Burton Albion 1-3 Sheffield United: result and report
Championship · Friday 17 November 2017
Result
Burton Albion 1-3 Sheffield United
Championship · Friday 17 November 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-2
Burton Albion 1-3 Sheffield United: match report
Burton Albion lost to Sheffield United 1-3 in the Championship on Friday 17 November 2017. The half-time score was 1-2.
Billy Sharp opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Burton Albion's goal came from Matt Palmer (31'). Sheffield United scored through Billy Sharp (10', penalty), Billy Sharp (34') and Leon Clarke (78').
Discipline: Burton Albion received 1 yellow card; Sheffield United received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Burton Albion were 21st on 13 points from 16 and Sheffield United 2nd on 33 points from 16. Burton Albion went on to finish that season 23rd with 41 points, and Sheffield United 10th with 69.
Burton Albion lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Patrick McCarthy of Sheffield United (8.5), ahead of Leon Clarke (8.2).
Going into the match Burton Albion's last five read W-L-L-L-D and Sheffield United's W-L-W-W-W.
Key events
- 10'Penalty goal · Billy Sharp
- 31'Goal · Matt Palmer
- 34'Goal · Billy Sharp
- 42'Yellow card · Stephen Warnock
- 78'Goal · Leon Clarke
Team news
Burton Albion line-up (4-3-1-2)
Stephen Bywater, Stephen Warnock, Kyle McFadzean, Ben Turner, Jake Buxton, Jamie Allen, Luke Murphy, Matthew Lund, Matt Palmer, Lloyd Dyer, Marvin Sordell
Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)
Pavel Kucera, Jack O'Connell, Jake Wright, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Enda Stevens, John Fleck, Chris Basham, Paul Coutts, Mark Duffy, Leon Clarke, Patrick McCarthy