'Man Utd can challenge for title'
Manchester United's victory at Southampton proves they can challenge for the Premier League title, says manager Louis van Gaal.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Leicester City | 42 | 1.63 | 61 | D1-1 | L0-5 | |
| 2 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 1.71 | 54 | L0-4 | L1-2 | |
| 3 | Liverpool | 42 | 1.52 | 53 | W3-0 | L1-5 | |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 1.11 | 52 | L0-2 | L1-3 | |
| 5 | Stoke City | 42 | 1.43 | 48 | D1-1 | D3-3 | |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 42 | 1.40 | 48 | W2-1 | L1-3 | |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 42 | 1.15 | 46 | |||
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 0.94 | 46 | W1-0 | L2-3 | |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 1.21 | 45 | D0-0 | L1-3 | |
| 10 | Swansea City | 42 | 1.00 | 45 | D2-2 | L1-4 | |
| 11 | Fulham | 42 | 1.10 | 42 | W5-2 | W2-1 | |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 42 | 0.92 | 42 | W2-0 | W4-1 | |
| 13 | Bristol City | 42 | 0.94 | 41 | D1-1 | L1-5 | |
| 14 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | 1.00 | 40 | W4-0 | L0-1 | |
| 15 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 0.79 | 40 | L2-3 | W2-1 | |
| 16 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.98 | 39 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 17 | Rotherham United | 42 | 0.99 | 37 | L2-7 | W4-0 | |
| 18 | Lincoln City | 42 | 0.68 | 34 | W2-0 | L1-4 | |
| 19 | Barnsley | 42 | 0.66 | 34 | W5-0 | W6-1 | |
| 20 | Notts County | 42 | 0.67 | 30 | W5-1 | D2-2 | |
| 21 | Bury | 42 | 0.62 | 25 | D1-1 | W1-0 | |
| 22 | Port Vale | 42 | 0.56 | 22 | W4-2 | W6-0 | |
| Sheffield United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 7th | 10th | 7th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Drawn | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Lost | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 19th | 13th | 4th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-0-4 | 3-2-1 | 3-0-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 7-10 | 8-5 | 11-7 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 4th | 12th | 2nd |
| Goals scored | 87 | 45 | 42 |
| Failed to score | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 12th | 10th | 13th |
| Goals conceded | 76 | 28 | 48 |
| Clean sheets | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 7th | 10th | 5th |
| Goal difference | +11 | +17 | -6 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 12th | 2nd |
| Goal total | 163 | 73 | 90 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 30 | 11 | 19 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last 3 | ||
| Home | lost last game | ||
| Away | lost last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 5-3-4 | 3-2-1 | 3-1-5 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-8 | 6-4 | 4-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 D1-1 |
D1-1 |
W2-1 L1-3 |
| Occurence | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Sheffield United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 7th | 42 | 19 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 87 | 76 | +11 | .548 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 89 | 79 | +10 | .533 | |