Match Report
The table read 1st (Sheffield United U21, 15 pts) against 2nd (Sunderland U21, 10 pts), 5 points apart. Against a league average of 1.78 goals per team per game, Sheffield United U21 ran at 2.83 scored and 1.17 conceded, Sunderland U21 at 2.5 and 1.17.
Sunderland U21 arrived on a run of six straight wins, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The match was played at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Dwight Yorke Stadium (capacity 7,500). On the scoreboard, Sunderland U21 led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.
Goal scorers
Sheffield United U21: Jevan Beattie (78'), Zain Tahir (82') · Sunderland U21: Harrison Jones (16')