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Commentary
0¹An exceptional effort from EDUARDO scraped the outside of the lefthand post.
3¹COLE's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
8¹A header by GILARDINO at the near post was comfortably collected by NEUER.
10¹HOWARD did well to hold onto a powerful strike from EDUARDO.
14¹NEUER dived to his right to save a fierce drive from Newcastle United's MIGUEL.
15¹GOAL!! An inswinging corner was headed clear only for TÉVEZ to crack the ball into the net. (1-0 Newcastle United)
21¹GOAL!! The Sheffield United 'keeper got into difficulty with a backpass from HEITINGA and GILARDINO managed to squeeze the ball into the net. (2-0 Newcastle United)
22¹A pin-point pass found GILARDINO and his deadly shot went narrowly over.
24¹A deadly shot from TÉVEZ was pushed round the post by the Sheffield United 'keeper.
27¹A tame strike from MAKAAY trickled agonisingly wide.
30¹The Sheffield United 'keeper saved a swerving shot from TÉVEZ.
32¹MIGUEL knocked the ball to TÉVEZ who nodded it over the bar.
34¹A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
35¹GOAL!! EDUARDO dribbled forward, glanced up and fired a shot into the Newcastle United net. (2-1 Newcastle United)
38¹The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from KEITA dropped just over.
41¹GOAL!! A goalmouth scramble culminated with JOHNSON firing the ball into the back of the net. (2-2)
45¹DANNY made space on the right and pulled the ball to EDUARDO who fired the ball wide.
4²ZHIRKOV shot wide.
12²GOAL!! A weak shot from MAKAAY seemed to hold no problem for the 'keeper but the ball somehow squirmed over the line. (3-2 Sheffield United)
14²A shot from TÉVEZ was smothered by NEUER.
15²A free-kick from KEITA flew inches wide.
19²MAKAAY headed inches wide.
24²A penalty box meleé resulted in EDUARDO tapping a low shot over.
27²TÉVEZ drove a left foot shot just beyond the near post from twenty yards out.
33²GILARDINO beat KEITA and flicked the ball to MAICON who dragged his effort wide.

 
Sheffield United
 
League position: 13
Home league form: XXWX
Overall league form: XXLXWLXW
Formation: 4-4-2
Line-ups
Manuel NEUER6½15½Tim HOWARD
Glen JOHNSON7½27½Luís MIGUEL
Giovanni VAN BRONCKHORST7 36½Domenico CRISCITO
(c,f)MARCOS Antônio SENNA8 47½Philippe MEXÈS(c)
John HEITINGA6½57 Carlos MARCHENA
Dirk MARCELLIS6½67½MAICON Douglas
GEOVANNI Deiberson7 77 Carlos TÉVEZ(p,f)
DANNY Miguel6½87½Kim KÄLLSTRÖM
Roy MAKAAY7½98 Alberto GILARDINO
(p)EDUARDO da Silva5½106½Joe COLE
Seydou KEITA6 117½Yuri ZHIRKOV
Dan BULLOCKManagerMartin MIDDLETON
Toni KROOS  12  Salvatore BOCCHETTI
Thomas SØRENSEN  13  Diego BENAGLIO
Abou DIABY  14  Demy DE ZEEUW
Francisco CHICA  15  Danijel PRANJIC
Vurnon ANITA  16  ALEX Rodrigo
 
Newcastle United
 
League position: 12
Away league form: WXLL
Overall league form: XWLXLLLL
Formation: 4-4-2

Statistics
Sheffield United 3 Newcastle United 2
(Half-time: 2-2, Attendance: 38,624, Stadium: Bramall Lane, Referee: Phil Dowd 6)

Eduardo 35¹, Johnson 41¹, Makaay 12²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Tévez 15¹, Gilardino 21¹
  
  
  
415
229
197
49
66
1015
17
39%61%
Man of the match: Marcos Antônio Senna