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Barnsley edges Sheffield United in League Cup tie
Barnsley secured a victory in the second round of the League Cup, defeating Sheffield United by a score of 1-0 at Oakwell in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.
The only goal of the match came in the 53rd minute, scored by M. Watters, who received a pass from A. Phillips to put the home side ahead.
The match was marked by a number of yellow cards: M. de Gevigney (Barnsley) received his in the 27th minute, while L. Marsh (Sheffield United) was booked in the 39th.
Barnsley dominated possession with 36%, while Sheffield United managed 64%. The home side attempted 9 shots, 2 of which were on target, while the visitors attempted 17 shots, 4 on target.
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Substitutions sheffield utd: at minute 62 A. Trusty came in and R. Norrington-Davies went out., at minute 62 T. Campbell came in and J. Rak-Sakyi went out., at minute 62 A. Brooks came in and O. Hampson went out., at minute 73 G. Hamer came in and R. Brewster went out., at minute 73 H. Burrows came in and S. McCallum went out.
Substitutions barnsley: at minute 70 C. O’Keeffe came in and B. Cotter went out., at minute 73 J. Russell came in and V. Yoganathan went out., at minute 78 K. Lofthouse came in and A. Marsh went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Barnsley
Sheffield Utd
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