Fulham 3-0 Sheffield United (2017-18 Championship)

Tue 6 Mar 2018 19:45	Fulham	(2) 3-0 (0)	Sheffield United	Craven Cottage, Fulham, London Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Keith Stroud
	Mitrović  31'  44' Cairney  61'	Report

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FULHAM (4-3-3) GK 1 Marcus Bettinelli DR 2 Ryan Fredericks DC 4 Denis Odoi DC 13 Tim Ream DL 21 Matt Targett MRC 10 Tom Cairney (c) MC 6 Kevin McDonald MLC 8 Stefan Johansen 65' FR 19 Sheyi Ojo 59' ST 32 Aleksandar Mitrović 85' 87' FL 3 Ryan Sessegnon Substitutes: GK 46 Magnus Norman DF 22 Cyrus Christie MF 16 Oliver Norwood 65' MF 11 Floyd Ayité MF 20 Lucas Piazón 59' FW 9 Rui Fonte 87' FW 47 Aboubakar Kamara Manager: Slaviša Jokanović

SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-5-2) GK 27 Jamal Blackman DRC 6 Chris Basham 46' DC 19 Richard Stearman DLC 5 Jack O'Connell 49' WBR 2 George Baldock MRC 20 Lee Evans 37' MC 21 Mark Duffy MLC 4 John Fleck 55' WBL 3 Enda Stevens 24' ST 11 Clayton Donaldson 64' ST 10 Billy Sharp (c) 65' Substitutes: GK 1 Simon Moore DF 24 Danny Lafferty MF 7 John Lundstram MF 14 Ryan Leonard MF 26 Ricky Holmes 65' MF 36 David Brookes 46' FW 32 Ched Evans 64' Manager: Chris Wilder

Assistant referees: Mark Pottage Matt Foley Fourth official: Dean Whitestone Previous Meeting: Sheffield United 4-5 Fulham (2017-18 Championship) (21 Nov 2017) Following Meeting: Sheffield United 1-1 Fulham (2020-21 Premier League) (18 Oct 2020) Trivia Statistics Fulham Sheffield United Possession 53% 47% Shots on target 6 2 Shots off target 6 5 Shots blocked 2 5 Corner kicks 3 0 Fouls conceded 10 11 Offsides 1 8 Yellow cards 1 2 Red cards 0 0 Total passes 515 452 Passing success 81% 81% Tackles 17 20 Tackles success 65% 75% Total crosses 12 11 Successful crosses 0% 18% Interceptions 9 12 Clearances 21 27 Images 1-0: Aleksandar Mitrović opens the scoring on 31 minutes with a finish from a Ryan Fredericks cross via the underside of the bar 2-0: Mitrović scores with a fantastic finish a minute before half time as he beats Blackman at his near post to grab a second of the evening 3-0: Following a quick break down the left, Lucas Piazon lays off a ball for Tom Cairney inside the penalty area, who sends a left footed finish into the far corner of the net just after an hour's play 2017-18 season Pre-season: Piast Gliwice (n) • Fastav Zlín (n) • QPR U23 (h) • Chelsea (a) • West Ham (n) • Darmstadt (a) • Wolfsburg (h) Additional friendlies: Southampton XI (a) • Southampton XI (a) Championship: Norwich (h) • Reading (a) • Leeds (a)) • Sheff Wed (h) • Ipswich (a) • Cardiff (h) • Hull (h) • Burton (a) • Middlesbrough (h) • Nottm Forest (a) • QPR (a) • Preston North End (h) • Aston Villa (a) • Bolton (h) • Bristol City (h) • Wolves (a) • Derby (h) • Sheff Utd (a) • Millwall (h) • Brentford (a) • Birmingham (h) • Sunderland (a) • Barnsley (h) • Cardiff (a) • Hull (a) • Ipswich (h) • Middlesbrough (a) • Burton (h) • Barnsley (a) • Nottm Forest (h) • Bolton (a) • Aston Villa (h) • Bristol City (a) • Wolves (h) • Derby (a) • Sheff Utd (h) • Preston (a) • QPR (h) • Norwich (a) • Leeds (h) • Sheff Wed (a) • Reading (h) • Brentford (h) • Millwall (a) • Sunderland (h) • Birmingham (a) Play-offs- Semi-final 1st Leg: Derby (a) • Semi-final 2nd Leg: Derby (h) • Final: Aston Villa (n) FA Cup: 3rd round: Southampton (h) EFL Cup: 1st round: Wycombe (a) • 2nd round: Bristol Rovers (h)