Championship: Sheffield United seizes a draw versus Queens Park Rangers
LONDON. Sheffield United managed to snatch a late draw against Queens Park Rangers with a late goal from J. Egan.
LONDON. Sheffield United was capable to snatch a draw against Queens Park Rangers with a late goal from J. Egan scored in the (90′) after Queens Park Rangers got a lead with a goal from I. Chair (11′). Sheffield United couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (56%)
The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Joshua Smith with the collaboration of Nigel Lugg and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Andy Woolmer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 2.7 degrees Celsius or 36.86 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Sheffield United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Sheffield United was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Sheffield United to win the match.
Queens Park Rangers shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Sam Field and Jimmy Dunne). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (Wes Foderingham and Daniel Jebbison).
After playing this match, Queens Park Rangers will have 35 points like West Bromwich Albion, Swansea City and Coventry City to move up in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United will have 50 points to stay in the 2nd place.
Match Events
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11'11'
Ilias Chair
Chris Willock
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39'39'
Wes Foderingham
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46'46'
Jack Robinson
Ciaran Clark
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57'57'
Sam Field
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60'60'
James Mcatee
Thomas Doyle
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70'70'
Daniel Jebbison
George Baldock
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74'74'
Luke Amos
Chris Willock
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79'79'
Albert Adomah
Tyler Roberts
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83'83'
Jayden Bogle
Anel Ahmedhodzic
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86'86'
Jimmy Dunne
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90'90'
John Egan
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90'90'
Daniel Jebbison
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Queens Park Rangers will play away with Reading on the 14th of January with a 9-7 head to head stats in favor of Queens Park Rangers (11 draws).
Sheffield United will host Stoke City on the 14th of January with a 3-3 head to head stats.
Queens Park Rangers: Formation and Lineups
Queens Park Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Neil Critchley chose to play with the following team: Seny Dieng , Osman Kakay , Robert Dickie , Jimmy Dunne , Kenneth Paal , Tim Iroegbunam , Samuel Field , Tyler Roberts , Ilias Chair , Christopher Willock and Lyndon Dykes .
Substitutes
Queens Park Rangers made 2 changes: Chris Willock for Luke Amos (74′) and Tyler Roberts for Albert Adomah (79′).
Top player: Samuel Field
The player who no doubt impressed Queens Park Rangers the most was Samuel Field.
His rating is with 31 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 14.
Sheffield United: Formation and Lineups
Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham , Anel Ahmedhodžić , John Egan , Ciaran Clark , George Baldock , Sander Berge , Oliver Norwood , Tommy Doyle , Enda Stevens , Iliman Ndiaye and Billy Sharp .
Substitutes
Sheffield United made 4 changes: Ciaran Clark for Jack Robinson (46′), Thomas Doyle for James Mcatee (60′), George Baldock for Daniel Jebbison (70′) and Anel Ahmedhodzic for Jayden Bogle (83′).
Top player: Oliver Norwood
Probably the most impressive player in Sheffield United was Oliver Norwood.
His rating is with 68 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Vicky Singh
Vicky Singh is based in Mumbai with over two decades as a sports journalist. He writes mainly on football predictions and head to head.
