Sheffield United 3-2 Chesterfield: result and report

League One · Sunday 30 April 2017

Result

Sheffield United 3-2 Chesterfield

League One · Sunday 30 April 2017, 11:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Sheffield United 3-2 Chesterfield: match report

Sheffield United won against Chesterfield 3-2 in the League One on Sunday 30 April 2017. The half-time score was 1-1.

Kieron Freeman opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Kieron Freeman (18'), Billy Sharp (59') and D. Lafferty (82'). Chesterfield scored through Kristian Dennis (45', penalty) and Paul McGinn (65').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 4 yellow cards; Chesterfield received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 1st on 97 points from 45 and Chesterfield 24th on 37 points from 45. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 1st with 100 points, and Chesterfield 24th with 37.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Chesterfield in a 3-5-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sheffield United wins, 0 draws and 0 for Chesterfield.

Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read W-W-W-W-W and Chesterfield's L-L-L-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Yellow card · Reece MitchellChesterfield
  • 18'Goal · Kieron FreemanSheffield United · 1-0
  • 20'Yellow card · Kieron FreemanSheffield United
  • 45'Penalty goal · Kristian DennisChesterfield · 1-1
  • 45'Yellow card · Simon MooreSheffield United
  • 59'Goal · Billy SharpSheffield United · 2-1
  • 65'Goal · Paul McGinnChesterfield · 2-2
  • 66'Red card · Dan GardnerChesterfield
  • 67'Yellow card · Billy SharpSheffield United
  • 82'Goal · D. LaffertySheffield United · 3-2
  • 90+2'Yellow card · John FleckSheffield United

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Sheffield United 3, draws 0, Chesterfield 0.

Team news

Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)

Simon Moore, Jack O'Connell, Chris Basham, Jake Wright, Kieron Freeman, Danny Lafferty, John Fleck, Paul Coutts, Mark Duffy, Patrick McCarthy, Leon Clarke

Chesterfield line-up (3-5-1-1)

Thorsten Stuckmann, Paul McGinn, Sam Hird, Tom Anderson, Laurence Maguire, Dan Gardner, Abdelhak Belaid, Liam Grimshaw, Joe Rowley, Reece Mitchell, Kristian Dennis