Sheffield United 1-0 Hull City Match Report
Sheffield United defeated Hull City 1-0 for Daniel Jebbison's early goal gave second-placed Sheffield United a narrow victory, ending Hull City's six-game winning streak. After Benjamin Tetteh was dismissed for aggressive behaviour, the Tigers finished with 10 men. The 19-year-old stabbed home from Iliman Ndiaye's pass inside of four minutes. Aaron Connolly, on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, made his full Tigers debut, while Lewie Coyle, the team's captain, was also called up for the quick journey to Bramall Lane. Regan Slater, who was making his 50th City League start, joined Tyler Smith and Ryan Longman on the bench as two former Blades who were returning to their old haunts. The promotion-hunting hosts wasted no time in claiming seven of their previous eight victories.Establishing a strong first-half lead with a well-executed fourth-minute goal. A clever reverse pass from underlapping center-back Anel Ahmedhodi found Iliman Ndiaye after some nice right-side manoeuvring, and Ndiaye then got the ball through for Jebbison to prod over Matt Ingram. Connolly almost provided a fast comeback for City, who hadn't lost since October, but a sprawling Wes Foderingham brilliantly stopped him one-on-one.The opportunity to go 14 points ahead of Watford in third place presented itself, but the Tigers were on the verge of losing to a skilled Sheffield United outfit. They launched an energetic onslaught. Alfie Jones was separated from by Jayden Bogle after Foderingham's clearing, but the defender recovered to prevent his goal-bound shot. then, Sander Berge snuck Jebbison in, but Ingram stood tall and blocked with his chest to prevent the adolescent from gaining another opportunity. On the verge of the break.
United came back strong, as the first Tommy Doyle curler from 25 yards forced a scrambling Ingram to deflect the ball away from the bottom corner. Later, after making a quick combination with Jebbison, Berge headed the Canadian's precise centre from eight yards wide of the goal. Doyle had another shooting opportunity after a hasty clearing from Jacob Greaves 10 minutes into the second half, but Jones stopped his outside-of-the-foot attempt.Just beyond the hour mark, Liam Rosenior made three substitutions, bringing in Tetteh, Ryan Longman, and Ozan Tufan in place of Greg Docherty, Slater, and Lewie Coyle. Soon after, the Tigers had to make a fourth substitution due to an injury, and Callum Elder took the place of Jacob Greaves. Connolly and Tetteh missed long-range attempts, and Jones and Estupián's headers from Jean-Michael Seri corners failed to test Foderingham. City was now controlling more of the action. With six minutes left, Tetteh was sent out after a physical confrontation with Oliver McBurnie while the Tigers were waiting for Seri to kick a free-kick. This ended their chances of rescuing a draw. The fourth official indicated five further minutes, closest to scoring again as Bogle warmed Ingram's hands with a solid drive at his close post.
Sheffield United (3-5-2):Foderingham; Ahmedhodi; Egan; Robinson; Bogle; Berge (Basham 80'); Norwood; Doyle (Osborn 70'); Lowe; Ndiaye (McBurnie 80'); and Jebbison (Sharp 70') are the players for formation.
Hull City (4-2-3-1): Seri; Docherty; Christie; T Smith (88); Slater; Connolly; Estupián ,Ingram; Coyle (Tufan 62'), A Jones, McLoughlin, Greaves (Elder 70'); Seri; Docherty (Tetteh 62'); Slater (Longman 62'); Connolly; Estupián.
