Match Report
Level on 10 points, Sheffield United U21 (1st) and West Brom U21 (3rd) met as equals in the table. West Brom U21 had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Sheffield United U21 2.5 scored and 2 conceded per game, West Brom U21 1.5 and 1.83, with the league averaging 1.83.
Bramall Lane in Sheffield, capacity 32,050, hosted the game. The referee was D. Richardson, with 56 matches in our database and 1.3 yellows per game on average. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 7 more goals closed it at 5-2.