Sheffield United 2002-2003⢠Manager fears distractions at countryâs first major tournament since 1958 ⢠âIf the players have cabin fever, good; we have waited long enoughâ Wales will ban wags from their team hotel at Euro 2016. The presence of playersâ wives and girlfriends has been a thorny issue around major tournamentsâ¦
Guardian » 6hThis weekâs winner is Andrew Webster (Pato Banton), who wins a copy of Matchdays: the hidden story of the Bundesliga by Ronald Reng . Next week weâd like your takes on Robert Huth (but letâs try to steer clear of that incident, eh? ) . Send your efforts to [email protected] by noon on Mondayâ¦
Guardian » 6h⢠City believe Catalan tired of the politics at Barcelona and Bayern Munich ⢠Toni Kroos and Paul Pogba among targets but Vincent Kompany will stay Manchester City want Pep Guardiola to stay beyond his three-year contract and build a dynasty , with the club confident he will enter the best workingâ¦
Guardian » 7hReal Madrid to bid £60m for Romelu Lukaku , Liverpool to sell Martin Skrtel, Alex Iwobi picks Nigeria over England, plus more.
BBC Sport » 7hAt 23, Lingard has had a much more gradual rise to prominence, spending four loan spells away from Old Trafford
The Independent » 7hAshley backed new manager Rafa Benitez to keep the club in the top flight
The Independent » 7hWives, girlfriends and family members are banned from Wales' team hotel during the early stages of their Euro 2016 campaign, says Chris Coleman.
BBC Sport » 7hSources at the top of the club believe that the biggest challenge Guardiola will face is the colossal difficulty of the Premier League itself
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England Division One
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Portsmouth | 46 | +52 | 98 | D1-1 | W2-1 | |
| 2 | Leicester City | 46 | +33 | 92 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 3 | Sheffield United | 46 | +20 | 80 | |||
| 4 | Reading | 46 | +15 | 79 | L1-3 | W2-0 | |
| 5 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 46 | +37 | 76 | D3-3 | W3-1 | |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | +32 | 74 | W1-0 | L0-3 | |
| 7 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +16 | 70 | D0-0 | L2-3 | |
| 8 | Norwich City | 46 | +11 | 69 | L0-1 | W3-2 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 46 | -10 | 66 | W3-1 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Wimbledon | 46 | +3 | 65 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 11 | Gillingham | 46 | -9 | 62 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Preston North End | 46 | -2 | 61 | W1-0 | L0-2 | |
| 13 | Watford | 46 | -16 | 60 | L1-2 | L0-2 | |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 46 | +7 | 59 | W2-1 | D2-2 | |
| 15 | Rotherham United | 46 | 0 | 59 | W1-0 | W2-1 | |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | -24 | 55 | W4-2 | W1-0 | |
| 17 | Walsall | 46 | -12 | 54 | D1-1 | W1-0 | |
| 18 | Derby County | 46 | -19 | 52 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| 19 | Bradford City | 46 | -22 | 52 | W3-0 | W5-0 | |
| 20 | Coventry City | 46 | -16 | 50 | D0-0 | L1-2 | |
| 21 | Stoke City | 46 | -24 | 50 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -17 | 46 | W3-1 | L0-2 | |
| 23 | Brighton and Hove A | 46 | -18 | 45 | W2-1 | W4-2 | |
| 24 | Grimsby Town | 46 | -37 | 39 | W2-1 | W4-1 | |
| Sheffield United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 5th | 6th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 23 | 13 | 10 |
| Drawn | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Lost | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 9th | 5th | 15th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-2 | 4-2-0 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 9-8 | 13-6 | 6-8 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 7th | 8th | 5th |
| Goals scored | 72 | 38 | 34 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 7th | 7th | 7th |
| Goals conceded | 52 | 23 | 29 |
| Clean sheets | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 5th | 6th | 4th |
| Goal difference | +20 | +15 | +5 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 13th | 13th | 13th |
| Goal total | 124 | 61 | 63 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 21 | 10 | 11 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | unbeaten in last 8 | ||
| Away | lost last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-4 | 3-2-2 | 3-2-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 10-4 | 8-2 | 5-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 |
W2-1 |
L0-2 |
| Occurence | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Sheffield United | |||
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One | 3rd | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 72 | 52 | +20 | .615 |
| English FA Cup | Semi-Final | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | .714 |
| English League Cup | Semi-Final | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | .778 |
| English Division One Play-Offs | Final | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 61 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 102 | 69 | +33 | .651 | |
