Sheffield United 2-0 Burton Albion: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 13 March 2018
Result
Sheffield United 2-0 Burton Albion
Championship · Tuesday 13 March 2018, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Sheffield United 2-0 Burton Albion: match report
Sheffield United beat Burton Albion 2-0 in the Championship on Tuesday 13 March 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.
Enda Stevens opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Enda Stevens (29') and David Brooks (64'). Burton Albion did not score.
Discipline: Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards; Burton Albion received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 9th on 56 points from 36 and Burton Albion 23rd on 30 points from 36. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 10th with 69 points, and Burton Albion 23rd with 41.
Sheffield United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Burton Albion in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Mark Duffy of Sheffield United (8.0), ahead of David Brooks (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sheffield United win, 0 draws and 0 for Burton Albion.
Key events
- 29'Goal · Enda Stevens
- 57'Yellow card · Lee Evans
- 64'Goal · David Brooks
- 72'Yellow card · Tom Naylor
- 73'Yellow card · Richard Stearman
Head-to-head
Team news
Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)
Pavel Kucera, Jack O'Connell, Chris Basham, Richard Stearman, George Baldock, Enda Stevens, John Fleck, Lee Evans, Mark Duffy, Patrick McCarthy, James Wilson
Burton Albion line-up (4-1-4-1)
Stephen Bywater, Kyle McFadzean, Tom Flanagan, Damien McCrory, Tom Naylor, Jamie Allen, Lloyd Dyer, Marvin Sordell, Jacob Davenport, Hope Akpan, Darren Bent