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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 40 (setup 1, season 33)
Walsall
v.
Sheffield United
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
22
Overall form:
Home form:
Darren KEET1DIEGO LÓPEZ Rodríguez
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón27Atiba HUTCHINSON
Martin OLSSON83Charlie MULGREW
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins4Sacha KLJESTAN
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE57Marek SUCHÝ
Jorge PULIDO Mayoral67Efe AMBROSE
Maxime LESTIENNE7Will BUCKLEY
Edimilson FERNANDES787Gary MACKAY-STEVEN
Marouane CHAMAKH597Kostas MITROGLOU
Timo GEBHART106Michael MANCIENNE
Fabrice OLINGA Essono6116Shinji OKAZAKI
Manager
Stefano SABELLI12Allan-Roméo NYOM
Liam ROBERTS13Konstantinos PANAGI
Ravel MORRISON14Jason LOWE
Ryan NYAMBE157Jordon FORSTER
Jake FORSTER-CASKEY616Zeki FRYERS

Walsall 4 Sheffield United 1
(Half-time: 3-1, Attendance: 22,574, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Andy HALL 5½)
10 Olinga, 35 Chamakh, 45 Fernandes, 52 ChamakhScorers18 Okazaki
81 Chamakh <=> Forster-CaskeySubstitutions55 Kljestan <=> Forster
Sendings off
50 GebhartBookings
5Corners5
15Fouls22
8Offsides6
4Shots on9
7Shots off9
11Total shots18
0Shots saved8
52%Possession48%
Man of the match: Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón
6A tame strike from MACKAY-STEVEN bounced agonisingly wide.
8MITROGLOU dribbled away from WELLINGTON and rattled a weak shot over.
9MACKAY-STEVEN's shot was well held by the Walsall 'keeper.
10GOAL!! A cross from the left was headed down by THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE for OLINGA to score. (1-0 Walsall)
18BUCKLEY worked the ball to OKAZAKI, MACKAY-STEVEN collected his pass and booted the ball within easy reach of KEET.
18GOAL!! Some fine work by MULGREW on the right, left OKAZAKI yards clear, and he pulled away from the Walsall 'keeper and slammed the ball home. (1-1)
23MITROGLOU headed over the bar.
27OKAZAKI clipped the ball through a crowd of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
31KEET managed to block a fierce shot.
34MANCIENNE chipped the ball to MACKAY-STEVEN who headed it over the bar.
35GOAL!! CHAMAKH hit a curling thirty yard shot past the hapless 'keeper. (2-1 Walsall)
43OLINGA beat three Sheffield United players and thundered a great chance wide.
45GOAL!! A shot from FERNANDES rolled through a ruck of players and trickled past the unsighted Sheffield United 'keeper. (3-1 Walsall)
 
48A good ball from MACKAY-STEVEN on the right bobbled toward MULGREW who sliced his effort just beyond the near post.
50A late tackle on BUCKLEY by GEBHART results in a booking.
52GOAL!! As HUTCHINSON was attempting to hold back OLINGA the ball fell to CHAMAKH who flicked the ball into the back of the net. (4-1 Walsall)
55CHAMAKH ran onto a wonderful ball from WELLINGTON but toe-poked his effort wide of the righthand post.
67A perfect shot from MANCIENNE was dealt with by a good parry from KEET.
73A corner was collected by GEBHART who headed the ball inches wide.
78BUCKLEY rushed a simple chance.
85An outswinging corner was turned into the arms of the Walsall 'keeper by MITROGLOU.
87OLSSON was put clear by THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE and he dummied the Sheffield United 'keeper but glanced his shot over the bar.