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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Play-off Semi-final (setup 1, season 27)
Port Vale
v.
Sheffield United
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Yann SOMMER817Darren KEET
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Russell MARTIN82Atiba HUTCHINSON
Ryan BERTRAND36Akwasi ASARE
Joe ALLEN846Efe AMBROSE
Ashley WESTWOOD5Marek SUCHİ
Per MERTESACKER666Wes BROWN
Ikechi ANYA77Will BUCKLEY
Franck TABANOU86Gary MACKAY-STEVEN
MEVLÜT Erdinç9Kostas MITROGLOU
MARIO SUÁREZ Mata106Tony WATT
Nacer CHADLI711Imoh EZEKIEL
Scott SmillieManager
Tom HUDDLESTONE12Tom LAWRENCE
Boaz MYHILL13Conor McGRANDLES
Robbie BRADY14Sean MURRAY
Troy DEENEY15Michael MANCIENNE
Connor WICKHAM16Todd KANE

Port Vale 4 Sheffield United 0
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 32,607, Stadium: Vale Park (construction in progress), Referee: Mike DEAN 6½)
3 Chadli, 18 Chadli, 38 Mevlüt, 75 Mario SuárezScorers
Substitutions63 Mitroglou <=> McGrandles
Sendings off
79 Mertesacker, 84 MevlütBookings
2Corners4
5Fouls15
4Offsides5
5Shots on2
12Shots off4
17Total shots6
1Shots saved1
59%Possession41%
Man of the match: MARIO SUÁREZ Mata
3GOAL!! With his back to goal CHADLI swivelled and flicked the ball past the 'keeper. (1-0 Port Vale)
8A mix up in the Sheffield United defence enabled CHADLI to blast an effort wide.
11A cross from ANYA left MEVLÜT in plenty of space but he snapped at his shot.
15ANYA brought the ball round AMBROSE and rifled a tame shot into the crowd.
18GOAL!! A great ball from ANYA left WESTWOOD in the clear, he made the Sheffield United 'keeper commit himself before knocking the ball to CHADLI to score. (2-0 Port Vale)
24A header from AMBROSE was nodded off the line by BERTRAND.
30EZEKIEL ran onto a wonderful ball from MACKAY-STEVEN but fired his shot wide of the goal.
34MERTESACKER beat two Sheffield United players and blasted an effort wide.
37A weak strike from CHADLI trickled agonisingly wide.
38GOAL!! A great solo effort from MEVLÜT who beat four defenders before blasting the ball in off the post. (3-0 Port Vale)
40CHADLI snapped at an easy chance.
44CHADLI hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
45A penalty box meleé resulted in MITROGLOU driving a low shot wide.
 
49TABANOU poked an easy chance past the lefthand post.
52A fine ball from HUTCHINSON on the left fell to MACKAY-STEVEN who scuffed his shot inches wide.
64A free-kick from CHADLI went over.
65MCGRANDLES was put clear by HUTCHINSON and he pulled away from the 'keeper but rammed his shot wide.
75GOAL!! ALLEN drove a fierce shot against the woodwork with MARIO SUÁREZ driving in the rebound. (4-0 Port Vale)
77A thirty yard drive from MCGRANDLES caused the Port Vale 'keeper no problem.
78The Sheffield United 'keeper was able to block a fierce effort.
79The referee books MERTESACKER for a clinical foul.
80ANYA beat ASARE and fired the ball to BERTRAND who pulled his shot wide.
81MEVLÜT headed over.
84DEAN books MEVLÜT for violent conduct against ASARE.
87The bemused Sheffield United 'keeper was a mere bystander as a backpass from ASARE dropped just wide.