Sheffield United 1 Derby County 0: Reaction from Slavisa Jokanovic and Wayne Rooney as Billy Sharp's late penalty downs the Rams
Wayne Rooney’s side made the trip to South Yorkshire bottom of the table following their 12-point deduction, and suffered further frustration when Billy Sharp fired home an 89th-minute penalty.
This is how the game unfolded, with reaction from both managers.
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Chance for Sharp
as Norwood’s long ball finds Baldock in acres of space, his cross cuts out Davies and Sharp gets his head to it but he can’t direct it on target - not the easiest of headers to be fair to him but he may feel he should have tested Roos there, at least
Good header from Jagielka
prevents Sharp getting on the end of a volleyed Gibbs-White cross, the former Blade showing his experience there
Gibbs-White is booked
for a bit of afters following a foul with Shinnie,didn’t look a great deal in it but the Derby man is still complaining to the ref so presumably wanted more punishment metered out
OFF THE BAR
from Phil Jagielka on his return to Bramall Lane - Olsen then saves the follow-up header and United scramble the ball away, but a definite wake-up call for the Blades there after their sluggish start
Risky backpass from Davies
has Ndiaye interested as he chases down Roos, who gets to the ball just ahead of him and boots it clear
BIG chance for the Blades
as Sharp gets on the end of a ball over the top from Baldock, he takes it down beautifully and is one-on-one with Roos, but can’t keep his shot down and it sails high over the Derby crossbar - the best chance of the game by a million miles so far and not one you’d imagine the Blades skipper missing too often
Fleck has a go
from outside the box after Gibbs-White and Baldock linked up, he looks to place it into the far corner but it’s comfortable enough for Roos to hold
Quiet-ish opening few minutes
as Baldock S is flagged offside after thinking he’d sprung the trap and was bearing down on goal
And we’re underway
as John Fleck kicks us off after the Blades take the knee before kick-off - let’s go
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