Sheffield United 1-0 Fulham: defeats 1-0 with a goal scored by I. Ndiaye
LONDON. Sheffield United beats Fulham 1-0 after I. Ndiaye scored just 1 goal (4').
LONDON. Sheffield United prevails over Fulham 1-0 after I. Ndiaye scored just 1 goal (4′). Fulham was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Monday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was James Linington with the assistance of Ian Cooper and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.4 degrees Celsius or 41.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.
Match Statistics
Fulham was in firm control of the ball 71% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Fulham was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Anyhow, Sheffield United was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Fulham shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Sheffield United shot 2 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Fulham. On the other side, Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (W. Foderingham, J. Robinson and J. Bogle).
After this encounter, Fulham will stay with 45 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Sheffield United will have 29 points like Luton Town to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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4'4'
I. Ndiaye
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45'45'
W. Foderingham
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46'46'
S. Berge
M. Gibbs-White
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46'46'
T. Cairney
J. Seri
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55'55'
J. Robinson
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61'61'
B. Reid
F. Carvalho
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69'69'
Muniz Rodrigo
A. Robinson
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76'76'
J. Fleck
C. Hourihane
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78'78'
B. Osborn
I. Ndiaye
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85'85'
J. Bogle
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Fulham will host Birmingham City on the 26th of December with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Fulham (5 draws).
Sheffield United will play away with Preston North End on the 26th of December with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Sheffield United (6 draws).
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Fulham started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva chose to play with the following team: Marek Rodák , Kenny Tete , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Harrison Reed , Jean-Michaël Seri , Harry Wilson , Fabio Carvalho , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .
Substitutes
Fulham made 3 changes: J. Seri for T. Cairney (46′), F. Carvalho for B. Reid (61′) and A. Robinson for Muniz Rodrigo (69′).
Top player: Tosin Adarabioyo
Probably the most impressive player in Fulham was Tosin Adarabioyo.
His rating is with 103 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Sheffield United: Formation and Lineups
Sheffield United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the other side, Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham , Chris Basham , John Egan , Jack Robinson , Jayden Bogle , Oliver Norwood , Conor Hourihane , Enda Stevens , Morgan Gibbs-White , Iliman Ndiaye and Billy Sharp .
Substitutes
Sheffield United made 3 changes: M. Gibbs-White for S. Berge (46′), C. Hourihane for J. Fleck (76′) and I. Ndiaye for B. Osborn (78′).
Top player: Iliman Ndiaye
The player who no doubt impressed Sheffield United the most was Iliman Ndiaye.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 18.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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