SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United bounces back against Norwich City with 2 goals from T. Pukki from a goal on the 16′ and a goal on the 3′.

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 Joshua Smith with the assistance of Samuel Lewis and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Matt Donohue. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sheffield United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Norwich City that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield United was more pushing with 85 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Sheffield United to win the match​.

Sheffield United shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Norwich City shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 1 yellow card (B. Sharp). Regarding the opposition, Norwich City received 5 yellow cards (I. Hayden, T. Cantwell, G. Hanley, D. Giannoulis and L. Gibbs).

Standings

After this contest, Sheffield United will have 26 points like Millwall to move up in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Norwich City will have 25 points like Reading to soar in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield United will play away against Bristol City on the 1st of November with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of Sheffield United (2 draws).

Norwich City will host Queens Park Rangers on the 2nd of November with a 12-5 head to head in favor of Norwich City (5 draws).

Sheffield United – Formation

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

The manager Paul Heckingbottom decided to play with the following team: Adam Davies (5.8), Anel Ahmedhodžić (6.8), John Egan (6.5), Chris Basham (6.8), George Baldock (6.9), Oliver Norwood (7.8), John Fleck (6.4), Ben Osborn (7.4), James McAtee (6.4), Rhian Brewster (6.8) and Billy Sharp (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Amissah, Jack Robinson, Tommy Doyle (6.8), Reda Khadra, Iliman Ndiaye (6.6), Oliver McBurnie (7.2) and .

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 4 changes: J. McAtee for I. Ndiaye (46′), J. Fleck for T. Doyle (58′), R. Brewster for O. McBurnie (64′) and B. Sharp for R. Khadra (80′).

Best player: Oliver Norwood​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Oliver Norwood.

His rating is (7.8) with 51 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Norwich City – Formation

Norwich City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Dean Smith played with: Angus Gunn (6.6), Max Aarons (7.0), Grant Hanley (7.1), Ben Gibson (7.1), Dimitrios Giannoulis (6.4), Aaron Ramsey (6.8), Isaac Hayden (6.8), Marcelino Núñez (7.0), Josh Sargent (7.0), Teemu Pukki (8.1) and Todd Cantwell (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tim Krul, Jonathan Tomkinson, Onel Hernández (7.1), Liam Gibbs (6.4), Jordan Hugill, Danel Sinani and Tony Springett (6.4).

Substitutions

Norwich City made 4 changes: D. Giannoulis for T. Springett (71′), A. Ramsey for L. Gibbs (75′), I. Hayden for O. Hernandez (75′) and M. Nunez for D. Sinani (90′).

Best player: Teemu Pukki​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Norwich City was Teemu Pukki.

His rating is (8.1) with 2 goals, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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

• Sunderland – Burnley – 2-4
• Stoke City – Coventry City – 0-2
• Sheffield United – Norwich City – 2-2
• Rotherham United – Hull City – 2-4
• Reading – Bristol City – 2-0
• Queens Park Rangers – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
• Millwall – West Bromwich Albion – 2-1
• Middlesbrough – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
• Blackpool – Preston North End – 4-2
• Blackburn Rovers – Birmingham City – 2-1