SHEFFIELD. Luton Town overcomes Sheffield United 1-0 after C. Morris scored just 1 goal (54′). Sheffield United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the assistance of Mark Dwyer and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Stephen Martin. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.98 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sheffield United was in firm control of the ball 60% while Luton Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Luton Town was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Sheffield United shot 9 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Luton Town shot 6 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (Jayden Bogle  and Max Lowe). On the other side, Luton Town didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Sheffield United will stay with 67 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Luton Town will have 60 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield United will play away against Birmingham City on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).

Luton Town will host Hull City on the 6th of May with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Luton Town (1 draw).

Sheffield United – Formation

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

The manager Paul Heckingbottom decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham (6.3), John Egan (7.0), Anel Ahmedhodžić (7.0), Jack Robinson (6.8), Jayden Bogle (6.1), Sander Berge (7.2), Oliver Norwood (6.9), John Fleck (6.1), Max Lowe (7.1), Iliman Ndiaye (6.4) and Oliver McBurnie (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Tommy Doyle (7.0), Chris Basham, Billy Sharp (6.6), Adam Davies, Ciaran Clark, James McAtee (6.4) and George Baldock.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 3 changes: John Fleck for Billy Sharp (59′), Oliver Norwood for Thomas Doyle (70′) and Jack Robinson for James Mcatee (70′).

Best player: Oliver McBurnie​

The most impressive player for Sheffield United was Oliver McBurnie.

His rating is (7.6) with 27 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 20. He performed 4 crosses.

Luton Town – Formation

Luton Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Rob Edwards played with: Ethan Horvath (7.9), Gabriel Osho (7.1), Tom Lockyer (7.0), Amari’i Bell (7.4), Cody Drameh (7.3), Marvelous Nakamba (6.4), Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (7.1), Fred Onyedinma (6.8), Allan Campbell (6.5), Elijah Adebayo (6.7) and Carlton Morris (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: James Shea, Henri Lansbury, Luke Berry (6.4), Cauley Woodrow (6.6), Joseph Taylor, Admiral Muskwe and Sonny Bradley (6.4).

Luton Town could not rely on the presence of Luke Berry (injured).

Substitutions

Luton Town made 3 changes: Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu for Luke Berry (26′), Carlton Morris for Cauley Woodrow (76′) and Fred Onyedinma for Sonny Bradley (85′).

Best player: Ethan Horvath​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Luton Town was the goalkeeper: Ethan Horvath. His rating is 7.92. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• West Bromwich Albion – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
• Swansea City – Middlesbrough – 1-3
• Sheffield United – Luton Town – 0-1
• Reading – Millwall – 0-1
• Queens Park Rangers – Watford – 1-0
• Preston North End – Cardiff City – 2-0
• Coventry City – Hull City – 1-1
• Burnley – Wigan Athletic – 3-0
• Bristol City – Blackpool – 2-0
• Birmingham City – Rotherham United – 2-0