Date:20 Nov 2010
Kick-off:17:20
Venue:Bramall Lane

Cresswell - pen (38) Bogdanovic - pen (86)
Evans (84)
Danns - pen (17) Vaughan (62)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee ends the match.

93mins Daniel Bogdanovic shown a red card for serious foul play. Daniel Bogdanovic concedes a free kick for a foul on Nathaniel Clyne. David Wright crosses the ball in from the free kick, Nyron Nosworthy manages to make a clearance.

92mins Centre by Neil Danns, clearance by Stephen Jordan.

91mins Corner from right by-line taken by Neil Danns.

91mins Neil Danns fouled by Nick Montgomery, the ref awards a free kick. David Wright crosses the ball, Neil Danns takes a shot. Blocked by Andy Reid.

89mins Matthew Lowton challenges James Vaughan unfairly and gives away a free kick. A cross is delivered by David Wright, Claude Davis takes a shot. Save by Steve Simonsen.

88mins (Crystal Palace) makes a substitution, with Pablo Counago coming on for Stuart O'Keefe.

88mins Alassane N'Diaye takes a shot. Save by Steve Simonsen.

87mins Matthew Lowton challenges Neil Danns unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by David Wright.

84mins Ched Evans grabs a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Sheff Utd 2-2 Crystal Palace.Andy Reid crosses the ball, Kyle Bartley takes a shot. Save made by Julian Speroni.

86mins Daniel Bogdanovic scores a penalty. Sheff Utd 3-2 Crystal Palace.Claude Davis gives away a Penalty for an unfair challenge on Daniel Bogdanovic.

84mins Ched Evans finds the back of the net with a goal from deep inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Sheff Utd 2-2 Crystal Palace.The ball is crossed by Andy Reid, Kyle Bartley takes a shot. Save by Julian Speroni.

84mins The ball is delivered by Stephen Jordan, clearance by Alex Marrow.

83mins The ball is sent over by Matthew Lowton, clearance made by Claude Davis.

83mins Short corner worked by Mark Yeates.

82mins The ball is swung over by Mark Yeates, Claude Davis makes a clearance.

81mins A cross is delivered by Andy Reid.

80mins James Vaughan gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Nick Montgomery. Direct free kick taken by Nick Montgomery.

80mins Jean Calve goes off and Matthew Lowton comes on.

79mins The ball is swung over by Jean Calve, clearance made by Claude Davis.

78mins The ball is delivered by Mark Yeates, blocked by Neil Danns.

77mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Daniel Bogdanovic on Alex Marrow. Alex Marrow takes the free kick.

77mins The referee shows Nathaniel Clyne a yellow card.

76mins Daniel Bogdanovic delivers the ball, Claude Davis makes a clearance.

75mins The referee shows Leon Britton a yellow card. Foul by Leon Britton on Alassane N'Diaye, free kick awarded. Neil Danns takes the direct free kick.

74mins Inswinging corner taken by Andy Reid from the right by-line, Alassane N'Diaye manages to make a clearance.

74mins Corner taken left-footed by Andy Reid from the right by-line, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance.

73mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mark Yeates, Claude Davis makes a clearance.

72mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Andy Reid, clearance by Claude Davis.

72mins Nick Montgomery crosses the ball, Claude Davis makes a clearance.

71mins Centre by Jean Calve.

70mins Mark Yeates takes a corner.

70mins Jean Calve delivers the ball, clearance made by Nathaniel Clyne.

69mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Daniel Bogdanovic. Free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

68mins Andy Reid sends in a cross, Alassane N'Diaye manages to make a clearance.

68mins David Wright concedes a free kick for a foul on Mark Yeates. Andy Reid delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, clearance made by Claude Davis.

67mins Jean Calve produces a cross, save by Julian Speroni.

66mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Neil Danns, Alassane N'Diaye has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the goal.

66mins Wilfried Zaha crosses the ball, Kyle Bartley makes a clearance.

65mins A cross is delivered by Jean Calve, Alex Marrow gets a block in.

65mins Daniel Bogdanovic is brought on as a substitute for Richard Cresswell.

65mins Centre by Mark Yeates, David Wright gets a block in.

64mins Mark Yeates has an effort at goal from the edge of the area striking the post.

64mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Andy Reid, James Vaughan makes a clearance.

64mins The ball is crossed by Jean Calve, David Wright gets a block in.

63mins The ball is delivered by Jean Calve, Claude Davis makes a clearance.

62mins James Vaughan grabs a headed goal from inside the six-yard box. Sheff Utd 1-2 Crystal Palace.Assist on the goal came from Nathaniel Clyne.

61mins Jean Calve produces a cross, Kyle Bartley takes a shot. Julian Speroni makes a save.

60mins A cross is delivered by Jean Calve, clearance by Claude Davis.

60mins The ball is crossed by Wilfried Zaha.

58mins Mark Yeates sends in a cross.

57mins Centre by Andy Reid.

54mins Foul by Mark Yeates on Nathaniel Clyne, free kick awarded. Julian Speroni takes the direct free kick.

54mins The ball is delivered by Jean Calve, Alex Marrow manages to make a clearance.

53mins Andy Reid sends in a cross, Header by Richard Cresswell from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

52mins Corner taken by Andy Reid from the right by-line, Stephen Jordan produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

51mins The ball is swung over by Stephen Jordan.

51mins Unfair challenge on Stephen Jordan by James Vaughan results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Stephen Jordan.

50mins Patrick McCarthy leaves the field to be replaced by Stuart O'Keefe.

50mins Ched Evans produces a cross, Richard Cresswell produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.

48mins The ball is crossed by Andy Reid, Headed effort on goal by Ched Evans from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the goal.

48mins Andy Reid produces a cross, Headed effort from inside the penalty area by Richard Cresswell misses to the right of the target.

47mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Wright by Richard Cresswell. Free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

47mins Richard Cresswell takes a shot. Save made by Julian Speroni.

47mins The ball is sent over by Mark Yeates, Patrick McCarthy makes a clearance.

47mins The ball is crossed by Mark Yeates, blocked by David Wright.

46mins Andy Reid takes a shot. Save by Julian Speroni.

45mins Unfair challenge on Kyle Bartley by James Vaughan results in a free kick. Kyle Bartley restarts play with the free kick.

The second half begins.

The players leave the pitch at half time.

47mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Ched Evans. Claude Davis takes the indirect free kick.

47mins Ched Evans is ruled offside. Julian Speroni takes the indirect free kick.

44mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Claude Davis by Ched Evans. Julian Speroni restarts play with the free kick.

42mins James Vaughan takes a shot. Save made by Steve Simonsen.

41mins A cross is delivered by Nathaniel Clyne, Kyle Bartley manages to make a clearance.

39mins Stephen Jordan delivers the ball.

36mins The referee sends off Owen Garvan for second bookable offence. Owen Garvan goes into the book for dissent. Penalty scored by Richard Cresswell. Sheff Utd 1-1 Crystal Palace.Foul by Nathaniel Clyne on Ched Evans, Penalty awarded.

36mins The referee shows Owen Garvan a red card for second bookable offence. Owen Garvan is shown a yellow card for dissent. Richard Cresswell scores a penalty. Sheff Utd 1-1 Crystal Palace.Owen Garvan concedes a Penalty for a foul on Ched Evans.

36mins Owen Garvan is shown a red card for serious foul play. Owen Garvan receives a yellow card for dissent. Richard Cresswell scores a penalty. Sheff Utd 1-1 Crystal Palace.Penalty awarded for an unfair challenge on Ched Evans by Owen Garvan.

35mins Inswinging corner taken by Mark Yeates, Owen Garvan makes a clearance.

35mins A cross is delivered by Mark Yeates, clearance by Patrick McCarthy.

34mins Patrick McCarthy gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Richard Cresswell. Andy Reid takes the direct free kick.

34mins Wilfried Zaha takes a shot. Save by Steve Simonsen.

31mins The ball is crossed by Jean Calve, clearance made by Patrick McCarthy.

30mins Jean Calve fouled by Alassane N'Diaye, the ref awards a free kick. Andy Reid crosses the ball in from the free kick, Patrick McCarthy makes a clearance.

30mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Mark Yeates, clearance by Claude Davis.

29mins Ched Evans produces a cross, Patrick McCarthy makes a clearance.

29mins The ball is sent over by Mark Yeates, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance.

28mins Alex Marrow concedes a free kick for a foul on Ched Evans. Andy Reid crosses the ball in from the free kick, Claude Davis manages to make a clearance.

26mins Ched Evans produces a cross, save made by Jean Calve.

26mins Ched Evans delivers the ball, save made by Julian Speroni.

25mins Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Andy Reid from the right by-line, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Richard Cresswell misses to the right of the goal.

24mins Corner from the left by-line taken by Mark Yeates, Wilfried Zaha makes a clearance.

24mins Wilfried Zaha concedes a free kick for a foul on Leon Britton. Leon Britton takes the direct free kick.

22mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Neil Danns on Jean Calve. Free kick taken by Kyle Bartley.

22mins Handball by James Vaughan. Free kick taken by Stephen Jordan.

21mins Unfair challenge on Stephen Jordan by James Vaughan results in a free kick. Steve Simonsen restarts play with the free kick.

20mins Unfair challenge on Ched Evans by Alex Marrow results in a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Andy Reid.

18mins Foul by James Vaughan on Jean Calve, free kick awarded. Steve Simonsen restarts play with the free kick.

17mins Neil Danns scores a penalty. Sheff Utd 0-1 Crystal Palace.Centre by Neil Danns, Unfair challenge on Neil Danns by Jean Calve results in a Penalty.

13mins Claude Davis gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Richard Cresswell. Jean Calve crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right channel.

11mins Stephen Jordan produces a cross, Ched Evans takes a shot. Save by Julian Speroni.

9mins Unfair challenge on Wilfried Zaha by Nick Montgomery results in a free kick. Owen Garvan delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel, clearance by Richard Cresswell.

8mins The ball is crossed by Wilfried Zaha, clearance made by Kyle Bartley.

6mins Leon Britton produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the target.

6mins Nick Montgomery produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that misses to the left of the target.

6mins Mark Yeates takes the inswinging corner, Patrick McCarthy manages to make a clearance.

6mins The ball is crossed by Stephen Jordan, Nathaniel Clyne gets a block in.

5mins Wilfried Zaha takes a shot. Blocked by Kyle Bartley.

4mins The ball is crossed by Richard Cresswell.

1mins Mark Yeates takes the inswinging corner, clearance made by Claude Davis.

1mins Short corner worked by Mark Yeates.

Unfair challenge on Richard Cresswell by Nathaniel Clyne results in a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Mark Yeates, clearance by Claude Davis.

Handball decision goes against Ched Evans. Free kick taken by Julian Speroni.

The referee gets the match started.

Match Preview

Reid set for first home start Andy Reid will make his full home debut for Sheffield United in their clash with Crystal Palace. Fellow midfielder Stephen Quinn could return to the squad, but manager Gary Speed will leave the decision up to the Irishman, who missed last Saturday's 1-0 win at Millwall for personal reasons. Reid, on loan from Sunderland, will start at Bramall Lane for the first time after scoring the winner at the New Den. Speed, keen to extend Reid's stay with the Blades, has no new injury or suspension worries and will choose his side from the same squad if Quinn misses out again. The Blades, who secured their first win in five matches at Millwall, have lost three and drawn one of their last four home games in the Championship. Crystal Palace will check on defenders Adam Barrett and Claude Davis ahead of the trip. Barrett missed last weekend's win over Coventry after suffering concussion against Watford the previous Tuesday. Davis replaced Barrett on Saturday but was forced off during the first half with flu. Hull loanee Anthony Gardner came on for Davis having recovered from a groin injury and could start alongside skipper Paddy McCarthy at the back. Boss George Burley could otherwise stick with the side which secured a second straight win at the weekend to move Palace off the foot of the table. Lee Hills and Sean Scannell are still out with knee injuries although the latter has returned to training.

Formation:442Manager: Gary Speed

Sheff Utd

Formation: 442Manager: George Burley

Crystal Palace

Steve Simonsen
Jean Calve
Nyron Nosworthy
Kyle Bartley
Stephen Jordan
Leon Britton
Andy Reid
Nick Montgomery
Mark Yeates
Ched Evans
Richard Cresswell
SUBS
Richard Wright
Johnny Ertl
Daniel Bogdanovic
Andy Taylor
Rob Kozluk
Stephen Quinn
Matthew Lowton

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Julian Speroni
Nathaniel Clyne
Claude Davis
Patrick McCarthy
David Wright
Neil Danns
Owen Garvan
Alex Marrow
Alassane N'Diaye
James Vaughan
Wilfried Zaha
SUBS
Lewis Price
Andy Dorman
Kieron Cadogan
Kieran Djilali
Stuart O'Keefe
Jonathan Obika
Pablo Counago

Match Report

Blades stun Eagles in thriller Two late goals secured Sheffield United a 3-2 win over Crystal Palace in an eventful npower Championship game at Bramall Lane that also featured two red cards and three penalties. Palace went ahead with a highly-contentious penalty although the balance was redressed when the hosts were given a similarly baffling decision which also saw Owen Garvan sent off after arguing with referee Anthony Taylor. Ten-man Palace went ahead through James Vaughan midway through the second half and the Eagles appeared to be heading for victory with Julian Speroni inspired in goal. However, Ched Evans, who looked offside, levelled before Daniel Bogdanovic won a penalty he subsequently converted, though but he was then sent off in injury time for a challenge on Vaughan. It was only United's third home win of the season, and their first since September 18, and moved them up to 18th with Palace remaining second bottom. The Eagles took the lead in controversial circumstances when Jean Calve was adjudged to have pushed Neil Danns in the back in the area in the 17th minute although there appeared to be minimal contact as the Palace player checked his run. Danns took the penalty himself, firing calmly past Steve Simonsen meaning the Blades would have to score two or more goals for only the third time this season if they were to overhaul the visitors. The Eagles could have doubled their lead with a little over 10 minutes of the first half remaining when Wilfried Zaha was played in on the left of the area but Simonsen blocked the striker's left-foot flick and United cleared. United drew level when Taylor awarded a second highly-controversial penalty of the game in the 37th minute. Taylor ruled Evans had been fouled by Nathaniel Clyne but it appeared the defender had simply got in ahead of the Blades striker and toe-poked the ball. Worse was to come for the Eagles when Garvan was sent off after arguing vociferously with Taylor. Cresswell buried the penalty as the sides went in level at half-time. United had the better of the start of the second half and Speroni prevented what seemed to be a certain goal, saving Cresswell's point-blank header with his legs and seconds later the visitors were ahead. Clyne got free on the right and drilled in a cross to Vaughan who lost his marker and powered a header home amid questionable home marking. Speroni produced further heroics when he tipped a volley from Mark Yeates on to the post but just five minutes from time the keeper's luck ran out as the game turned on its head with two goals in quick succession. Reid's cross found Kyle Bartley in the six-yard box and the Arsenal loanee's header was turned on to the bar by Speroni only for Evans, who appeared offside, to hook the ball home. Seconds later and the Blades were ahead following the third penalty of the game. Former Blades defender Claude Davis needlessly challenged Bogdanovic when the Maltese striker had his back to goal. Bogdanovic calmly slotted home before he was sent off in the final minute of injury time after raking Vaughan's leg.

Form Guide

WLLLDW Sheff Utd VS Crystal Palace WLLLWW

Last Meetings

Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Sheff Utd 06/03/2010 Sheff Utd 2 - 0 Crystal Palace 12/12/2009 Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Sheff Utd 03/05/2009 Sheff Utd 2 - 2 Crystal Palace 20/12/2008 Sheff Utd 0 - 1 Crystal Palace 29/12/2007 Crystal Palace 3 - 2 Sheff Utd 22/09/2007

Top Scorers

Sheff Utd M Yeates 4 R Cresswell 2 C Evans 2 A Reid 1 J Calve 1 S Quinn 1 D Bogdanovic 1 M Lowton 1 Crystal Palace D Ambrose 3 J Vaughan 3 O Garvan 3 A Gardner 1 PG Counago 1 N Danns 1 J Bennett 1 A Dorman 1 K Cadogan 1 W Zaha 1

Goals

Sheff Utd Total goals 35 Goals per game 13 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Crystal Palace Total goals 42 Goals per game 20 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins