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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 1 (setup 4, season 28)
Sheffield United
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
20
Pierluigi GOLLINI716David RAYA Martin
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
2
George BALDOCK726Nicolas MARIN
Derick Katuku TSHIMANGA737Patrick VAN AANHOLT
Chris BASHAM74Rhys WILLIAMS
Daniel WILLIAMS5Vegard FORREN
Andreas BJELLAND76Joost VAN AKEN
Paul COUTTS77Felipe TEIXEIRA
Pablo Edson BARRERA Acosta88Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez
Clayton DONALDSON697Sjoerd ARS
Mark DUFFY6106Danny GRAHAM
John LUNDSTRAM611Gaizka SAIZAR Lekuona
Manager
Kieron FREEMAN12JORGE Filipe Avelino TEIXEIRA
Adam FEDERICI13Peter WHITTINGHAM
Ricky HOLMES14Keith TREACY
James HANSON15MIKEL ALONSO Olano
Lee EVANS16Stefan MOORE

Sheffield United 3 Blackburn Rovers 2
(Half-time: 2-1, Attendance: 25,332, Stadium: Bramall Lane, Referee: Alan WILEY 5)
6 Tshimanga, 23 Donaldson, 71 WilliamsScorers20 Oviedo, 82 Van Aken
Substitutions
41 BarreraSendings off
24 Barrera, 29 DuffyBookings
3Corners14
11Fouls8
13Offsides10
5Shots on11
7Shots off10
12Total shots21
2Shots saved8
42%Possession58%
Man of the match: Bryan OVIEDO Jiménez
6GOAL!! A Sheffield United counter-attack allowed BARRERA to setup TSHIMANGA with a simple goal. (1-0 Sheffield United)
20GOAL!! A cross from the right was touched down by VAN AANHOLT for OVIEDO to score. (1-1)
23GOAL!! Unlucky BARRERA hit the upright before DONALDSON stroked the ball into the net as WILLIAMS failed to clear. (2-1 Sheffield United)
24BARRERA booked for arguing with the referee.
25A penalty box scramble resulted in MARIN driving the ball wide.
29A clinical foul on VAN AKEN by DUFFY results in a booking.
31A tame shot from DONALDSON bounced agonisingly wide.
41The referee gave BARRERA a second yellow card for a high foul on SAIZAR.
44A free-kick from COUTTS floated wide.
45+1The 'keeper dived to his left to block a lovely shot from Blackburn Rovers's FORREN.
 
46A good effort from ARS scraped the top of the crossbar.
53A good ball from VAN AKEN on the left bobbled toward OVIEDO who sliced his shot over.
54A cross from BASHAM left BALDOCK in plenty of space but he scuffed his shot.
65WILLIAMS fluffed an easy chance.
70A twenty-five yard shot from BJELLAND caused the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper no problem.
71GOAL!! A scuffed BALDOCK shot was collected by WILLIAMS who made no mistake from just inside the area. (3-1 Sheffield United)
75VAN AANHOLT dribbled past BASHAM and rattled a weak shot into the crowd.
82WILLIAMS rattled a simple chance past the lefthand post.
82GOAL!! A short corner was played out to VAN AKEN who fired the ball into the back of the net. (3-2 Sheffield United)
86TEIXEIRA shot wide.
87TEIXEIRA made space on the left and touched the ball to VAN AANHOLT who touched the ball over.
88GRAHAM worked the ball to WILLIAMS, OVIEDO gathered his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of the 'keeper.