Nottingham Forest beats Sheffield United 3-1 with 2 goals from C. Hudson-Odoi. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Nottingham Forest topped Sheffield United 3-1 thanks to C. Hudson-Odoi who scored in the 27th and 65th minute.

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Mark Hall
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Nottingham Forest beats Sheffield United 3-1 with 2 goals from C. Hudson-Odoi. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Nottingham Forest bested Sheffield United 3-1 thanks to C. Hudson-Odoi who scored in the 27th and 65th minute. It was Sheffield United to score first with a goal from Ben Brereton. Notwithstanding, later Nottingham Forest found the way to reverse the score scoring 3 consecutive goals with Callum Hudson-Odoi (27′), Ryan Yates (51′) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (65′).

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 28,516 spectators.​ The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the collaboration of Steve Bennett and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.86 degrees Celsius or 55.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sheffield United

1 - 3

Team 1

Nottingham Forest

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 17 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 5 Shots blocked 3
  • 117 Attack 114
  • 59 Dangerous attack 28
  • 92 Ball safe 82
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Sheffield United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Nottingham Forest that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United was more pushing with 59 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Nottingham Forest was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Sheffield United shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Nottingham Forest shot 15 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (Anel Ahmedhodzic). On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (Gonzalo Montiel).

Match Timeline

16'
Gonzalo Montiel- Yellow
Ben Brereton(penalty)
17'
27'
Callum Hudson-Odoi(goal)Danilo
51'
Ryan Yates(goal)Willy Boly
65'
Callum Hudson-Odoi(goal)Morgan Gibbs-White
James McAtee- sub ->Andre Brooks
66'
67'
Moussa Niakhaté- sub ->Anthony Elanga
Vini Souza- sub ->Cameron Archer
74'
Anel Ahmedhodzic- Yellow
75'
83'
Harry Toffolo- sub ->Gonzalo Montiel
90'
Taiwo Awoniyi- sub ->Chris Wood
90'
Nicolás Domínguez- sub ->Callum Hudson-Odoi
Anel Ahmedhodzic(yellowredcard)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After playing this match, Sheffield United stays with 16 points to remain in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest will has 29 points to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will play away against Everton on the 11th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Everton (2 draws).

Nottingham Forest will host Chelsea on the 11th of May with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
6.1
D
Auston Trusty 5.United States
6.6
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.0
75'
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
6.6
M
Andre Brooks 35.England
6.6
66'
M
Gustavo Hamer 8.Netherlands
7.9
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
6.7
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
6.4
M
O. Arblaster 24.England
7.3
F
Cameron Archer 10.England
6.4
74'
F
Ben Brereton 11.Chile
8.1
Goals17'
Substitutes
G
Ivo Grbic 13.Croatia
D
Yasser Larouci  27.Algeria
D
Mason Holgate 30.England
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
M
Anis Ben Slimane 25.Tunisia
M
James McAtee 28.England
6.4
66'
M
Vini Souza 21.Brazil
6.4
74'
F
Rhian Brewster 7.England
F
Will Osula 32.Denmark

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

The manager Chris Wilder decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham (6.1), Anel Ahmedhodzic (6.0), Auston Trusty (6.6), Jack Robinson (6.6), Jayden Bogle (6.7), Gustavo Hamer (7.9), O. Arblaster (7.3), Andre Brooks (6.6), Ben Osborn (6.4), Cameron Archer (6.4) and Ben Brereton (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Rhian Brewster, Ivo Grbic, Oliver Norwood, Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci , James McAtee (6.4), Mason Holgate, Will Osula and Vini Souza (6.4).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 2 changes: Andre Brooks for James McAtee (66′) and Cameron Archer for Vini Souza (74′).

Player of the match: Ben Brereton​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Ben Brereton.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 33 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest
G
Matz Sels 26.Belgium
7.7
D
Willy Boly 30.France
7.8
D
Murillo 40.Brazil
8.1
D
Gonzalo Montiel 29.Argentina
6.1
83' 16'
D
Andrew Omobamidele 32.Republic of Ireland
D
Ola Aina  43.Nigeria
7.0
M
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
8.4
M
Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England
8.8
90' Goals27', 65'
M
Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden
7.0
67'
M
Ryan Yates 22.England
7.9
Goals51'
M
Danilo 28.Brazil
7.8
F
Chris Wood 11.New Zealand
6.3
90'
Substitutes
G
Matt Turner 1.United States
D
Harry Toffolo 15.England
6.8
83'
D
Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal
6.7
67'
M
Ibrahim Sangaré  6.Ivory Coast
M
Cheikhou Kouyaté 8.Senegal
M
Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina
90'
M
Giovanni Reyna 20.United States
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria
90'
F
Divock Origi 27.Belgium

Nottingham Forest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo played with: Andrew Omobamidele, Matz Sels (7.7), Gonzalo Montiel (6.1), Willy Boly (7.8), Murillo (8.1), Ola Aina  (7.0), Ryan Yates (7.9), Danilo (7.8), Anthony Elanga (7.0), Morgan Gibbs-White (8.4) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (8.8), Chris Wood (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Matt Turner, Ibrahim Sangaré , Cheikhou Kouyaté, Taiwo Awoniyi, Harry Toffolo (6.8), Nicolás Domínguez, Giovanni Reyna, Divock Origi and Moussa Niakhaté (6.7).

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Anthony Elanga for Moussa Niakhaté (67′), Gonzalo Montiel for Harry Toffolo (83′), Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi (90′) and Callum Hudson-Odoi for Nicolás Domínguez (90′).

Player of the match: Callum Hudson-Odoi​

The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Callum Hudson-Odoi.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 30 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​