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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Bramall Lane
  • Attendance: 31760
  • Referee: Bennett, S

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

85mins

Franck Songo'o is being taken off, Richard Hinds has come on in his place.

85mins

Goal!! Sheff Utd have scored with James Beattie putting it in the back of the net.

84mins

Burton O'Brien goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

79mins

Chris Morgan is booked for unsporting behaviour.

71mins

Franck Songo'o is booked for unsporting behaviour.

67mins

Ben Sahar is replaced by Bartosz Slusarski.

62mins

Stephen Quinn is being taken off, Jonathan Stead has come on in his place.

62mins

Own goal, Richard Wood has put it in his own net.

58mins

Graham Kavanagh is replaced by Burton O'Brien.

56mins

Goal!! Sheff Wed have scored with Adam Bolder putting it in the back of the net.

46mins

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

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by S Bennett

39mins

Goal!! Sheff Wed have scored with Adam Bolder putting it in the back of the net.

28mins

Graham Kavanagh goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

0mins

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

Match Report

Sheffield United's James Beattie struck four minutes from time to deny Sheffield Wednesday a rare double over their city rivals in the 120th Steel City derby.

Midfielder Adam Bolder had struck twice to give the Hillsborough side a surprise lead, before a Richard Wood own goal and Beattie's last-gasp strike left honours even.

It was a valuable point for Wednesday, who won 2-0 at Hillsborough in January in their fight against the drop and the result ends United's hopes of a top-six finish.

Billy Sharp almost got an early breakthrough, finding space on the left flank to lash in a swerving strike that was snapped up by Lee Grant as Beattie tried to connect.

The Bramall Lane side pressed again, midfielder David Cotterill drilling in a teasing cross which was cleared by Grant to the waiting Michael Tonge, who ballooned the ball high over the target.

Wednesday, with one defeat in 11, but too many drawn games, were in trouble again after conceding a free kick 30 yards out, Tonge stroking the ball to Gary Speed, whose stinging low strike was scooped up on the line by Grant.

Sharp almost broke the deadlock in the 25th the little striker trying to catch Grant off his line with a delicate chipped shot, the Wednesday keeper producing another vital stop as her finger tipped the ball over the bar.

The pressure was relentless, but defiant Wednesday refused to cave in and stunned the home fans six minutes before the interval.

Midfielder Steve Watson, playing in an unaccustomed role of full-back, broke down the right wing as the United defence backed off, his teasing cross finding on loan QPR midfielder Bolder whose angled header flashed past Paddy Kenny.

Wednesday snatched a second in the 54th minute, the tricky Franck Songo'o weaving past Derek Geary to drill in a low cross, Kenny could only palm the ball into the path of Bolder, who finished from close range.

United pulled one back in the 61st minute, Sharp's close-range shot was blocked by Grant, the ball hitting centre-back Wood and spinning over the line.

Beattie grabbed the equaliser with a stunning free-kick from 25 yards into the top corner in the 86th minute, his fifth goal in three games.

Sheffield United Team

Sheffield Wednesday Team

Sheffield United

Sheffield Wednesday

Corners

66

Fouls

1514

Goal attempts

1917

Shots off target

76

Offsides

20

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