BLACKPOOL. Sheffield United beat Blackpool to win 2-1. It was Sheffield United to strike first with a goal of Sander Berge at the 18′. Then James Mcatee scored again for Sheffield United in the 49′ minute. Eventually, Marvin Ekpiteta reduced the distance for Blackpool (56′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Blackpool lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Bloomfield Road stadium in Blackpool on Thursday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes who was helped by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 12 Total 11
- 4 On Target 6
- 8 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 117 Attack 94
- 40 Dangerous attack 55
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 16
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Blackpool had a strong ball possession 56% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield United had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield United won the match.
Blackpool shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Sheffield United shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Blackpool will stay with 25 points like Huddersfield Town to hold in the 23rd place. On the other side, Sheffield United will have 50 points like Burnley to remain in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Blackpool will play away with Norwich City on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).
Sheffield United will play away agasint Birmingham City on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).
Blackpool – Formation
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Blackpool started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Michael Appleton decided to play with the following team: Daniel Grimshaw
, Callum Connolly , Marvin Ekpiteta , James Husband , Dominic Thompson , Sonny Carey , Charlie Patino , Jake Beesley , Ian Carlo Poveda , Jerry Yates and Gary Madine .The home team had on the bench: Stuart Moore, Kenneth Dougall
, Rhys Williams, Callum Wright, Jack Moore, CJ Hamilton and Shayne Lavery .Substitutions
Blackpool made 3 changes: Charlie Patino for Kenneth Dougall (66′), Jake Beesley for Shayne Lavery (66′) and Ian Poveda for CJ Hamilton (83′).
Best player: Marvin Ekpiteta
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackpool was Marvin Ekpiteta.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.Sheffield United – Formation
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Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham
, Anel Ahmedhodžić , Ciaran Clark , Jack Robinson , Jayden Bogle , Sander Berge , Oliver Norwood , James McAtee , Enda Stevens , Iliman Ndiaye and Billy Sharp .The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Jebbison, George Baldock
, Chris Basham, Tommy Doyle , Max Lowe , Adam Davies and Andre Brooks.Substitutions
Sheffield United made 4 changes: Jayden Bogle for George Baldock (69′), James Mcatee for Thomas Doyle (77′), Enda Stevens for Max Lowe (77′) and Iliman Ndiaye for Daniel Jebbison (87′).
Best player: Oliver Norwood
The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield United was Oliver Norwood even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 43 passes (69% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 6 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Queens Park Rangers – Luton Town – 0-3
- Blackpool – Sheffield United – 1-2
- Coventry City – Cardiff City – 0-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Preston North End – 2-0
- Wigan Athletic – Sunderland – 1-4
- Millwall – Bristol City – 0-0
- Huddersfield Town – Rotherham United – 2-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Middlesbrough – 1-2