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  • Kick-off: 17:20
  • Venue: Bramall Lane
  • Attendance: 23491
  • Referee: Webster, C

Live Commentary

90 mins

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

78 mins

Billy Sharp is being taken off, Jonathan Stead has come on in his place.

76 mins

Keith Gillespie is being taken off, Mikele Leigertwood has come on in his place.

75 mins

The referee has booked Keith Gillespie.

58 mins

West Brom are replacing Craig Beattie with Nathan Ellington.

58 mins

Pedro Miguel Pele is replaced by Zoltan Gera.

53 mins

The referee has booked Chris Armstrong.

46 mins

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

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by C Webster

37 mins

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

0 mins

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

Match Report

James Beattie picked up his second goal of the season as Sheffield United carved out their first win of the new campaign against Bryan Robson's former side.

West Brom, like United one of the favourites for promotion had carved out the first opportunity in a high tempo start, full-back Carl Hoefkens finding space on the right flank to pick up Kevin Phillips, who finished with a spectacular right-foot volley from 16 yards the ball flashing high over the target.

United looking for their first win of the campaign almost found a way through minutes later, midfielder Michael Tonge threading the ball to Nick Montgomery, who was stopped in his tracks by a thundering tackle from Leon Barnett.

The Hawthorns side should have snatched the lead on 12 minutes, the evergreen Phillips twisting quickly to pump in a ball from the left, but Craig Beattie appeared too casual as he stuck a foot, his close range shot slamming against the bar.

French born midfielder Filipe Teixeira tried a long range strike, the ball scooped up easily by Paddy Kenny before James Beattie squandered an opening after skipper Chris Morgan put the West Brom defence under pressure, firing high and wide from 14 yards.
Dean Kiely foiled the Sheffield side after full back Leigh Bromby's diagonal pass found Chris Armstrong, who spun past Hoefkens, his left foot strike snapped up by the keeper.

Beattie broke the deadlock in the 37th minute with a text book goal after Armstrong had managed to keep in Bromby's free-kick, his teasing cross was met by the big striker who headed into the top left hand corner from ten yards.

United tried to kill off the Midlands side, Keith Gillespie saw his goalbound strike blocked by centre-back Martin Albrechtsen and Kiely dropped an Armstrong cross.

Sheffield United Team

West Bromwich Albion Team

Sheffield United

West Bromwich Albion

Corners

10 2

Fouls

19 8

Goal attempts

7 10

Shots off target

4 4

Offsides

4 1

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