Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — AFC Bournemouth 12th with 48 points, Sheffield United 20th with 16, 32 apart. In league terms the two rates read 1.42/1.76 for AFC Bournemouth and 0.92/2.74 for Sheffield United (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.64.
Sheffield United had been beaten in three straight games.
GioScore's database holds 9 meetings between the two: 2 for AFC Bournemouth, 5 for Sheffield United and 2 drawn, at 2.89 goals per meeting. 67% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, capacity 30,000, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Sheffield United led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-2.




