Sheffield Utd vs Lincoln 3-0

Sheffield Utd beat Lincoln 3-0 at Bramall Lane after Patrick Bamford scored twice and Tahith Chong added the other goal. The home side took control after the interval and finished with a clean sheet.

The first half had only one goal, though Sheffield Utd had already picked up bookings for Sam McCallum in the 15th minute and Liam Kitching in the 39th. Bamford opened the scoring in the 43rd minute, finishing from Sam McCallum to make it 1-0, and Sheffield Utd led 1-0 at the break.

Tahith Chong doubled the lead in the 52nd minute from Joe Rothwell, and Lincoln made three changes on 62 minutes as Mikkel Ladefoged, Yunus Konak and Chiedozie Ogbene came on for F. Draper, Conor McGrandles and Ryley Towler. Lincoln still could not find a way back, with Deji Elerewe booked on 67 minutes and Sheffield Utd then making a change of their own, before Bamford struck again in the 77th minute from Ben Brereton to make it 3-0 and his second of the match. Sheffield Utd made two more changes on 85 minutes, while Lincoln also brought on Callum Elder and Thomas Hamer in the closing stages.

The numbers told a closer story than the scoreline. Sheffield Utd had 56% of the ball, made 472 passes to Lincoln's 347 and had 5 shots on target to Lincoln's 4, but Lincoln had more shots overall, 12 to 10, and more expected goals, 1.19 to 0.68. Corners were level at 2-2, Sheffield Utd had 14 fouls to Lincoln's 17, and the visitors also had 4 saves to Sheffield Utd's 2.

Sheffield Utd were booked four times, with Sam McCallum, Liam Kitching, Japhet Tanganga on 67 minutes and Sydie Peck on 75 minutes. Lincoln had three yellow cards, for Conor McGrandles in the 26th minute, Deji Elerewe in the 67th and Tom Bayliss in the 76th. There was no red card.