Sheffield United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur on 1 March 2023
Tottenham Hotspur
Events
Pape Matar Sarr
Yellow Card · 2nd yellow card for Spurs
62'
Max Lowe
George Baldock
62'
Sander Berge
Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly
65'
Harry Kane
Richarlison
73'
Iliman Ndiaye
Andre Brooks
74'
Dejan Kulusevski
Lucas Moura
74'
Oliver Skipp
Pape Matar Sarr
82'
Arnaut Danjuma
Pedro Porro
85'
John Fleck
James Mcatee
- KO
Kick off 19:55
- HT
Half time 0–0 +8 mins added
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56'
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2nd yellow card for Spurs
Pape Matar Sarr Yellow Card
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62'
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Max Lowe for George Baldock Substitution
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Sander Berge for Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly Substitution
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65'
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Harry Kane for Richarlison Substitution
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73'
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Iliman Ndiaye for Andre Brooks Substitution
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74'
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Dejan Kulusevski for Lucas Moura Substitution
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Oliver Skipp for Pape Matar Sarr Substitution
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79'
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Iliman Ndiaye 1 – 0 Goal
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82'
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Arnaut Danjuma for Pedro Porro Substitution
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85'
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John Fleck for James Mcatee Substitution
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- FT
Full time 1–0 +6 mins added
Match Facts
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7547th overall match
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5934th competitive match
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101st meeting with Sheffield United
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453rd FA Cup match
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50th visit to Bramall Lane
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3rd match refereed by John Brooks
Lineups
Sheffield United
- Manager
- Starting XI--
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18
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6CB
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15
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19
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2
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17
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22DM
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23DM
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35
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28
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10ST
- Substitutes4 of 9 used
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13
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39
Spurs
- Manager
- Starting XI3–4–3
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20
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6
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15CB
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33CB
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23
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29
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14LWB
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27
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9
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7
- Substitutes4 of 9 used
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10
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4
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21
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16
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45
Match Stats
Sheffield United
Spurs
- Attack
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47% 53% Possession
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7 17 Shots
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1 4 Shots on Target
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3 0 Offsides
- Passing
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13 24 Crosses
- Defence
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12 9 Tackles
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13 11 Interceptions
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4 0 Saves
- Discipline
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7 8 Fouls
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2 1 Yellow Cards
Venue
Bramall Lane · Sheffield, England
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Match Report
As the game looked to be heading to extra time, substitute Ndiaye weaved past a couple of defenders before beating Fraser Forster with a low strike at the near post.
Tottenham, who beat Chelsea at the weekend to boost their hopes of a top-four finish in the Premier League, looked off the pace as they struggled to test Blades goalkeeper Wes Foderingham.
Richarlison blasted a shot over the bar from close range but failed to make an impact, forcing Spurs to turn to Harry Kane as the second half wore on, but even the club's all-time top scorer was unable to really test a fired-up Sheffield United.
Kane had just the one real chance to score when he rose unmarked to meet a cross in the final few seconds but somehow headed wide.
The Blades - who are chasing promotion to the Premier League - then held firm to secure a famous win.
Their reward is an all-Championship tie with Blackburn in the last eight.
The win was all the more impressive for Sheffield United, who are second in the Championship, after manager Paul Heckingbottom made eight changes with a sickness bug having affected his side.
The Blades had also received an additional setback in the hours before the game when Heckingbottom received confirmation of a touchline ban for his sending-off against Middlesbrough last month, meaning he had to watch Wednesday's game from the stands.
Spurs had also heavily rotated their side, with six changes from their 2-0 win against Chelsea at the weekend - their second successive Premier League victory that boosted hopes of a top-four finish.
Kane was named on the bench but they still had plenty of quality in their first XI, with £60m-signing Richarlison and Son Heung-min in attack.
But they struggled to trouble Sheffield United's disciplined defence, with Son and Richarlison wasteful with the few chances the visitors had.
Sheffield United grew in confidence as the game wore on and were not unnerved by the introduction of Kane just after the hour mark.
But having not tested Forster for 78 minutes it felt like a moment of magic would be needed to decide the tie, and that duly arrived when Ndiaye showed superb footwork to evade challenges inside the box to fire home the winner.
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