Championship: Hull City stops Sheffield United with a 0-0 draw

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SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United 0-0 Hull City could not score a single goal.

SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United didn’t concede much to Hull City to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Tuesday. Sheffield United was far superior when it came to possession ball (71%)​.

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford who was helped by Paul Hodskinson and Steve Meredith. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6 degrees Celsius or 42.73 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 87%.​

Match Statistics

Sheffield United was in firm control of the ball 71% while Hull City was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Sheffield United was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 2 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Sheffield United to win the match​.

Sheffield United shot 21 times, 2 on target, 19 off target. On the opposite side, Hull City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (I. Ndiaye and G. Baldock). On the other side, Hull City received 2 yellow cards (G. Honeyman and S. McLoughlin).

After playing this match, Sheffield United will have 46 points like West Bromwich Albion to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Hull City will have 32 points like Cardiff City to stay in the 19th place.

Match Events

  • 19'
    19'

    C. Elder

    L. Coyle

  • 45'
    45'

    G. Honeyman

  • 55'
    55'

    T. Eaves

    M. Forss

  • 67'
    67'

    I. Ndiaye

  • 67'
    67'

    B. Sharp

    I. Ndiaye

  • 71'
    71'

    A. Jones

    R. Slater

  • 75'
    75'

    S. McLoughlin

  • 79'
    79'

    S. Berge

    C. Hourihane

  • 83'
    83'

    G. Baldock

Next match

In the upcoming Championship match, Sheffield United will host Swansea City on the 19th of February with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Swansea City (2 draws).

Hull City will play away against Queens Park Rangers on the 19th of February with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Hull City (7 draws).

Sheffield United: Formation and Lineups

Sheffield United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Paul Heckingbottom chose to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham (6.5), Chris Basham (6.2), John Egan (7.4), Jack Robinson (7.0), George Baldock (6.1), Oliver Norwood (8.1), Conor Hourihane (7.8), Rhys Norrington-Davies (6.8), Morgan Gibbs-White (7.3), Iliman Ndiaye (6.9) and Oliver McBurnie (6.4).

Substitutes

Sheffield United made 2 changes: I. Ndiaye for B. Sharp (67′) and C. Hourihane for S. Berge (79′).

Top player: Oliver Norwood

The player who no doubt impressed Sheffield United the most was Oliver Norwood.

His rating is (8.1) with 99 passes (86% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 14 crosses.

Hull City: Formation and Lineups

Hull City started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

On the opposite side, Shota Arveladze played with: Matt Ingram (7.3), Lewie Coyle (6.5), Sean McLoughlin (6.8), Jacob Greaves (7.1), Brandon Fleming (7.4), Ryan Longman (6.4), Richard Smallwood (6.8), Regan Slater (6.9), Keane Lewis-Potter (7.6), George Honeyman (6.2) and Marcus Forss (6.6).

Substitutes

Hull City made 3 changes: L. Coyle for C. Elder (19′), M. Forss for T. Eaves (55′) and R. Slater for A. Jones (71′).

Top player: Keane Lewis-Potter

Probably the most impressive player in Hull City was Keane Lewis-Potter.

His rating is (7.6) with 22 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship

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