Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester United: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 18 November 2006
Result
Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester United
Premier League · Saturday 18 November 2006, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
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Sheffield United 1-2 Manchester United: match report
Sheffield United were beaten by Manchester United 1-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 18 November 2006. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Keith Gillespie opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Sheffield United's goal came from Keith Gillespie (13'). Manchester United scored through Wayne Rooney (30') and Wayne Rooney (75').
Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card; Manchester United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 17th on 10 points from 12 and Manchester United 1st on 31 points from 12. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 18th with 38 points, and Manchester United 1st with 89.
Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read D-W-L-L-D and Manchester United's W-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 13'Goal · Keith Gillespie
- 26'Yellow card · Ryan Giggs
- 30'Goal · Wayne Rooney
- 45'Yellow card · Keith Gillespie
- 75'Goal · Wayne Rooney
Team news
Sheffield United line-up
Paddy Kenny, Claude Davis, Phil Jagielka, Robert Kozluk, Alan Quinn, Keith Gillespie, Mikele Leigertwood, Rob Hulse, Colin Kazim-Richards, Derek Geary, Nicky Law
Manchester United expected line-up
Edwin van der Sar, Rio Ferdinand, Wes Brown, John O'Shea, Patrice Evra, Kieran Richardson, Louis Saha, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville