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Match report
Football Elite
Division 3: Round 8 (setup 4, season 9)
Sheffield United
v.
Crystal Palace
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
9
Overall form:
Home form:
Lee GRANT16Tim HOWARD
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Billy JONES2Christian MAGGIO
Adrian MARIAPPA63Dmitri KOMBAROV
Callum McGREGOR48Timmy SIMONS
Harry MAGUIRE75Damien DELANEY
Curtis DAVIES67Björn ENGELS
Agustín Lionel ALLIONE7Jeffrey SCHLUPP
Jesse LINGARD687Wilfried Armal ZAHA Dazet
Steven FLETCHER9Fernando José TORRES Sanz
Kenny MILLER10Jermain DEFOE
Danny INGS11SANDRO RAMÍREZ Castillo
Manager
Jonny WILLIAMS12Stephen QUINN
Shay GIVEN13Jussi JÄÄSKELÄINEN
Jason SHACKELL14Ryan FRASER
Ignasi MIQUEL Pons157Islam SLIMANI
Nicky MAYNARD16Diego Alfredo LUGANO Moreno

Sheffield United 1 Crystal Palace 2
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 30,670, Stadium: Bramall Lane, Referee: John BLANKENSTEIN 6½)
40p FletcherScorers45+1p Torres, 53 Maggio
Substitutions77 Zaha <=> Slimani
Sendings off
Bookings
3Corners3
18Fouls15
0Offsides1
4Shots on7
5Shots off4
9Total shots11
3Shots saved5
54%Possession46%
Man of the match: Timmy SIMONS
4SCHLUPP made space on the right and pulled the ball to TORRES who fired the ball wide.
6FLETCHER galloped through the Crystal Palace defence but shot straight at HOWARD.
8A shot from ZAHA seemed a certain goal but the Sheffield United 'keeper managed to parry the ball away.
12SANDRO RAMÍREZ's header was well saved by the Sheffield United 'keeper.
14A useful ball from MILLER on the right was collected by INGS who scuffed his shot inches wide.
17LINGARD dummied SCHLUPP but drove the ball into the arms of the Crystal Palace 'keeper.
19The Sheffield United 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from TORRES.
23A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the advancing GRANT.
24A header from FLETCHER was headed off the line by KOMBAROV.
29DEFOE was put clear by SCHLUPP and he pulled away from the 'keeper but drilled his shot just wide.
34FLETCHER rushed an easy chance.
40GOAL!! FLETCHER stroked a penalty beyond HOWARD after DEFOE had handled just inside the area.
41TORRES waltzed round JONES and stroked a tame shot well wide.
45+1GOAL!! Crystal Palace were awarded a penalty after a foul on ZAHA, and TORRES put it past GRANT.
 
51A corner fell to ZAHA who flicked an effort wide.
53GOAL!! A thirty yard free-kick was expertly stroked into the roof of the net by MAGGIO. (2-1 Crystal Palace)
57A weak shot from MAGUIRE bounced agonisingly wide.
74MARIAPPA stroked a simple chance past the righthand post.
74A penalty box scramble resulted in MCGREGOR tapping a low shot wide.
89SANDRO RAMÍREZ's shot was well held by the Sheffield United 'keeper.