FMFA League, Derby County vs. Sheffield United (Sun Jan 16) Derby County | Sheffield United 4-1-3-2 L | 4-4-2 T Stadium | Todd Fortune | B_P-Farrell GK | GK U_Simon N_Semedo DF | DF R_Bertrand B_Purrington DF | DF N_Ake W_Ndidi DM | DF C_Lenglet D_Johnson DF | DF J_Boateng R_Holding DF | MF R_Mahrez B_Baningime MF | MF C_Fabregas N_Matic MF | MF S_Gnabry T_Lawrence FW | MF A_Doucoure O_Watkins FW | FW I_Sarr M_Reus MF | FW P_Cutrone | M_Neuer SUB | SUB T_Heaton L_Buchanan SUB | SUB G_Baldock B_Osborn SUB | SUB A_Grimaldo D_van_de_Beek SUB | SUB T_Jumeau R_Lukaku SUB | SUB Maxi_Gomez Min. 1 :(der) Derby County changed their strategy to play P Min. 2 :(shu) P_Cutrone watches his team-mates pull the defenders out of position ... He decides to be greedy and run into the space ... He's gone right through! ... P_Cutrone gets his head to the ball ! ... GOAL !! ... Fine finish ! ... That’s given Sheffield United the advantage! ... Derby County 0-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 3 :(der) Derby County are switching their playing style to A Min. 3 :(der) N_Matic looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... O_Watkins receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... O_Watkins has slipped behind the defence! ... He is one on one with U_Simon ... He tries to slide it past U_Simon ... He has put it wide!! Min. 11 :(der) O_Watkins steps over the ball ... He nutmegs J_Boateng ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... R_Bertrand is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one Min. 15 :(shu) C_Fabregas finds himself with plenty of time ... But N_Matic will cut out the threat Min. 16 :(der) W_Ndidi reads the run of B_Baningime ... B_Baningime has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 19 :(der) B_Baningime sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... But J_Boateng barges him off the ball Min. 26 :(der) N_Matic with a measured pass to N_Semedo ... N_Semedo with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... U_Simon with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 27 :(der) M_Reus is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to T_Lawrence ... But N_Ake barges him off the ball Min. 31 :(der) M_Reus with an inch perfect pass to D_Johnson ... S_Gnabry gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 32 :(shu) C_Lenglet with a probing pass to C_Fabregas ... C_Fabregas flicks the header toward the far post! ... But B_P-Farrell punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 34 :(der) B_Purrington takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins fires the shot in! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled home! ... That’s pulled Derby County level! ... Derby County 1-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 35 :(der) Derby County restructured their strategy to P Min. 38 :(shu) J_Boateng can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... R_Holding with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge Min. 42 :(der) T_Lawrence with a Cruyff turn ... But J_Boateng slides in Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 43 :(der) N_Semedo is taking a throw in ... He sees a man in space! ... He throws it to B_Purrington ... A_Doucoure wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 45 :(shu) Maxi_Gomez takes off his tracksuit, he'll replace P_Cutrone ... He'll play as a FW ... The manager will be hoping the substitution pays off ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Derby County 1-1 Sheffield United Min. 46 :(shu) I_Sarr has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... But M_Reus slides in Min. 50 :(shu) G_Baldock is coming on and J_Boateng is being brought off ... Looks likely he will go and play DF Min. 50 :(der) N_Matic beats N_Ake ... R_Bertrand bundles the player over!! ... That’s a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 51 :(shu) I_Sarr runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off the defender back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... D_Johnson with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 54 :(der) N_Matic with a slick pass to W_Ndidi ... W_Ndidi with the attempt at goal! ... But U_Simon just gets his fingers to that one ... The Referee has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 58 :(der) T_Lawrence beats the defender ... T_Lawrence with a low drive through the rain! ... U_Simon makes a good save Min. 60 :(der) N_Semedo kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Reus gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Reus pounds a rocket on goal ! ... U_Simon takes the ball off him ... He was showing off there! Min. 60 :(der) O_Watkins takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... R_Bertrand with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... Todd Fortune looks relieved ... Stadium is far from happy with that decision Min. 62 :(shu) S_Gnabry sprints down the flank ... He threads the ball in to A_Doucoure ... N_Matic seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 63 :(der) B_Baningime whips the ball across to O_Watkins ... O_Watkins rifles it to the far post ! ... U_Simon tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 65 :(der) It appears O_Watkins is playing as a AM Min. 67 :(der) T_Lawrence runs at C_Lenglet ... He takes it past him ... T_Lawrence has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... But he got that all wrong Min. 68 :(der) N_Matic crosses in from the wing, he finds O_Watkins in the box ... O_Watkins with a powerful diving header! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 70 :(der) O_Watkins turns past R_Bertrand ... He has created space for himself now ... Well executed sliding challenge from C_Lenglet ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... O_Watkins chips the ball into the area! ... U_Simon easily catches it! Min. 80 :(der) W_Ndidi plays the early ball across the box to find O_Watkins in space ... O_Watkins tries to beat U_Simon from outside the area! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 83 :(der) M_Reus with a one-touch layoff to T_Lawrence ... R_Bertrand tackles cleanly Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(der) M_Reus heads the ball back to O_Watkins ... C_Lenglet gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 91 :(der) T_Lawrence takes possession ... He looks up ... He's in acres of space ... R_Bertrand slides in to knock the ball out for a corner ... CORNER! ... B_Baningime plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to T_Lawrence ... He knocks it goalward ... GOAL !! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Yes!! ... That goal surely snatches the win! ... Derby County 2-1 Sheffield United ... Min. 92 :(der) Up goes the substitution board - B_Osborn on for N_Matic as a DM Min. 92 :(der) The manager shouting something towards his players ... It looks like he's turning things round a bit ... Derby County will now play D ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Ipro Attendance : 40,264 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : O_Watkins (Man of the Match) Scorers : O_Watkins (34), T_Lawrence (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Cutrone Scorers : P_Cutrone (2) Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_Bertrand (11) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Derby County | Sheffield United Attempts on Goal : 12 | 2 Off target : 5 | 0 On target : 7 | 2 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 2 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 5 | 5 Key Tackles : 4 | 10 Key Passes : 14 | 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Derby County 2 - 1 Sheffield United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Derby County Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- B_P-Farrell GK 29 2 1 1 21 | 93 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 N_Semedo DF 1 28 13 3 24 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 8 28 11 B_Purrington DF 1 28 10 3 20 | 93 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 W_Ndidi DM 1 12 28 3 25 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 D_Johnson DF 2 28 5 2 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 R_Holding DF 1 27 6 2 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Baningime MF 1 4 28 13 25 | 93 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 36 9 N_Matic MF 1 13 28 12 27 | 93 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 40 0 T_Lawrence FW 1 3 5 27 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 O_Watkins AM 1 3 9 29 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 M_Reus MF 2 4 28 12 25 | 93 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 40 3 M_Neuer GK 28 2 3 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Buchanan DF 1 25 10 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B_Osborn DM 1 12 28 2 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 7 26 10 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Lukaku FW 3 4 5 26 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- U_Simon GK 31 7 2 1 23 | 93 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Bertrand DF 1 29 12 3 24 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 36 -3 -3 N_Ake DF 2 28 6 3 25 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 29 13 3 25 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 J_Boateng DF 1 27 5 2 26 | 51 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_Mahrez MF 2 3 29 13 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Fabregas MF 2 11 28 10 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 S_Gnabry MF 1 4 29 14 23 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 A_Doucoure MF 1 6 30 9 27 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 I_Sarr FW 1 4 14 30 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Cutrone FW 1 3 12 28 23 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 T_Heaton GK 30 2 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Baldock DF 1 28 10 3 23 | 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Grimaldo DF 2 26 2 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Jumeau MF 2 12 26 15 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Maxi_Gomez FW 1 3 13 29 25 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1642338408 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35