Sheffield Utd vs West Brom 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season
Apr 26, 2023, 7:00 PMSheffield United beat West Brom to secure promotion
Sheffield United secured automatic promotion to the Premier League with three games to spare after Wednesday's 2-0 victory over West Brom.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield United 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 58': Goal! Sheffield United 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
- 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Okay Yokuslu.
- 71': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Kyle Bartley replaces Erik Pieters.
- 75': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces James McAtee.
- 75': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Oliver McBurnie.
- 76': Goal! Sheffield United 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by George Baldock following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Marc Albrighton replaces Karlan Grant.
- 81': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood replaces Tommy Doyle.
- 84': John Egan (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jayden Bogle replaces George Baldock.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Sheffield United. Chris Basham replaces Sander Berge.
- 90'+2': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jovan Malcolm replaces Jed Wallace.
Game Information
7:00 PM, Wed, Apr 26, 2023
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 30,050
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +65 | Leeds United | 46 | 100 | 4 |
| +53 | Burnley | 46 | 100 | 2 |
| +27 | Sheffield United | 46 | 90 | 10 |
| +14 | Sunderland | 46 | 76 | 12 |
Statistics
| WBA | SHU | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 47.6 | Possession | 52.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 416 | Passes | 450 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 7 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 50 | Long Balls | 75 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 18 | Clearances | 8 |
Sheffield United (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Wes Foderingham (GK) |
| 12 | John Egan  |
| 19 | Jack Robinson |
| 15 | Anel Ahmedhodzic |
| 22 | Tommy Doyle |
| 28 | James McAtee |
| 8 | Sander Berge |
| 13 | Max Lowe |
| 2 | George Baldock |
| 29 | Iliman Ndiaye |
| 9 | Oliver McBurnie |
West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 15 | Erik Pieters |
| 6 | Semi Ajayi |
| 3 | Conor Townsend |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 29 | Taylor Gardner-Hickman |
| 35 | Okay Yokuslu |
| 14 | Jayson Molumby |
| 21 | Brandon Thomas-Asante |
| 18 | Karlan Grant |
| 17 | Jed Wallace |
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