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Walsall 3-2 Sheffield United - March 06, 2012 / League One 2011/2012

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League One 2011/2012 - Round 35

Bescot Stadium - Walsall - England

March 06, 2012

5 003

3 - 2

Sheffield United

Assist by Kevan HurstSam Mantom

55'

Assist by Mat SadlerJon Macken

73'

Assist by Kevan Hurst (header) Alex Nicholls

81'

65'

Lee WilliamsonAssist by Ched Evans

76'

Ched EvansAssist by Stephen Quinn

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40' - Substitution Richard Taundryis substituted by Lee Beevers40

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48' - Substitution Jamie Patersonis substituted by Alex Nicholls48

55' - Goal Sam Mantom55

65' - Goal Lee Williamson

73' - Goal Jon Macken73

76' - Goal Ched Evans

77' - Substitution George Bowermanis substituted by Will Grigg77

79' - Substitution Richard Cresswellis substituted by Chris Porter

81' - Goal Alex Nicholls81

84' - Substitution Ryan Flynnis substituted by Will Hoskins

91' - Substitution Andy Tayloris substituted by James Beattie

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Team line-ups Key figures Pre-match Competition info

Walsall

3 - 2

Sheffield United

Walsall Sheffield United

Team line-ups

Walsall

21 Gróf

Dávid Gróf

Hungary

B.date17/04/1989

Age22 years

H1m91

positionGoalkeeper

5 Lancashire

Oliver Lancashire

England

B.date13/12/1988

Age23 years

H1m85

positionCentral defender

4 Butler

Andy Butler

England

B.date04/11/1983

Age28 years

H1m83

positionCentral defender

14 Taundry40

Richard Taundry

England

B.date15/02/1989

Age23 years

H1m83

positionRight full-back

3 Sadler

Mat Sadler

England

B.date26/02/1985

Age27 years

H1m81

positionLeft full-back

25 Cuvelier

Florent Cuvelier

Belgium

B.date12/09/1992

Age19 years

H1m83

positionDefensive Midfielder

27 Mantom55

Sam Mantom

England

B.date20/02/1990

Age22 years

H1m75

positionCentre Midfield

11 Hurst

Kevan Hurst

England

B.date27/08/1985

Age26 years

H1m83

positionRight Offensive Midfielder

17 Bowerman77

George Bowerman

England

B.date06/11/1991

Age20 years

H1m78

positionForward

15 Paterson48

Jamie Paterson

England

B.date20/12/1991

Age20 years

H1m75

positionSecond striker

10 Macken73

Jon Macken

Republic of Ireland

B.date07/09/1977

Age34 years

H1m78

positionStriker

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
21	G	Dávid Gróf		22	15	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
5	D	Oliver Lancashire		23	54	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
4	D	Andy Butler		28	68	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	D	Richard Taundry	40	23	168	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
3	D	Mat Sadler		27	40	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
25	M	Florent Cuvelier		19	7	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
27	M	Sam Mantom	55	22	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Kevan Hurst		26	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	George Bowerman	77	20	18	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
15	F	Jamie Paterson	48	20	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	Jon Macken	73	34	72	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

24 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Sheffield United

1 Simonsen

Steve Simonsen

England

B.date03/04/1979

Age32 years

H1m88

positionGoalkeeper

26 Egan

John Egan

Republic of Ireland

B.date20/10/1992

Age19 years

H1m85

positionRight central defender

6 Ertl

Johnny Ertl

Austria

B.date13/11/1982

Age29 years

H1m88

positionVersatile Defender

16 Taylor90+1

Andy Taylor

England

B.date14/03/1986

Age25 years

H1m81

positionLeft full-back

32 Hill

Matt Hill

England

B.date26/03/1981

Age30 years

H1m73

positionLeft full-back

11 Flynn84

Ryan Flynn

Scotland

B.date04/09/1988

Age23 years

H1m71

positionRight Midfielder

14 Williamson65

Lee Williamson

Jamaica

B.date07/06/1982

Age29 years

H1m78

positionRight central midfielder

8 Doyle

Michael Doyle

Republic of Ireland

B.date08/07/1981

Age30 years

H1m78

positionLeft central midfielder

28 Quinn

Stephen Quinn

Republic of Ireland

B.date01/04/1986

Age25 years

H1m68

positionLeft central midfielder

17 Cresswell79

Richard Cresswell

England

B.date20/09/1977

Age34 years

H1m83

positionStriker

9 Evans76

Ched Evans

Wales

B.date28/12/1988

Age23 years

H1m83

positionStriker

First 11				Age	Match num	Note
1	G	Steve Simonsen		32	93	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
26	D	John Egan		19	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
6	D	Johnny Ertl		29	38	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	D	Andy Taylor	90+1	25	42	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
32	D	Matt Hill		30	1	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
11	M	Ryan Flynn	84	23	26	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
14	M	Lee Williamson	65	29	72	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
8	M	Michael Doyle		30	55	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
28	M	Stephen Quinn		25	218	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
17	F	Richard Cresswell	79	34	108	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Ched Evans	76	23	104	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.2 years

Average number of matches played for the team

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
12	D	Lee Beevers	40	28	30	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
16	M	Alex Nicholls	8148	24	207	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
9	F	Will Grigg	77	20	59	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes				Age	Match num	Note
7	F	Will Hoskins	84	25	6	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
21	F	Chris Porter	79	28	33	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
10	F	James Beattie	90+1	34	77	You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

George Bowerman

Will Grigg

OUT

Sam Mantom

Anton Peterlin

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Matt Hill

Lecsinel Jean-François

OUT

John Egan

Harry Maguire

OUT

Johnny Ertl

Marcus Williams

OUT

Lee Williamson

Matthew Lowton

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Dean Smith

Success rate in this team:

24 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

24 %

Smith vs Sheffield United

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on March 06, 2012

Smith vs Wilson

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on March 06, 2012

Manager

Age

Match num

Danny Wilson

Success rate in this team:

58 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

40 %

Wilson vs Walsall

6 victories

6 draws

4 losses

Latest figure on March 06, 2012

Wilson vs Smith

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on March 06, 2012

Referee

Graham Scott

3 victories	2 draws	3 losses	Walsall8 matches	General total	Sheffield United15 matches	4 victories	5 draws	6 losses
1 victory	0 draw	0 loss	Walsall1 match	Season total	Sheffield United1 match	0 victory	0 draw	1 loss
Latest figure on February 07, 2015					Latest figure on September 30, 2023

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Key figures

Walsall keeps its 5 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 18/02/2012).

It's the first time Lee Williamson scores a goal vs Walsall in his professional career since the 16/08/2011 (with Sheffield United vs Walsall )

Sheffield United keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal conceded running (since 18/02/2012). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 24/09/2011-08/11/2011 time period (10 matches).

Read the next 17 key stats

Pre-match

Current form

Home

DWalsall 0-0 Dagenham and Redbridge13/12/2011

VWalsall 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday26/12/2011

DWalsall 0-0 Rochdale31/12/2011

DWalsall 2-2 Bournemouth07/01/2012

LWalsall 0-1 Notts County31/01/2012

VWalsall 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers18/02/2012

Overall

LWalsall 0-1 Notts County31/01/2012

LOldham Athletic 2-1 Walsall14/02/2012

VWalsall 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers18/02/2012

VScunthorpe United 0-1 Walsall21/02/2012

DPreston North End 0-0 Walsall25/02/2012

DLeyton Orient 1-1 Walsall03/03/2012

Current form

Away

VBournemouth 0-2 Sheffield United17/12/2011

LCarlisle United 3-2 Sheffield United02/01/2012

VBury 0-3 Sheffield United14/01/2012

LCharlton 1-0 Sheffield United21/01/2012

VHuddersfield Town 0-1 Sheffield United14/02/2012

LSheffield Wednesday 1-0 Sheffield United26/02/2012

Overall

VSheffield United 3-0 Wycombe Wanderers11/02/2012

VHuddersfield Town 0-1 Sheffield United14/02/2012

VSheffield United 2-1 Preston North End18/02/2012

LSheffield Wednesday 1-0 Sheffield United26/02/2012

VSheffield United 2-1 Scunthorpe United29/02/2012

LSheffield United 2-3 Oldham Athletic03/03/2012

Running streaks

	Home	Total
Winning streak	1	0
Drawing streak	0	2
Unbeaten streak	1	4
Winless streak	0	2
Drawless streak	2	0
Scoring streak	1	1
Conceding streak	0	1
Invincibility streak	1	0

Running streaks

	Away	Total
Loosing streak	1	1
Winless streak	1	1
Drawless streak	8	20
Scoring streak	0	2
Goalless streak	1	0
Conceding streak	1	4

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

33	Number of games (Competition total)	33
16	Number of games (Home / Away)	15
6	Victories (Competition total)	20
4	Victories (Home / Away)	7
15	Draws (Competition total)	5
6	Draws (Home / Away)	3
12	Losses (Competition total)	8
6	Losses (Home / Away)	5

Goals

31	Goals scored (Competition total)	62
16	Goals scored (Home / Away)	20
37	Goals conceded (Competition total)	34
19	Goals conceded (Home / Away)	13
0.94	Goals scored per match average (Competition total)	1.88
1	Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)	1.33
1.12	Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)	1.03
1.19	Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)	0.87

Betting aid

10	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)	19
5	Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)	4
9	Clean sheets (Competition total)	13
4	Clean sheets (Home / Away)	6
9	Matches without scoring (Competition total)	5
5	Matches without scoring (Home / Away)	3
19	The 2 teams score (Competition total)	15
8	The 2 teams score (Home / Away)	6
1-1 (3 times)	Most frequent score (Home / Away)	1-1 (3 times)

Bookings

40	Yellow cards (Competition total)	52
22	Yellow cards (Home / Away)	33
5	Red cards (Competition total)	3
3	Red cards (Home / Away)	1

Key players

Jon Macken	5 goals	Team's best scorer (Competition total)	16 goals	Ched Evans
Jon Macken	4 goals	Team's best scorer (Home / Away)	6 goals	Ched Evans
Jon Macken	2 penalties	Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total)	1 penalty	Richard Cresswell
Jon Macken	1 penalty	Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away)		-
Richard Taundry	5 assists	Player with most assists (Competition total)	7 assists	Stephen Quinn
Richard Taundry	3 assists	Player with most assists (Home / Away)	4 assists	Stephen Quinn
Richard Taundry	1 assist during the last match	The fittest player	13 goals, 2 assists during the last 17 matches	Ched Evans

Historical head to head

Home

8 matches

2 v

2 d

4 l

7 gf

9 ga

Away

10 matches

1 v

2 d

7 l

7 gf

19 ga

Total

18 matches

3 v

4 d

11 l

14 gf

28 ga

Historical head to head

Home

10 matches

7 v

2 d

1 l

19 gf

7 ga

Away

8 matches

4 v

2 d

2 l

9 gf

7 ga

Total

18 matches

11 v

4 d

3 l

28 gf

14 ga

Largest victory

Overall	1 - 0	April 13, 2002
Home	2 - 1	January 15, 2000

Largest victory

Overall	3 - 0	January 07, 1893
Away	1 - 0	April 24, 2004

Latest head to head

August 16, 2011 - League One 2011/2012

Sheffield United

3 - 2

Walsall

April 24, 2004 - First Division 2003/2004

Walsall

0 - 1

Sheffield United logo Sheffield United

December 09, 2003 - First Division 2003/2004

Sheffield United

2 - 0

Walsall

February 15, 2003 - FA Cup 2002/2003

Sheffield United

2 - 0

Walsall

December 26, 2002 - First Division 2002/2003

Walsall

0 - 1

Sheffield United logo Sheffield United

Best historical scorers against Sheffield United

Steve Corica	1 goal	2002 - 2002
Darren Wrack	1 goal	2001 - 2001
Jorge Leitão	1 goal	2002 - 2002
Kevan Hurst	1 goal	2011 - 2011
Andy Watson	1 goal	1997 - 1997
Will Grigg	1 goal	2011 - 2011

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 14/10/1997. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Walsall

Michael Brown	2 goals	2001 - 2002
Tommy Mooney	1 goal	2003 - 2003
Vasilis Borbokis	1 goal	1997 - 1997
Lee Williamson	1 goal	2011 - 2011
Paul Peschisolido	1 goal	2003 - 2003
Peter Ndlovu	1 goal	2003 - 2003

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 14/10/1997. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Sheffield United

Jimmy Walker	8 matches	1997 - 2011
Ian Roper	7 matches	2001 - 2004
Darren Wrack	7 matches	2001 - 2004
Jorge Leitão	6 matches	2001 - 2003
Zigor Aranalde	5 matches	2001 - 2003
Darren Bazeley	5 matches	2002 - 2004

First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 14/10/1997. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Walsall

Phil Jagielka	7 matches	2001 - 2004
Michael Tonge	6 matches	2002 - 2004
Robert Page	6 matches	2001 - 2004
Peter Ndlovu	6 matches	2001 - 2003
Michael Brown	5 matches	2001 - 2003
Wayne Allison	5 matches	2002 - 2004