Match Report
Sheffield United entered with ten wins in a row, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 15/15 points for Sheffield United against 3/15 for Walsall.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 3 Sheffield United wins, 4 for Walsall, 5 draws, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 33% of the meetings went over two goals.
Bramall Lane in Sheffield, capacity 32,702, hosted the game. Walsall led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 3-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Sheffield United: D. Lafferty (82'), K. Roberts (74' og), Nathan Thomas (79') · Walsall: Amadou Bakayoko (13'), E. Öztümer (90')
Key stats
Possession: Sheffield United 60% · Walsall 40% · Total shots: 10-6 · On target: 5-3 · Corners: 4-3