On 18 February, one of the matches of the 25th round of the English Football Championship took place. Sheffield United (England) and Brighton (England) met.
English Championship, 25th round
SheffieldUnited (England) - Brighton (England) - 0:5 ( 0:2)
Goals: F. Buonanotte (20), Welbeck (24), J. Robinson (75), Simon Adingra (78), Simon Adingra (85)
Warnings: T. Lamptey (45+6), F. Buonanotte (56), (90).
In a highly anticipated Premier League match at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United faced Brighton in a thrilling encounter that was full of action and drama. The first half started dramatically, with M. Holgate receiving a red card in the 13th minute, leaving his team in the minority. Brighton took advantage of the situation and opened the scoring on 20 minutes with a goal by F. Buonanotte. The visitors doubled their lead just four minutes later when D. Welbeck scored in the 24th minute. Just before the break Sheffield United decided to get back on track, scoring a goal by B. Osborne, but the ball was cancelled due to offside. The first half ended 2-0 in favour of Brighton, and T. Lamptey received a yellow card.
In the second half, both teams made substitutions in an attempt to change the game. In the 75th minute Brighton increased their lead with a goal by J. Robinson, and in the 78th minute S. Adingra added another goal. Adingra added another goal. Despite Sheffield United making several substitutions, they were never able to get back into the game. Brighton sealed the victory by scoring two more goals late in the game: S. Adingra scored again in the 85th minute, and B. Verbruggen received a yellow card in extra time. At Sheffield United, T. Davies received a yellow card in the last minutes of the match. As a result, Brighton won a confident victory over Sheffield United with the score 5:0. This match will be remembered by Brighton fans that they got three valuable points in the Premier League.
In the next round of opponents are waiting for such matches: Wolverhampton - Sheffield United, Brighton - Everton.
| Sheffield United | Brighton | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kicks to the goal | 10 |
| 6 | Kicks | 24 |
| 3 | Blocked kicks | 9 |
| 3 | Penalty kicks | 18 |
| 3 | Penalty kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Offences | 5 |
| 5 | Corner | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 20% | Ball possession | 80% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 7 | Keeper saves | 1 |
| 205 | Total assists | 842 |
| 136 | Accurate assists | 789 |
| 66% | Passing accuracy | 94% |