Post Match report for the Sheff U game - Saturday, 24th April 2021
PREMIER LEAGUE 20/21: Sheffield United V Brighton - 24/4/21, P33.
* * * * * ALBION SATURDAY FRIGHT NIGHT * * * * *
RESULT: 1-0 . (h-t 1-0) . SHAPE: 3-4-1-2
VENUE: Bramall Lane, Sheffield - seventeenth away match of thirty-three fixtures to date . Saturday 8pm.
Game played behind closed doors due to current covid restrictions.
PRE-MATCH: mathematics can be pure, as perceived by statistical forecasts of big-six bean counters, or applied, as per rest of owners in this division.
Hosts had worked through their unbalanced basic equation but results came up negatively short.
Visitors need a final higher sum to be sure of recurring for further series. The bottom line is what matters now.
WEATHER: dry & cool . KIT: blue & white.
GRAHAM POTTER has personally faced unexpected injuries from various happenings at pivotal moments over this bizarre season but would not want to go home tonight additionally hurting from a metaphorical kick in the backside.
TEAM . . . . . . . . . 26 Sanchez
. . . . . . 4 Webster, 5 Dunk, 34 Veltman
. 13 Gross, 8 Bissouma, 14 Lallana, 15 Moder
. 9 Maupay . . . 11 Trossard . . . 18 Welbeck
BENCH: 23 Steel, 33 Burn, 17 Alzate, 24 Propper, 10 Mac Allister, 19 Zeqiri.
7 Connolly (67), 16 Jahanbakhsh (67), 19 Izquierdo (82)
GOAL: 1-0 - 19 . several mistakes at the back are punished in sequence after visitors fail to clear lines.
INCIDENTS: 3 - Sanchez in action . 11 - Maupay effort . 25 - hosts pressure . 29 - away attack . 43 - Moder chance . 45 - Lallana pop . 53 - Maupay try . 56 - VAR Moder o/s . 58 - Lallana header . 61 - Sanchez saves . 66 - Bissouma dig . 72 - Maupay miss . 75 - Sanchez saves . 84 - Maupay miss . 86 - Izquierdo down range .
YELLOWS: none.
SUBS: 67 - Connolly & Jahanbakhsh for Moder & Gross . 82 - Izquierdo for Trossard.
TIMELINE: going a goal down in first quarter of the contest was a wake-up call to the away outfit.
However, having gifted initiative to relegated opponents Seagulls found it so much harder to get off the ground, let alone fly offensively.
After turnaround travellers altered positions for midfield personnel, in an effort to gain more forward momentum.
BHA had chances to level prior to introduction of two substitutes after the hour mark.
With time running out a third consecutive fail to score stat was on the cards.
There was more huff & puff, one way traffic, flattering to deceive, lack of consistency and sadly, necessary skills.
FUNDAMENTALS: poss 32%-68%, on target 3-4, off target 4-13, corners 2-12,
fouls 13-7, yellows 3-0, subs 2-3, shape 3412-3412 . . . . . . . . . gd-6 pt34 po16.
CONSEQUENCES: an opportunity squandered to add points and make it harder for clubs below to close the gap.
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