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​

Blackpool

1 - 2

Sheffield United

  • 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

18'
49'
James McAtee(goal)
Marvin Ekpiteta(goal)
56'
Kenny Dougall- sub ->Charlie Patino
66'
Shayne Lavery- sub ->Jake Beesley
66'
69'
George Baldock- sub ->Jayden Bogle
77'
77'
Max Lowe- sub ->Enda Stevens
CJ Hamilton- sub ->Ian Poveda
83'
87'
Daniel Jebbison- sub ->Iliman Ndiaye

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

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

Blackpool
G
Daniel Grimshaw 32.England
6.5
D
James Husband 3.England
7.0
D
Callum Connolly 2.England
6.7
D
Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England
8.1
56'
D
Dominic Thompson 23.England
6.8
M
Sonny Carey 16.England
6.9
M
Jake Beesley 18.England
6.2
66'
M
Ian Poveda 26.England
6.2
83'
M
Charlie Patino 28.England
7.1
66'
F
Gary Madine 14.England
7.3
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.3
Substitutes
G
Stuart Moore 13.England
D
Rhys Williams 15.England
D
Jack Moore 41.England
M
Kenny Dougall 12.Australia
6.8
66'
M
Callum Wright 24.England
M
CJ Hamilton 22.England
83'
F
Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland
6.6
66'

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 (6.5), Callum Connolly (6.7), Marvin Ekpiteta (8.1), James Husband (7.0), Dominic Thompson (6.8), Sonny Carey (6.9), Charlie Patino (7.1), Jake Beesley (6.2), Ian Carlo Poveda (6.2), Jerry Yates (6.3) and Gary Madine (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Stuart Moore, Kenneth Dougall (6.8), Rhys Williams, Callum Wright, Jack Moore, CJ Hamilton and Shayne Lavery (6.6).

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 (8.1) with 1 goal, 25 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 13.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
6.4
D
C. Clark 26.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
6.7
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
M
Enda Stevens 3.Republic of Ireland
6.6
77'
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
6.1
69'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
7.8
M
Sander Berge 8.Norway
7.0
18'
M
James McAtee 28.England
7.4
77' 49'
F
Iliman Ndiaye 29.France
7.4
87'
F
Patrick McCarthy 10.England
6.6
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
George Baldock 2.England
6.5
69'
D
Chris Basham 6.England
D
Max Lowe 13.England
6.4
77'
M
Thomas Doyle 22.England
6.4
77'
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
F
Daniel Jebbison 36.Canada
87'

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (6.4), Anel Ahmedhodžić (6.8), Ciaran Clark (7.3), Jack Robinson (6.7), Jayden Bogle (6.1), Sander Berge (7.0), Oliver Norwood (7.8), James McAtee (7.4), Enda Stevens (6.6), Iliman Ndiaye (7.4) and Billy Sharp (6.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Daniel Jebbison, George Baldock (6.5), Chris Basham, Tommy Doyle (6.4), Max Lowe (6.4), 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 (7.8) 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.​