias (2), H_Kane (3), M_Thiaw (89) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Silva (4), M_Thiaw (12) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Danjuma Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Asensio (2) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 14 | 2 Off target : 5 | 1 On target : 9 | 1 Possession : 70 | 30 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 3 Key Tackles : 5 | 6 Key Passes : 13 | 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 3 - 0 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 27 1 1 1 22 | 96 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 M_Thiaw DF 1 22 18 16 28 | 92 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 24 -4 37 D_Rensch DF 1 22 18 15 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 J_Stones DF 1 23 20 16 26 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14 10 22 Ruben_Dias DF 1 23 19 15 27 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 14 11 45 Am_Onana DF 1 20 23 12 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 B_Silva MF 1 5 24 19 24 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 14 -4 A_Gordon AM 1 4 21 21 26 | 72 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 J_Bellingham AM 1 18 24 22 28 | 96 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 16 11 D_Vlahovic FW 1 5 18 24 27 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 H_Kane FW 1 7 19 24 27 | 72 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 37 21 S_Soares GK 22 1 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Magnino DF 1 15 12 10 23 | 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Harness MF 1 5 15 14 20 | 24 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 0 S_Sohm MF 1 5 16 13 21 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 3 13 18 23 | 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 25 1 1 1 22 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 F_Guilbert DF 1 22 15 11 33 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 Mario_Rui DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 96 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 32 0 C_Cresswell DF 1 20 15 14 20 | 96 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 J_Foyth DF 1 19 12 10 23 | 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Asensio MF 1 5 20 19 20 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 -4 -4 M_Verratti MF 1 14 22 10 28 | 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 67 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 11 M_Philipp FW 1 2 16 21 22 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 T_Muller FW 1 1 11 19 23 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Palladino FW 1 9 13 18 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 T_Ernst GK 19 1 1 1 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Aurelio DF 1 16 14 6 24 | 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0 D_Saric MF 1 13 16 12 26 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Sterner MF 1 10 16 13 20 | 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Lemperle FW 1 5 12 15 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1745259015 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40