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'''Sheffield United Football Club''' is a professional [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in the [[Sheffield|city of Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]]. They currently play in the English [[Football League Championship]] after they were relegated from the [[Premier League]] in [[2007 in football (soccer)|2007]] on the last day of the season. They play at [[The Sty]], in [[Sheffield]] wearing a strip of red and white striped shirts. '''Sheffield United Football Club''' is a professional [[England|English]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club based in the [[Sheffield|city of Sheffield]], [[South Yorkshire]]. They currently play in the
Talk of a potential banana-skin tie proved misguided as Arsenal’s youngsters comprehensively dismantled a disappointing Sheffield United side at Bramall Lane.Arsenal eased into the quarter finals of the Carling Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over a disappointing Sheffield United side.Rarely troubled by the hosts, Wenger’s men took the lead early on through Eduardo. The Croatian doubled his tally for the night shortly after half-time, before a deflected shot from Denilson 20 minutes before full time sealed Arsenal’s spot in the quarter-finals.First HalfSheffield United made seven changes from the side that drew with Hull on Saturday.Nevertheless, Bryan Robson’s side were quick out of the blocks and enjoyed their first chance on four minutes as Arsenal’s young defence failed to cle
Match PreviewArsenal's youngsters came out 3-0 winners at Bramall Lane, following an impressive performance from the club's up-and-coming stars. A brace from Eduardo and a goal from Neves Denilson wrapped up a Carling Cup game which had been completely one-sided.Arsenal had sixteen shots to United's six, and had an equally lopsided share of possession, controlling the ball for no less than 68% of the game.The Gunners have booked themselves a berth in the next round of the competition where they could end up playing the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, Everton, or cross-town rivals Tottenham.Lineups:Arsenal: Lukasz Fabianski; Justin Hoyte, Alex Song, Kieran Gibbs, Lassana Diarra; Neves Denilson, Gilberto Silva, Abou Diaby; Nicklas Bendtner, Eduardo da Silva, Theo WalcottSheffield United: Ian Bennett; Chris Armstrong, Leigh Bromby, Chris Lucketti, Chris Morgan; David Carney, Nick Montgomery, Steven Quinn, Michael Tonge; Billy Sharp, Jonathan SteadThe first five minutes of the game started
If you cast your minds back to a few years back and a match at Bramall Lane in the Fa Cup. We drew the game 0-0 after Extra Time but came through after a penalty shootout. Then cast your minds back to last season on a cold new years eve night and another visit to Sheffield, we lost 1-0 that night. The main thing the Sheffield United teams we played against had in common was their desire and lionheart attitude. Even though Wenger will probably field the youngsters again - beating the leaders of the Premier League will be a major achievement should the United players pull it off. They will be up for it, the crowd will get behind them and our boys will have to stand up and be counted.
The team I expect to see out there tomorrow night is this:
===============Fabianski===============
Hoyte======Senderos=====Toure=======Traore
Walcott======Diarra======Denilson======Diaby
=========Bendtner=====Eduardo==========
Subs: Lehmann, Eboue, Merida, Adeba
Premier League leaders Arsenal take on the Championships nineteenth placed team, Sheffield United, this Wednesday in the fourth round of the Carling Cup. The Premiership giants were lucky to avoid drawing against the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea, but the Blades will not be nearly so happy to have to face Arsenal.Arsenal played twice against United during the Blades brief one season stint in the Premiership, and while Arsenal demolished United 3-0 at the Emirates, the Blades will take some solace in the fact that they were able to defeat Arsenal 1-0 at Bramall Lane - the locale of Wednesday's fixture.On current form though, Arsenal are far superior. Arsenal's first team is on a run of unbeaten games dating back to last April against West Ham. This season, Arsene Wenger's young guns went on a streak of twelve straight wins which was broken on Sunday in a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield. Arsenal are at the head of the Premiership table with eight wins, two draws, and no losses
Two early goals, one in each half settled the game. We never really gotten our engine started when Carrick took on a beautiful pass from Ronaldo and lifted it deftly past Kenny in the 3rd minute of the game.Rob Styles, as usual, was ridiculously inconsistant with his yellow card decisions. For most parts of the first half, he let Sheffied United get away with murder. The tackle on Evra which resulted in his substitution was horrendous. It could have broken a leg, yet Styles let the perpetrator off with a warning.Smith too got a huge kick in the buttocks and his perpetrator got off with a warning. His shorts was almost ripped off in that tackle. Yet almost comically, Ronaldo's marker Geary was booked for a foul that looked really innocent. I never understand Rob Styles when he referees.Anyway, early in the second half, Giggs made a sublime pass to Rooney and he swept it into the goal. Sheffield United, quite truthfully, never really looked like threatening our goal. They looked like th
We won this one despite going on down early in the game.
Evra in particular was awful. After a run of good games, he couldn't keep it up, especially after being called up to the French national team in midweek. His passing was awful and Keith Gillespie was practically having his way with Evra. In the 13th minute, Gillespie headed the ball beyond Edwin to give Sheffield United the lead with Evra nowhere in sight. Throughout the entire game, Gillespie was abusing Evra. I haven't seen a black man so badly beaten since Rodney King.
Thankfully we have Rooney to thank. He scored 2 really brilliant goals, one in each half. The first goal was a result of a really great first touch, taking out the defender and flicking the ball past the keeper. The credit of the second goal has to go to Evra. He made amends with a superb cross that found Rooney who volleyed it in from close range.
We then proceeded to miss a number of good chances, the best falling to Ronaldo who somehow missed an open goal f
Cristiano Ronaldo
SIR Alex Ferguson has reported a clean bill of health for Manchester United's clash with Sheffield United at Bramall Lane.Skipper Gary Neville has come through training and suffered no reaction to a calf problem while Cristiano Ronaldo is fit despite picking up an ankle injury at Blackburn last weekend.
It means Ferguson is almost certain to name an unchanged side for the third Premiership game on the trot with Patrice Evra retaining his place at left-back ahead of Gabriel Heinze. Neville says the Reds can be assured of a real test, with ex-Bury boss Neil Warnock sure to have his troops fired up. "It will be a battle at Bramall Lane," says Neville. "We had a difficult game at Reading away and at Wigan last season, because teams that have just come up always provide difficult opposition. "It's a huge game for them because the visit of Manchester United is the sort of game for which they wanted to get promoted. They are also a big club and will have
