Sheffield United 3-0 Rochdale: result and report
League One · Saturday 10 December 2011
Result
Sheffield United 3-0 Rochdale
League One · Saturday 10 December 2011, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Sheffield United 3-0 Rochdale: match report
Sheffield United beat Rochdale 3-0 in the League One on Saturday 10 December 2011. The half-time score was 1-0.
Ched Evans opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Ched Evans (39'), Richard Cresswell (57') and Ched Evans (64'). Rochdale did not score.
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 5th on 35 points from 19 and Rochdale 20th on 17 points from 19. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 95 points, and Rochdale 24th with 39.
Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read W-W-L-D-W and Rochdale's L-W-L-L-D.
Key events
- 39'Goal · Ched Evans
- 57'Goal · Richard Cresswell
- 64'Goal · Ched Evans
Team news
Sheffield United line-up
Steve Simonsen, Matthew Lowton, Lecsinel Jean-François, Harry Maguire, Lee Williamson, K. McDonald, S. Quinn, Ched Evans, Richard Cresswell, Michael Doyle, N. Collins
Rochdale line-up
David Lucas, Stephen Darby, Stephen Jordan, Jason Kennedy, Gary Jones, Nicky Adams, Harry Bunn, Ashley Grimes, David Ball, Brian Barry-Murphy, Dean Holden