Brentford 2-3 Sheffield United: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 27 November 2018
Result
Brentford 2-3 Sheffield United
Championship · Tuesday 27 November 2018, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-2
Brentford 2-3 Sheffield United: match report
Brentford lost to Sheffield United 2-3 in the Championship on Tuesday 27 November 2018. The half-time score was 1-2.
Neal Maupay opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Brentford's goals came from Neal Maupay (6') and an own goal by John Fleck (65'). Sheffield United scored through an own goal by E. Konsa (10'), Oliver Norwood (15') and Leon Clarke (72').
Discipline: Brentford received 1 yellow card; Sheffield United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Brentford were 15th on 21 points from 18 and Sheffield United 5th on 31 points from 18. Brentford went on to finish that season 11th with 64 points, and Sheffield United 2nd with 89.
Brentford lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Oliver Norwood of Sheffield United (8.6), ahead of R. Sawyers (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Brentford wins, 1 draw and 1 for Sheffield United.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Neal Maupay
- 10'Own goal · E. Konsa
- 15'Goal · Oliver Norwood
- 17'Yellow card · Chris Basham
- 65'Own goal · John Fleck
- 69'Yellow card · Josh McEachran
- 72'Goal · Leon Clarke
Head-to-head
Team news
Brentford line-up (4-2-3-1)
Daniel Bentley, Henrik Dalsgaard, Ezri Konsa, Chris Mepham, Yoann Barbet, Josh McEachran, R. Sawyers, Alan Judge, Lewis MacLeod, Sergi Canós, Neal Maupay
Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)
Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack O'Connell, Kieron Freeman, John Lundstram, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, David McGoldrick, Conor Washington