FFO Prem, Sheffield United vs. Newcastle United (Fri May 16) Sheffield United | Newcastle United 4-1-2-2-1 N | 4-4-2 A - | Nathan Prior | P_Gulacsi GK | GK T_Strakosha F_Guilbert DF | DF P_Van_Aanholt C_Cresswell DF | DF J_Clauss Mario_Rui DF | DF M_Acuna J_Foyth DF | DF Nuno_Santos P_Okon DM | MF T_Kroos M_Verratti MF | MF M_Kovacic A_Danjuma MF | MF D_McNeil M_Asensio AM | MF T_Reijnders M_Philipp AM | FW C_Pulisic A_Belotti FW | FW J_David | T_Ernst SUB | SUB S_Herrera G_Aurelio SUB | SUB J_Tarkowski L_Benes SUB | SUB R_Taylor G_Lovre SUB | SUB Chiquinho T_Muller SUB | SUB K_Moore Min. 1 :(shu) A_Belotti get's past M_Acuna ... He's gonna worry them again ... J_Clauss fouls badly Min. 5 :(shu) M_Verratti curls the ball out wide to Mario_Rui ... P_Van_Aanholt gathers up the loose ball Min. 6 :(new) Nuno_Santos runs at the defence ... He nutmegs Mario_Rui ... He showed his class there ... Mario_Rui does well to get the tackle in Min. 9 :(shu) M_Asensio takes advantage of a mistake by Nuno_Santos ... Can he make them pay? ... Nuno_Santos tries to head the ball away from goal ... But it's looping towards his own net!! ... It goes just over!! ... He's a lucky boy!! ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... M_Asensio flights it in! ... P_Van_Aanholt clears the danger Min. 13 :(new) T_Reijnders flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... T_Reijnders with the attempt at goal! ... But it goes wide of the post Min. 19 :(new) C_Pulisic takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... C_Pulisic with the cheeky shot! ... P_Gulacsi makes a difficult save Min. 21 :(new) T_Kroos with the first time flick to J_Clauss ... M_Asensio muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 22 :(shu) M_Asensio plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... M_Philipp keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... M_Philipp blasts it at the goal! ... T_Strakosha with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 23 :(new) T_Kroos cuts inside J_Foyth ... He worked that well ... F_Guilbert wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 30 :(new) T_Kroos back heels to find P_Van_Aanholt in space ... P_Van_Aanholt could have let it bounce! ... It's beaten P_Gulacsi ... It goes wide!! Min. 31 :(shu) C_Cresswell knocks the ball past J_David ... Now he crosses to A_Belotti! ... A_Belotti with a thundering shot! ... T_Strakosha gathers it easily Min. 32 :(new) M_Kovacic takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to T_Reijnders ... T_Reijnders tries to lob the keeper! ... P_Gulacsi makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 33 :(new) C_Pulisic brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... J_David gets on the end of the pass ... J_David with a stunning strike! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 37 :(new) M_Acuna brings the ball into the opposing area ... M_Acuna has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... P_Gulacsi is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 41 :(shu) Mario_Rui controls the ball immaculately ... Leaves the defenders for dead ... This looks like it could be a great chance ... A thundering drive by Mario_Rui! ... But T_Strakosha comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(new) D_McNeil with the diagonal pass to T_Reijnders ... T_Reijnders pounds a rocket on goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 44 :(new) M_Kovacic moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to M_Acuna ... M_Acuna goes for goal! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 44 :(shu) M_Asensio is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to A_Danjuma ... J_David fouls ... That was disgusting ... FREE KICK ... Just past the halfway line. ... M_Verratti plays it short to M_Philipp ... M_Philipp with the crafty shot! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 45 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: L_Benes ... COMING OFF: P_Okon Min. 45 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Verratti will now play as a DM Min. 45 :(shu) C_Cresswell puts in L_Benes ... L_Benes with a thundering drive! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 48 :(shu) M_Philipp takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Philipp cracks a laser towards goal! ... T_Strakosha blocks the shot with his legs ... It goes clear! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield United 0-0 Newcastle United Min. 52 :(shu) A_Belotti beats P_Van_Aanholt with absolute ease! ... Excellent sliding challenge from Nuno_Santos ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 53 :(shu) F_Guilbert holds up the ball ... He plays the ball to A_Belotti ... A_Belotti unleashes a pile driver! ... T_Strakosha parries it, he follows it up ... And T_Strakosha recovers to save!! Min. 54 :(new) D_McNeil with a 30-yard pass to T_Reijnders ... J_Foyth hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are throwing coins at the corner taker! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by D_McNeil ... C_Cresswell wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 57 :(shu) L_Benes is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to M_Philipp ... M_Philipp goes for the top corner! ... But it goes just over Min. 58 :(shu) M_Asensio with the first time flick to M_Verratti ... J_Clauss with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book Min. 59 :(shu) A_Danjuma with a flicked pass to A_Belotti ... A_Belotti with a graceful, looping effort! ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 59 :(new) T_Reijnders with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... Driven towards goal by T_Reijnders! ... P_Gulacsi catches the ball Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: R_Taylor ... COMING OFF: Nuno_Santos Min. 60 :(shu) C_Cresswell is unmarked! ... Well executed sliding challenge from M_Acuna Min. 64 :(shu) A_Danjuma with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to M_Asensio ... A delicate header from M_Asensio! ... T_Strakosha fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: K_Moore ... COMING OFF: C_Pulisic Min. 68 :(new) D_McNeil dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... A thundering drive by D_McNeil! ... P_Gulacsi drops the shot! ... And it's gone in! ... GOAL!! ... Butterfingers! ... And Newcastle United are leading in the game now ... Sheffield United 0-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 69 :(shu) Tactical Change by Sheffield United ... M_Philipp will now play as a FW Min. 69 :(shu) M_Asensio turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Verratti ... M_Verratti has broken clear! Just T_Strakosha to beat! ... He nutmegs T_Strakosha ... It hits the post!! ... And goes wide! Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: Chiquinho ... COMING OFF: M_Kovacic Min. 70 :(shu) A_Belotti races into the box ... He sees A_Danjuma lose his man ... He cuts the ball back to him ... J_Clauss slides in to knock the ball out for a throw-in Min. 72 :(new) J_David has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Foyth! ... He has some space now! ... J_David tries the shot! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 73 :(new) R_Taylor crosses in from the wing, he finds T_Reijnders in the box ... J_Foyth cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 75 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: G_Lovre ... COMING OFF: A_Danjuma Min. 78 :(shu) G_Lovre sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... F_Guilbert gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... F_Guilbert with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Benes plays it towards the near post! ... G_Lovre with the header ... But he puts it wide ... He found himself with no room to manoeuvre Min. 82 :(shu) Substitution by Sheffield United ... COMING ON: T_Muller ... COMING OFF: A_Belotti Min. 82 :(new) J_David beats L_Benes ... He showed great skill there ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Foyth ... He timed it well Min. 83 :(new) K_Moore sidesteps J_Foyth ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... J_Foyth fouls ... That was disgusting ... The Referee tells him to calm his game down a bit Min. 83 :(new) K_Moore cuts in on C_Cresswell's blind side ... Mario_Rui clatters him to the floor and puts the ball out of play ... The linesman is flagging ... Throw in Min. 84 :(shu) T_Muller can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... T_Kroos is forced to retreat ... He knocks it back! ... T_Strakosha misses it! ... It creeps just wide! ... CORNER! ... M_Verratti drives it into the box! ... J_Clauss cleans up with a great clearance Min. 84 :(new) D_McNeil looks up ... He swings the ball right towards P_Van_Aanholt ... Mario_Rui with a nasty foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... J_David with the outside of his boot ... P_Gulacsi parries it ... The defender clears it Min. 85 :(shu) M_Philipp takes advantage of a mistake by P_Van_Aanholt ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Philipp sends it flying towards goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 87 :(shu) T_Muller has space to run with the ball ... T_Muller attempts to nutmeg T_Strakosha! ... T_Strakosha makes a fine save Min. 87 :(shu) J_Foyth throws a uppercut ... M_Acuna slumps to the ground ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think that's for persistant fouling Min. 87 :(new) P_Van_Aanholt sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to J_David ... J_David sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... But he puts it over ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 88 :(new) J_David with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... J_David looks to see where P_Gulacsi is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... J_David drives it into the box! ... F_Guilbert deals with the danger and clears Min. 90 :(shu) G_Lovre runs with pace at the defence ... J_Clauss with a pull on the shirt ... The Referee calls him over ... The Referee is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bramall Lane ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Belotti Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Asensio (21), J_Foyth (87) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Strakosha (Man of the Match) Scorers : D_McNeil (68) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Clauss (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 15 | 14 Off target : 6 | 9 On target : 9 | 5 Possession : 58 | 42 Corners : 3 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 8 | 12 Key Tackles : 8 | 8 Key Passes : 12 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield United 0 - 1 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 94 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 F_Guilbert DF 1 22 15 11 33 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 15 16 C_Cresswell DF 1 21 15 14 20 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 30 0 Mario_Rui DF 1 20 14 10 24 | 94 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 18 J_Foyth DF 1 19 12 10 23 | 94 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 50 -4 -4 P_Okon DM 1 15 18 4 26 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Verratti DM 1 14 22 10 28 | 94 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 17 A_Danjuma MF 1 3 20 16 24 | 78 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Asensio AM 1 5 20 19 20 | 94 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 26 5 M_Philipp FW 1 2 16 21 22 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 A_Belotti FW 1 2 14 22 26 | 85 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 18 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 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Benes MF 1 6 20 13 26 | 49 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 14 G_Lovre MF 1 7 17 15 21 | 16 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 T_Muller FW 1 1 11 19 23 | 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 94 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 0 0 P_Van_Aanholt DF 1 19 15 11 30 | 94 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 36 15 16 J_Clauss DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 94 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 24 -4 -4 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 94 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 26 0 24 Nuno_Santos DF 1 21 16 12 25 | 63 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 T_Kroos MF 1 16 22 16 22 | 94 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 16 0 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 23 17 22 | 73 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 D_McNeil MF 1 10 22 18 28 | 94 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 26 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 20 16 27 | 94 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 15 23 29 | 68 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 J_David FW 1 6 18 22 29 | 94 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 S_Herrera GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 22 14 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Taylor DF 1 18 12 3 24 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 Chiquinho MF 1 8 17 13 26 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Moore FW 1 4 15 18 24 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1747408070 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40