Sheffield United beats QPR in an exciting match
Sheffield, England – Sheffield United defeated Queens Park Rangers 3-2 in a vibrant encounter at Bramall Lane. The match was marked by intensity and controversy, with two early goals from Sheffield United, a discount from QPR and a heart-stopping ending with a penalty scored by Scottish striker Lyndon Dykes.
The Blades came out strong and went ahead on the scoreboard in the 6th minute, when George Hamer took advantage of an assist from Conor O’Hare to open the account. Just five minutes later, striker Kyle Moore extended the lead with another goal, this time assisted by Hamer himself.
QPR reacted with the expulsion of James Varane for two yellow cards in the 45th minute, but despite numerical inferiority, they managed to cut the distance in the 55th minute with a goal from Jamal Dunne, assisted by Kenneth Dembélé.
In the final stretch of the match, QPR went on the attack and found the equalizer in the 88th minute, when Dykes scored from the penalty spot after an assist from Kazuya Saito. However, QPR’s joy was short-lived, as Dykes himself had received a red card for a rough tackle in the 83rd minute.
Sheffield United took advantage of the expulsion to seal the match, and substitute forward Ademola Lookman scored the winning goal in the 90+3rd minute.
Statistics:
* Sheffield United: 51% possession, 4 shots (2 on target, 0 off target), 0 corners, 8 fouls, 1 yellow, 0 red
* QPR: 49% possession, 3 shots (0 on target, 1 off target), 3 corners, 6 fouls, 2 yellow, 1 red
Sheffield United climbs to second place in the Championship, while QPR falls to fourteenth place.
Substitutions qpr: at minute 43 P. Smyth came in and L. Andersen went out., at minute 46 J. Colback came in and J. Varane went out., at minute 69 K. Saito came in and A. Lloyd went out., at minute 69 Z. Celar came in and K. Dembele went out., at minute 85 L. Dykes came in and M. Frey went out.
Substitutions sheffield utd: at minute 77 H. Souttar came in and A. Gilchrist went out., at minute 85 A. Slimane came in and A. Brooks went out., at minute 85 S. Peck came in and C. O’Hare went out., at minute 90 R. Brewster came in and A. Ahmedhodzic went out., at minute 90 J. Rak-Sakyi came in and Vini Souza went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sheffield Utd
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