English League Championship

Sheffield United vs Bristol City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Sheffield United advance 6-0 on aggregate
Sheffield United
  • 41': Kieffer Moore
  • 52': Gustavo Hamer
  • 83': Callum O'Hare
FT
3 - 0
2nd Leg - Sheffield United advance 6-0 on aggregate
Bristol City

    Sheffield United cruise past Bristol City to book playoff final spot

    Sheffield United cruised into the Championship playoff final after goals from Kieffer Moore, Gustavo Hamer and Callum O'Hare produced a 3-0 win over Bristol City at Bramall Lane on Monday, securing a 6-0 aggregate success in the one-sided semi-final.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kieffer Moore.
    • 6': Offside, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Haydon Roberts with a cross.
    • 8': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Harrison Burrows.
    • 9': Anel Ahmedhodzic (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 11': Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
    • 11': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Max Bird.
    • 19': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Twine.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury with a cross.
    • 23': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
    • 23': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.
    • 26': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
    • 26': Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left. Assisted by Harrison Burrows following a fast break.
    • 30': Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
    • 30': Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
    • 34': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anel Ahmedhodzic with a headed pass.
    • 37': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 38': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Sydie Peck.
    • 40': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Haydon Roberts.
    • 41': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Bristol City 0. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Harrison Burrows with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Offside, Sheffield United. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 44': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 44': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
    • 44': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Burrows.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Bristol City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, Bristol City 0.
    • 47': Foul by Andre Brooks (Sheffield United).
    • 47': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 48': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. George Earthy (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
    • 51': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 52': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Bristol City 0. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Harrison Burrows following a corner.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Pring with a cross.
    • 55': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United).
    • 55': George Tanner (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Max Bird (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 56': Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 58': Substitution, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti replaces Scott Twine.
    • 59': Substitution, Bristol City. Marcus McGuane replaces Max Bird.
    • 59': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces George Earthy.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 60': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kieffer Moore with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 62': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Andre Brooks.
    • 62': Substitution, Sheffield United. Callum O'Hare replaces Thomas Cannon.
    • 62': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Kieffer Moore.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 68': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Cameron Pring.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus McGuane.
    • 71': Attempt blocked. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
    • 72': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi replaces Gustavo Hamer.
    • 72': Foul by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United).
    • 72': Nahki Wells (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Sam Bell (Bristol City).
    • 74': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
    • 79': Attempt saved. George Tanner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Marcus McGuane.
    • 79': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
    • 80': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tom Davies replaces Vinicius Souza.
    • 80': Substitution, Bristol City. Harry Cornick replaces Nahki Wells.
    • 81': Offside, Sheffield United. Callum O'Hare is caught offside.
    • 83': Goal! Sheffield United 3, Bristol City 0. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell with a cross.
    • 86': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
    • 86': Haydon Roberts (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Harry Cornick (Bristol City).
    • 89': Tom Davies (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Harry Cornick (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Bristol City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 3, Bristol City 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    0 Saves 6
    56.5 Possession 43.5
    11 SHOTS 17
    6 ON GOAL 3
    0.5 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    472 Accurate Passes 359
    550 Passes 420
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 6
    12 Crosses 14
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    54 Long Balls 52
    27 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 8
    8 Effective Tackles 15
    14 Tackles 23
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    7 Interceptions 8
    15 Effective Clearances 16
    15 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Bramall Lane
    Location: Sheffield, England
    Attendance: 26,543

    Line-Ups

    SHU Sheffield United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    19 Jack Robinson
    15 Anel Ahmedhodzic
    14 Harrison Burrows
    24 Hamza Choudhury
    21 Vinicius Souza
    42 Sydie Peck
    8 Gustavo Hamer
    35 Andre Brooks
    9 Kieffer Moore
    28 Thomas Cannon
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Tom Davies, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Alfie Gilchrist, Callum O'Hare, Rob Holding, Rhian Brewster, Tyrese Campbell, Adam Rhys Davies, Sam McCallum.

    BRC Bristol City (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Max O'Leary (GK)
    14 Zak Vyner
    3 Cameron Pring
    19 George Tanner
    6 Max Bird
    12 Jason Knight
    24 Hayden Roberts
    2 Ross McCrorie
    21 Nahki Wells
    10 Scott Twine
    40 George Earthy
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Yu Hirakawa, Marcus McGuane, Elijah Morrison, Sam Bell, Anis Mehmeti, Stefan Bajic, Sinclair Armstrong, Harry Cornick.

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