BOURNEMOUTH. AFC Bournemouth was able to turn the table against Sheffield United to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Sheffield United to strike first with a goal of M. Gibbs-White at the 56′. Then it was a penalty in the 62′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, P. Billing gave the win to AFC Bournemouth in the 65′ minute with a goal. Sheffield United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who had the assistance of Simon Long and Adrian Waters. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was rainy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.1 degrees Celsius or 59.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 5 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 67 Attack 123
- 29 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 7
- 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Sheffield United was in firm control of the ball 59% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Sheffield United was more aggressive with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Nevertheless, AFC Bournemouth was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
AFC Bournemouth shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield United shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (B. Pearson, A. Smith and J. Zemura). On the opposite side, Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (J. Fleck and B. Osborn).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, AFC Bournemouth will have 25 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Sheffield United will stay with 12 points like Birmingham City and Middlesbrough to stay in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, AFC Bournemouth will play away against Bristol City on the 16th of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of AFC Bournemouth (0 draws).
Sheffield United will host Stoke City on the 16th of October with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Sheffield United (3 draws).
AFC Bournemouth – Formation
AFC Bournemouth
55'
86'
65'
AFC Bournemouth started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Scott Parker decided to play with the following team: Mark Travers , Adam Smith , Gary Cahill , Lloyd Kelly , Jordan Zemura , Ben Pearson , Jefferson Lerma , Philip Billing , Ryan Christie , Dominic Solanke and Jaidon Anthony .
The home team had on the bench: Jamal Lowe , D. Brooks, J. Stacey, Ø. Nyland, Chris Mepham , M. Rogers and E. Marcondes.
Substitutions
AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: P. Billing for C. Mepham (86′), R. Christie for J. Lowe (88′) and D. Solanke for J. Stacey (90′).
Best player: Philip Billing
The player that probably impressed the most for AFC Bournemouth was Philip Billing.
His rating is with 1 goal, 13 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United
Sheffield United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Slaviša Jokanović played with: Robin Olsen , George Baldock , John Egan , Ben Davies , Enda Stevens , Oliver Norwood , John Fleck , Morgan Gibbs-White , Iliman Ndiaye , Ben Osborn and Billy Sharp .
They had on the bench: D. McGoldrick, W. Foderingham, Lys Mousset , C. Hourihane, R. Brewster, Oliver McBurnie and Chris Basham .
Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of C. Basham (injured).
Substitutions
Sheffield United made 3 changes: G. Baldock for C. Basham (49′), B. Sharp for L. Mousset (73′) and I. Ndiaye for O. McBurnie (73′).
Best player: Morgan Gibbs-White
The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield United was Morgan Gibbs-White.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Sheffield United – 2-1
- Barnsley – Millwall – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Nottingham Forest – 0-3
- Blackpool – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Reading – 0-1
- Coventry City – Fulham – 4-1
- Derby County – Swansea City – 0-0
- Hull City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Luton Town – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
- Peterborough United – Bristol City – 2-3
- Queens Park Rangers – Preston North End – 3-2
