Walsall 2-1 Sheffield United: result and report
League One · Wednesday 1 January 2014
Result
Walsall 2-1 Sheffield United
League One · Wednesday 1 January 2014, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Walsall 2-1 Sheffield United: match report
Walsall beat Sheffield United 2-1 in the League One on Wednesday 1 January 2014. The half-time score was 0-1.
Chris Porter opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Walsall's goals came from Craig Westcarr (52', penalty) and J. Chambers (62'). Sheffield United scored through Chris Porter (17').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Walsall were 9th on 34 points from 23 and Sheffield United 19th on 23 points from 23. Walsall went on to finish that season 15th with 58 points, and Sheffield United 8th with 65.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Walsall wins, 2 draws and 1 for Sheffield United.
Going into the match Walsall's last five read D-L-W-W-L and Sheffield United's W-D-D-W-D.
Key events
- 17'Goal · Chris Porter
- 52'Penalty goal · Craig Westcarr
- 62'Goal · J. Chambers
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall expected line-up
Richard O'Donnell, Paul Michael Downing, James Ashley Chambers, Andy Butler, Sam Mantom, Adam Chambers, James Baxendale, Craig Westcarr, Ashley Hemmings, Will Grigg
Sheffield United expected line-up
George Long, Harry Maguire, N. Collins, Tony McMahon, Matthew Hill, Michael Doyle, Ryan Flynn, Stephen McGinn