FMFA Manager, Sheffield United vs. Newcastle United (Wed Jul 29) Sheffield United | Newcastle United 5-4-1 P | 4-4-2 N Todd Fortune | Harry Klenjan | A_Onana GK | GK U_Simon F_Miguel DF | DF E_Militao A_Grimaldo DF | DF V_Chiriches P_van_Aanholt DF | DF N_Semedo M_Muniesa DF | DF C_Mepham G_Baldock DF | MF R_Sterling V_Wanyama MF | MF H_Ziyech R_Firmino MF | MF R_Mahrez D_Brooks MF | MF P-E_Hojbjerg J_Lingard MF | FW V_Supriaha Diego_Costa FW | FW Y_Muto | M_McGovern SUB | SUB A_McCarthy A_Suljic SUB | SUB S_Brotherton Filipe_Luis SUB | SUB J_Hungbo E_Capoue SUB | SUB K_Alpin M_Balotelli SUB | SUB K_Mbappe Min. 1 :(shu) V_Wanyama with a 50-yard pass to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino drives the ball low ! ... U_Simon is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 5 :(shu) V_Wanyama with the first time pass to R_Firmino ... R_Firmino chases it through, he must score ! ... It hammers off the bar onto the line ... The referee talks to his assistant ... He waves play on ... Goal not given there! ... That looked like the wrong decision Min. 10 :(shu) Diego_Costa with a burst of pace ... Diego_Costa could have let it bounce! ... U_Simon has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... U_Simon is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide !! Min. 11 :(shu) Diego_Costa runs at C_Mepham ... The defender slips and falls over ... Diego_Costa rifles it to the far post ! ... U_Simon saves it ... He got his body behind the ball there Min. 17 :(shu) R_Firmino knocks the ball past V_Chiriches ... R_Firmino gets up high for the header ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... U_Simon moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... GOAL !! ... U_Simon looks dejected! ... And Sheffield United are leading in the game now ... Sheffield United 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 20 :(shu) Diego_Costa brings the ball into the opposing area ... C_Mepham with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Harry Klenjan looks relieved ... Todd Fortune is far from happy with that decision Min. 21 :(new) V_Supriaha jumps over P_van_Aanholt's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... A vicious shot by V_Supriaha ! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Sheffield United fans taunt him! Min. 24 :(shu) J_Lingard retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... Diego_Costa latches onto the end of it ... Brilliantly taken away by V_Chiriches !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 32 :(shu) Diego_Costa takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... N_Semedo is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! Min. 36 :(new) Newcastle United will now play E Min. 36 :(new) H_Ziyech moves to AM Min. 40 :(shu) D_Brooks kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... Diego_Costa gets on the end of the pass ... E_Militao with a deliberate foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him Min. 42 :(new) P-E_Hojbjerg hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... C_Mepham collects the loose ball! ... A_Grimaldo with a pull on the shirt ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 42 :(shu) F_Miguel looks in some pain ... He'll try and run it off though Min. 42 :(new) N_Semedo with the mazy run ... N_Semedo curls the ball in on goal ! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 44 :(shu) Diego_Costa knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... E_Militao with an inch perfect tackle ... The whistle has gone! Incredible! ... Shown a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... Diego_Costa bends it round the wall ... It's way wide ... The Newcastle United fans behind the goal spread their arms out Min. 45 :(shu) E_Capoue is going to be brought on ... J_Lingard is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 45 :(shu) A_Suljic takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace G_Baldock as DF Min. 45 :(shu) R_Firmino with a first time pass ... P_van_Aanholt runs onto it! ... P_van_Aanholt fires off a left-footed shot ! ... He hits the post ... He follows it up! ... But puts it wide! ... He'll be disappointed with that Min. 46 :(shu) R_Firmino beats E_Militao ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... R_Firmino with the chance ! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 46 :(new) V_Supriaha drives it forward to V_Chiriches ... V_Chiriches attempts to nutmeg A_Onana! ... But A_Onana makes an easy save ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Sheffield United 1-0 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(new) P-E_Hojbjerg brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... Y_Muto gets on the end of the pass ... A_Suljic with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul Min. 47 :(new) V_Supriaha with a real burst of pace ... He leaves the defender behind ... But he loses control of it ... M_Muniesa hits it out for a throw Min. 48 :(shu) R_Firmino hoofs it up field to find Diego_Costa ... But N_Semedo clears the danger Min. 49 :(shu) R_Firmino with a flashy move ... R_Firmino tries to beat U_Simon! ... U_Simon gathers it comfortably Min. 49 :(new) H_Ziyech kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... F_Miguel wins the ball! ... But he caught the player also! ... The ref gives nothing! Min. 54 :(new) Y_Muto beats M_Muniesa ... He muscled him off the ball ... Y_Muto keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 61 :(shu) V_Wanyama threads the through ball to Diego_Costa ... Diego_Costa is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round U_Simon ... He rounds U_Simon ... He thumps it towards the goal! ... U_Simon somehow manages to get to it !! ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by E_Capoue! ... The ball finds its way to Diego_Costa ... He gets the shot away ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 62 :(shu) Diego_Costa knocks it past E_Militao and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... Diego_Costa with a stunning strike ! ... But U_Simon palms it behind ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 63 :(shu) R_Firmino can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to D_Brooks ... D_Brooks keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 65 :(new) K_Mbappe takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace R_Mahrez as FW Min. 65 :(new) The Newcastle United manager shouts at them from the touchline to play A Min. 70 :(new) S_Brotherton will replace the useless E_Militao and will play DF Min. 71 :(new) H_Ziyech gets to the by line ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... V_Supriaha is unmarked ... V_Supriaha with a powerful header ! ... OOOOOOHHHHHHHH ... It grazes the post and goes wide Min. 72 :(new) H_Ziyech takes possession ... Knocks it past A_Grimaldo ... He's through on goal ... What a shot from H_Ziyech ! ... It could go anywhere ... A_Onana gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 74 :(new) J_Hungbo is being prepared to come on ... H_Ziyech is leaving the pitch ... He applauds the crowd ... Looks like his replacement will play MF Min. 76 :(shu) E_Capoue has a go! ... It hits the defender ... D_Brooks collects the loose ball! ... R_Sterling with an ugly foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee Min. 78 :(shu) Diego_Costa takes advantage of a mistake by C_Mepham ... It's a lucky break ... An audacious effort from Diego_Costa ! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post !! ... U_Simon never had a chance! Min. 81 :(shu) V_Wanyama runs at the defence ... He nutmegs the defender ... He showed his class there ... N_Semedo with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 84 :(shu) P_van_Aanholt finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... N_Semedo looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 87 :(shu) R_Firmino looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to Diego_Costa ... Diego_Costa looks to see where U_Simon is! ... He shoots! ... But U_Simon palms it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(shu) R_Firmino picks up a loose ball ... P-E_Hojbjerg with the tackle ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He got away with just a warning ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Bramall Lane Attendance : 41,012 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Firmino (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Firmino (17) Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Grimaldo (42) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : N_Semedo Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N_Semedo (32), E_Militao (44) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 15 | 6 Off target : 9 | 3 On target : 6 | 3 Possession : 61 | 39 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 2 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 10 | 10 Key Tackles : 2 | 4 Key Passes : 9 | 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Sheffield United 1 - 0 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 31 1 1 1 26 | 92 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 F_Miguel DF 1 26 10 3 26 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 2 25 2 3 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 P_van_Aanholt DF 1 24 11 4 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Muniesa DF 3 24 4 2 22 | 92 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 G_Baldock DF 1 24 10 3 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 12 28 3 27 | 92 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 R_Firmino MF 3 4 25 12 24 | 92 0 0 4 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 40 29 D_Brooks MF 1 4 24 12 24 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Lingard MF 2 3 24 10 26 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Diego_Costa FW 1 5 5 26 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 M_McGovern GK 24 3 1 1 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Suljic DF 2 24 5 2 21 | 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Filipe_Luis DF 1 23 10 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Capoue MF 2 10 24 3 28 | 47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 18 8 M_Balotelli FW 2 3 4 25 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U_Simon GK 30 7 2 1 23 | 92 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 E_Militao DF 1 27 13 2 20 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 -3 V_Chiriches DF 1 27 8 4 27 | 92 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 0 3 N_Semedo DF 1 26 12 3 24 | 92 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 36 -3 0 C_Mepham DF 1 24 7 2 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sterling MF 2 4 28 12 25 | 92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Ziyech AM 1 3 27 13 23 | 75 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 R_Mahrez MF 2 3 27 13 21 | 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P-E_Hojbjerg MF 2 11 24 14 22 | 92 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 V_Supriaha FW 1 2 13 28 23 | 92 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 Y_Muto FW 1 6 11 25 27 | 92 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 A_McCarthy GK 28 2 2 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Brotherton DF 2 25 2 4 16 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hungbo MF 2 3 25 4 17 | 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Alpin MF 2 3 25 3 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mbappe FW 2 3 4 25 20 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1596049603 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35