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  • Quinn (65), Webber (72), Quinn (79)
  • Bouazza (33)
  • Date:2008-12-28
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:Bramall Lane
  • Attendance:24717
  • Referee:Webster, C

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90mins

Jay McEveley is booked for unsporting behaviour.

89mins

Martin Cranie goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

79mins

Deon Burton is replaced by Martyn Waghorn.

79mins

Goal!! Stephen Quinn scores for Sheff Utd.

77mins

Mark Hudson is booked for unsporting behaviour.

73mins

Charlton are replacing Lloyd Sam with Andy Gray.

72mins

Goal!! Danny Webber scores for Sheff Utd.

65mins

Goal!! Stephen Quinn scores for Sheff Utd.

63mins

Sheff Utd are replacing Brian Howard with Billy Sharp.

58mins

Nicky Bailey is booked for unsporting behaviour.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 0 v 1.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45mins

Brian Howard goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

38mins

Deon Burton goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour.

33mins

Goal!! Hameur Bouazza scores for Charlton.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.


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Match Report

Goals from Danny Webber and Stephen Quinn pushed Sheffield United back into the top six after basement side Charlton had taken a shock lead.

The London side have now have now gone 16 games without a win - equalling a miserable record set 53 years ago - with a question mark hanging over the future of caretaker boss Phil Parkinson.

It all started well for the Addicks as on-loan Fulham striker Hameur Bouazza scored in spectacular fashion in the 34th minute, before Quinn grabbed a brace as United hit back after the interval.

Charlton started brightly testing Blades reserve keeper Ian Bennett - in again for Paddy Kenny, who was dropped for the Boxing Day match at Wolves for disciplinary reasons.

Bouazza fired over after neat work from Deon Burton before the pair combined again.

Bouazza cleverly chested the ball down for Burton, whose stinging drive flashed over the top.

Midfielder Lloyd Sam tried his luck with a left foot effort from 20 yards which was snuffed out by Bennett as Charlton went close again.

Charlton snatched the lead in the 34th minute when keeper Rob Elliot's long kick up field found Bouazza, who ran on to finish in spectacular fashion with a stinging left-foot strike from the edge of the area.

United should have levelled matters two minutes later when James Beattie found Webber with a deft pass, but the former Watford striker hammered the ball high into the stand from eight yards.

The Sheffield side went close again on 54 minutes when midfielder Quinn's curling free-kick finding skipper Chris Morgan at the far post, but he pulled his firm header wide.

United pulled level in the 65th minute as Webber's cross found Beattie. He laid the ball into the path of Quinn, whose low drive beat the diving Elliot.

Midfielder Grant Basey saw his free-kick cut out by the Charlton keeper before United swept ahead on 72 minutes.

Webber ran onto Quinn's free-kick before firing home at the second attempt after his first shot was blocked by Elliot.

Quinn killed of battling Charlton 12 minutes from time with an eye-catching free-kick as he squeezed his left-foot strike into the top right-hand corner.

Sheffield United

Charlton Athletic

Corners

113

Fouls

814

Goal attempts

1710

Shots off target

55

Offsides

34

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