Sheffield United surprises Barnsley with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United had a surprising win over Barnsley with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Berge (54') and a goal from M. Gibbs-White (76').

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Sheffield United surprises Barnsley with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United had a surprising win over Barnsley with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Berge (54′) and a goal from M. Gibbs-White (76′).

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin who had the assistance of Philip Dermott and Paul Hodskinson. The 4th official was Trevor Kettle. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.1 degrees Celsius or 57.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sheffield United

2 - 0

Team 1

Barnsley

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 11 Total 11
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 106 Attack 91
  • 48 Dangerous attack 28
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 19
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sheffield United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Barnsley that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United had a more offensive attitude with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield United won the match​.

Sheffield United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (K. Gordon). Talking about the opposition, Barnsley received 1 yellow card (C. Brittain).

Match Timeline

54'
58'
Daniel Jebbison- sub ->Billy Sharp
65'
Oli McBurnie- sub ->Sander Berge
71'
72'
74'
75'
76'
83'
90'
Devante Cole- sub ->Claudio Gomes

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Fulham
90
46
AFC Bournemouth
88
46
Huddersfield Town
82
46
Nottingham Forest
80
46
Sheffield United
75
46
Luton Town
75
46
Middlesbrough
70
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
69
46
West Bromwich Albion
67
46
Queens Park Rangers
66
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
64
46
Stoke City
62
46
Swansea City
61
46
Blackpool
60
46
Bristol City
55
46
Cardiff City
53
46
Hull City
51
46
Birmingham City
47
46
Reading
41
46
Peterborough United
37
46
Derby County
34
46
Barnsley
30
46

After playing this contest, Sheffield United will have 61 points like Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Barnsley will stay with 28 points to hold in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield United will play away with Stoke City on the 2nd of April with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Sheffield United (3 draws).

Barnsley will host Reading on the 2nd of April with a 11-3 head to head statistic in favor of Reading (6 draws).

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
7.6
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
7.4
D
John Egan  12.Republic of Ireland
6.5
D
Kyron Gordon 34.England
6.8
58'
M
Rhys Norrington-Davies 33.Wales
7.4
M
Conor Hourihane  24.Republic of Ireland
7.2
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
7.2
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
6.8
M
Sander Berge 8.Norway
7.1
71' Goals54'
F
Morgan Gibbs-White 27.England
7.5
83' Goals76'
F
Patrick McCarthy 10.England
6.5
65'
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
Enda Stevens  3.Republic of Ireland
D
Kacper Lopata 35.Poland
M
Iliman Ndiaye 29.France
M
John Fleck 4.Scotland
6.3
83'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
7.6
71'
F
Daniel Jebbison 36.Canada
7.0
65'

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

The manager Paul Heckingbottom decided to play with the following team: .

Sheffield United could not rely on the presence of D. Jebbison (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 3 changes: B. Sharp for D. Jebbison (65′), S. Berge for O. McBurnie (71′) and M. Gibbs-White for J. Fleck (83′).

Barnsley – Formation

Barnsley
G
Brad Collins 40.England
6.4
D
Michał Helik 30.Poland
7.0
D
Mads Andersen 6.Denmark
7.0
D
Callum Brittain 7.England
6.2
72'
D
Rémy Vita 26.Madagascar
7.0
M
Amine Bassi 27.Morocco
6.8
M
Domingos Quina 28.Portugal
6.8
M
Claudio Gomes 17.France
6.5
90'
M
Matty Wolfe 33.England
6.4
75'
M
Callum Styles 4.Hungary
6.2
74'
F
Carlton Morris 14.England
7.2
Substitutes
G
Jack Walton 1.England
D
Liam Kitching 5.England
D
Aapo Halme 24.Finland
M
Romal Palmer 21.England
6.5
75'
F
Clarke Oduor 22.Kenya
F
Aaron Leya Iseka 11.Belgium
6.9
74'
F
Devante Cole 44.England
90'

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

Poya Asbaghi played with: .

Substitutions

Barnsley made 3 changes: C. Styles for A. Leya (74′), M. Wolfe for R. Palmer (75′) and C. Gomes for D. Cole (90′).

Results of the day

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