Barnsley 3-2 Sheffield United: result and report
Championship · Saturday 7 April 2018
Result
Barnsley 3-2 Sheffield United
Championship · Saturday 7 April 2018, 11:15 UTC · half-time 1-0
Barnsley 3-2 Sheffield United: match report
Barnsley won against Sheffield United 3-2 in the Championship on Saturday 7 April 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.
G. Gardner opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Barnsley's goals came from G. Gardner (25'), Oliver McBurnie (74') and Tom Bradshaw (88'). Sheffield United scored through John Fleck (57') and Leon Clarke (65').
Discipline: Barnsley received 2 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Barnsley were 22nd on 34 points from 39 and Sheffield United 9th on 62 points from 40. Barnsley went on to finish that season 22nd with 41 points, and Sheffield United 10th with 69.
Barnsley lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to John Fleck of Sheffield United (8.1), ahead of Lloyd Isgrove (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Barnsley win, 3 draws and 5 for Sheffield United.
Key events
- 25'Goal · G. Gardner
- 34'Yellow card · Oliver McBurnie
- 36'Yellow card · Jack O'Connell
- 45+1'Yellow card · David Brooks
- 45+4'Yellow card · Liam Lindsay
- 57'Goal · John Fleck
- 65'Goal · Leon Clarke
- 74'Goal · Oliver McBurnie
- 88'Goal · Tom Bradshaw
Head-to-head
Team news
Barnsley line-up (4-3-3)
Adam Davies, Zeki Fryers, Liam Lindsay, Andy Yiadom, Adam Jackson, George Moncur, Brad Potts, Gary Gardner, Lloyd Isgrove, Oli McBurnie, Kieffer Moore
Sheffield United line-up (3-5-1-1)
Simon Moore, Jack O'Connell, Chris Basham, Jake Wright, George Baldock, Enda Stevens, John Fleck, John Lundstram, Lee Evans, Leon Clarke, David Brooks