SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United defeats Millwall with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Ndiaye (7′) and a goal from S. Berge (22′).
O. Norwood squandered a penalty (44′) for Sheffield United.
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 David Coote who had the assistance of Tim Wood and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Thomas Kirk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.7 degrees Celsius or 67.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 8 Total 6
- 3 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 36 Attack 45
- 22 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Sheffield United was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Millwall that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Millwall was more aggressive with 33 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Sheffield United was able to find the solution to win this match.
Sheffield United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Millwall shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (C. Clark, R. Norrington-Davies and W. Foderingham). Talking about the opposition, Millwall received 2 yellow cards (M. Bennett and D. McNamara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sheffield United has 3 points to occupy the 6th place in the table. On the opposite side, Millwall stays with 3 points (10th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield United will host Burnley on the 5th of November with a 5-5 head to head record.
Millwall will host Hull City on the 5th of November with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Millwall (5 draws).
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Paul Heckingbottom decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham , Anel Ahmedhodžić , John Egan , Ciaran Clark , George Baldock , Oliver Norwood , John Fleck , Rhys Norrington-Davies , Sander Berge , Iliman Ndiaye and Rhian Brewster .
The home team had on the bench: James McAtee, Jordan Amissah, Billy Sharp , Reda Khadra, Max Lowe, Ben Osborn and Daniel Jebbison .
Substitutions
Sheffield United made 3 changes: I. Ndiaye for D. Jebbison (67′), R. Brewster for B. Sharp (67′) and J. Fleck for B. Osborn (72′).
Best player: Wes Foderingham
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was the goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham. His rating is 8.05. He performed 1 save.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gary Rowett played with: Bartosz Białkowski , Charlie Cresswell , Jake Cooper , Murray Wallace , Danny McNamara , Billy Mitchell , Jamie Shackleton , Scott Malone , George Saville , Mason Bennett and Benik Afobe .
These were the players on the bench: Isaac Olaofe , George Long, George Evans, Tyler Burey , Besart Topalloj, Shaun Hutchinson and Hayden Muller.
Substitutions
Millwall made 2 changes: M. Bennett for I. Olaofe (80′) and G. Saville for T. Burey (81′).
Best player: Danny McNamara
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Danny McNamara.
His rating is with 39 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-3
- Stoke City – Blackpool – 2-0
- Sheffield United – Millwall – 2-0
- Reading – Cardiff City – 2-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Middlesbrough – 3-2
- Preston North End – Hull City – 0-0
- Norwich City – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Burnley – Luton Town – 1-1
- Bristol City – Sunderland – 2-3