Sheffield United 2 Southampton 2 RECAP: Slavisa Jokanovic and Ralph Hasenhüttl reaction as Blades knocked out on penalties by Saints
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The Blades beat Carlisle and Derby County to reach this stage, and Slavisa Jokanovic is expected to shuffle his pack once again tonight as he looks to manage his squad through a testing period of games.
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GOAL BLADES
and United are level again as McBurnie calmly volleys home Osborn’s cross from the left, he had all the time in the world and could easily have skied it but he kept his composure to beat Forster and drag his side level, with just over 20 minutes remaining
Goal Saints
and it’s Salisu who gets it, stealing ahead of Robinson from a short corner to poke home from close range - Ward-Prowse and Tella combined to catch out the Blades defence and Salisu got the decisive touch to put Saints ahead
Saints have the ball in the
net but the flag is up for offside, Tella’s shot hit Broja and he put it in, but the flag had already been raised
Big chance for the Blades
as McBurnie and Brewster combine to set Osborn free on goal, he looks to curl it past Forster who gets his giant body in the way and deflects it behind for a corner - which is headed away
Changes at the break
for the Blades as Brewster and Osborn replace Burke and Freeman - we’re back underway for the second half
Half-time
and that brings to an end an entertaining game of football, with both sides having chances to go ahead - but it’s all square at the break. Some half-time player ratings...
Foderingham 6
Bogle 6
Basham 7
Robinson 7
Stevens 7
Guedioura 7
Norwood 7
Freeman 7
McBurnie 7
Ndiaye 8
Burke 7
Another break in play
as Luke Freeman goes down in the centre-circle, Basham puts the ball out so he can get some treatment as the fourth official holds up the board with three added minutes on it - which may end up being more with Freeman’s injury
Corner Saints
as Stevens slides in to block Valery’s cross, Redmond takes it from the Saints right and Diallo does well to win another corner off Ndiaye... the Blades scramble it clear eventually
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