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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 34 (setup 5, season 17)
Crewe Alexandra
v.
Sheffield United
Formation:
4-3-3
Overall form:
Home form:
Alex SMITHIES516Michael Simões Domingues, MIKA
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
6
Overall form:
Home form:
Gianni ZUIVERLOON72Vlad CHIRICHES
WALLACE Oliveira dos Santos38Jake WRIGHT
Kevin PEZZONI748Walter Alejandro GARGANO Guevara
Jannik VESTERGAARD75Dirk MARCELLIS
Chris HERD666Jake BUXTON
DOUGLAS Pereira dos Santos77Paul COUTTS
Anthony PILKINGTON68José Ignacio Peleteiro Ramallo, JOTA
Shaun HARRAD697Lucas Ramón BARRIOS
Anton PUTSILA106Dominic SOLANKE
NILMAR Honorato da Silva117Lennart THY
Manager
George RAY12Juan Carlos PAREDES Reasco
Steeve ELANA13George LONG
Conor GRANT14DIEGO Ribas da Cunha
Billy SASS-DAVIES15John BRAYFORD
Jose BAXTER16Billy SHARP

Crewe Alexandra 0 Sheffield United 3
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 17,952, Stadium: Gresty Road, Referee: Iain WILLIAMSON 6½)
Scorers11 Thy, 23 Marcellis, 48 Thy
Substitutions
Sendings off
26 Herd, 88 NilmarBookings
4Corners2
8Fouls12
4Offsides6
3Shots on6
5Shots off12
8Total shots18
2Shots saved2
44%Possession56%
Man of the match: Vlad CHIRICHES
6A useful ball from BUXTON on the right found BARRIOS who mishit his shot wide.
11GOAL!! THY hit a beautiful thirty yard shot past the bemused 'keeper. (1-0 Sheffield United)
14COUTTS hoofed the ball wide from just outside the area.
15A good effort from PUTSILA scraped the upright.
20PILKINGTON whacked a looping shot just wide from twenty-five yards out.
23GOAL!! A twenty yard free-kick was expertly thundered into the roof of the net by MARCELLIS. (2-0 Sheffield United)
26The referee books HERD for a clumsy tackle.
30A shot from HARRAD was hoofed off the line by BUXTON.
32A drive from WRIGHT seemed a certain goal but the Crewe Alexandra 'keeper managed to punch the ball clear.
35JOTA touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
38A free-kick from BARRIOS raced just wide.
39A corner was collected by SOLANKE who fired an effort just wide.
42A header by HARRAD at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
45+2A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing SMITHIES.
 
48GOAL!! A quick-witted THY pounced on a loose ball just inside the box and made no mistake. (3-0 Sheffield United)
55GARGANO ran onto a delightful ball from JOTA but toe-poked his shot wide of the lefthand post.
59NILMAR's shot was well held by MIKA.
63COUTTS shot over.
70THY headed just beyond the near post.
75A mix up in the Sheffield United defence enabled WALLACE to blast an effort just beyond the far post.
87A cross from GARGANO left THY in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
88NILMAR booked for violent conduct.