Deadbat_DB
Vital Squad Member
For the third consecutive home game, the Blades conceded five goals and it was yet another embarrassing afternoon for United who were once again given a real hammering. After the win at Kenilworth Road, the Blades will have hoped to build on this impressive result but after Mason Holgate’s moronic red card on 13 minutes, United conceded two goals by the half hour and the game was effectively over. Wilder tried to shut up shop but Brighton’s passing game completely demoralised the home side and three goals inside the final quarter of an hour saw the Seagulls score five goals at Bramall Lane for the second time inside a month!
Wilder had to make changes again with Cameron Archer, Max Lowe and Rhys Norrington Davies the latest players on the treatment table. In came Yasser Larouci and Will Osula from the start. On the bench was youngsters Brooks, Arblaster and a new name, young striker Billy Blacker.
The Blades began well and had an opening after good work from Hamer saw the ball fed to Bogle and his shot was saved at full stretch from Verbruggen. Brighton also had a chance soon after as a dangerous cross from Adingra was diverted towards his own goal from Ahmedhodzic and Foderingham had to make the low save to turn it away. Brighton started to settle and were moving the ball around crisply but United also had a threat with McAtee’s strong running. However, disaster struck the home side when Holgate launched into a tackle on Mitoma. The players came together and although the initial decision was just a yellow card from Stuart Attwell, he was told quickly to look at the monitor and did not need long to upgrade an original decision to a red card. Replays showed it was a horrifically high and mistimed tackle and the Brighton man was lucky not be seriously injured.
Brighton sensed they could take immediate advantage and were getting down both sides with alarming regularity with Larouci and Bogle struggling with the pace and trickery of Adingra and Mitoma. A ball from the left went out and seemed to take a touch off Welbeck but a corner was given. The ball came in and Dunk and Webster won headers before BUONANOTTE got a touch and it was ruled to go over the line. There were appeals for a foul on Foderingham in the build up but the goal was given. It was poor defending and had been coming as a number of crosses had been won by Brighton players with poor marking and challenges a feature of the defensive play from the Blades.
Hamer did well to make a run forward and showed good skill to deceive Dunk but his ball across was touched away from Verbruggen. Brighton moved up the other end though and doubled their lead. It was more shambolic defending as Gross put over a deep cross and once again Brighton won the first ball and Mitoma hit a shot that Foderingham pushed away. WELBECK was on the rebound and smashed home.
Osula was withdrawn for Trusty as McAtee was asked to do the job as a lone striker as it was already damage limitation stuff for the home side, for the third consecutive game at the Lane.
Brighton were continuing to attack and looked like scoring every time they came at United. Mitoma, who had gone to ground looking for a penalty earlier, beat Bogle twice with superb skill but the final touch could not be applied on either occasion. Down the right Larouci was continually at full stretch and further chances came but Foderingham made a good save down to his right. United did have the ball in the net just before half time as Ahmedhodzic and Osborn converged and the latter hooked home but after being disallowed for a foul – it was checked and then still ruled out, but this time for offside! Whilst Osborn was stood in an offside position, the ball did come off a Luton player but was ruled inadvertent contact as the reason for being annulled.
After 7 minutes of stoppage time, the players finally had a break after a incident packed first half where all the key decisions had gone against United but they had also been given a bit of a going over; yet again.
The second half saw Brighton make two chances and play keep ball for long periods without exacting more damage on the Blades. Foderingham made one save from a headed chance but United were struggling to get the ball and a rare break from the keepers kick out to McAtee was the only real opportunity they nearly fashioned. Brighton were just content now to move it around and work openings but United were at least limiting them to less opportunities, even if the game was effectively over as a contest.
Brooks came on for Larouci just after the hour but Mitoma continued to tease Bogle and his run and cross shot was cleared as Brighton won three corners in quick succession. Mitoma’s run and cross led to the fourth goal as Robinson sliced it into his own net under pressure before the floodgates opened up. Gross sent over a cross and ADINGRA superbly turned home and after a Blades double change saw Brewster and Norwood come on, ADINGRA scored again with a deflected finish that looped in at the far post.
Ahmedhodzic headed wide from a Robinson cross and a flare up in stoppage time involving Davies and Verbruggen saw United show some fight but it was too little, too late in another humiliating afternoon.
Wilder had to make changes again with Cameron Archer, Max Lowe and Rhys Norrington Davies the latest players on the treatment table. In came Yasser Larouci and Will Osula from the start. On the bench was youngsters Brooks, Arblaster and a new name, young striker Billy Blacker.
The Blades began well and had an opening after good work from Hamer saw the ball fed to Bogle and his shot was saved at full stretch from Verbruggen. Brighton also had a chance soon after as a dangerous cross from Adingra was diverted towards his own goal from Ahmedhodzic and Foderingham had to make the low save to turn it away. Brighton started to settle and were moving the ball around crisply but United also had a threat with McAtee’s strong running. However, disaster struck the home side when Holgate launched into a tackle on Mitoma. The players came together and although the initial decision was just a yellow card from Stuart Attwell, he was told quickly to look at the monitor and did not need long to upgrade an original decision to a red card. Replays showed it was a horrifically high and mistimed tackle and the Brighton man was lucky not be seriously injured.
Brighton sensed they could take immediate advantage and were getting down both sides with alarming regularity with Larouci and Bogle struggling with the pace and trickery of Adingra and Mitoma. A ball from the left went out and seemed to take a touch off Welbeck but a corner was given. The ball came in and Dunk and Webster won headers before BUONANOTTE got a touch and it was ruled to go over the line. There were appeals for a foul on Foderingham in the build up but the goal was given. It was poor defending and had been coming as a number of crosses had been won by Brighton players with poor marking and challenges a feature of the defensive play from the Blades.
Hamer did well to make a run forward and showed good skill to deceive Dunk but his ball across was touched away from Verbruggen. Brighton moved up the other end though and doubled their lead. It was more shambolic defending as Gross put over a deep cross and once again Brighton won the first ball and Mitoma hit a shot that Foderingham pushed away. WELBECK was on the rebound and smashed home.
Osula was withdrawn for Trusty as McAtee was asked to do the job as a lone striker as it was already damage limitation stuff for the home side, for the third consecutive game at the Lane.
Brighton were continuing to attack and looked like scoring every time they came at United. Mitoma, who had gone to ground looking for a penalty earlier, beat Bogle twice with superb skill but the final touch could not be applied on either occasion. Down the right Larouci was continually at full stretch and further chances came but Foderingham made a good save down to his right. United did have the ball in the net just before half time as Ahmedhodzic and Osborn converged and the latter hooked home but after being disallowed for a foul – it was checked and then still ruled out, but this time for offside! Whilst Osborn was stood in an offside position, the ball did come off a Luton player but was ruled inadvertent contact as the reason for being annulled.
After 7 minutes of stoppage time, the players finally had a break after a incident packed first half where all the key decisions had gone against United but they had also been given a bit of a going over; yet again.
The second half saw Brighton make two chances and play keep ball for long periods without exacting more damage on the Blades. Foderingham made one save from a headed chance but United were struggling to get the ball and a rare break from the keepers kick out to McAtee was the only real opportunity they nearly fashioned. Brighton were just content now to move it around and work openings but United were at least limiting them to less opportunities, even if the game was effectively over as a contest.
Brooks came on for Larouci just after the hour but Mitoma continued to tease Bogle and his run and cross shot was cleared as Brighton won three corners in quick succession. Mitoma’s run and cross led to the fourth goal as Robinson sliced it into his own net under pressure before the floodgates opened up. Gross sent over a cross and ADINGRA superbly turned home and after a Blades double change saw Brewster and Norwood come on, ADINGRA scored again with a deflected finish that looped in at the far post.
Ahmedhodzic headed wide from a Robinson cross and a flare up in stoppage time involving Davies and Verbruggen saw United show some fight but it was too little, too late in another humiliating afternoon.
