1️⃣6️⃣ March 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣2️⃣
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The Battle of Bramall Lane!
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Football League First Division
Sheffield United 0️⃣
🔴 Simon Tracey
🔄 Wilko de Vogt for Peter Ndlovu
🔄 George Santos for Michael Tonge
🔄 Patrick Suffo for Gus Uhlenbeek
🔴 George Santos
🔴 Patrick Suffo
❌ Michael Brown limped off injured
❌ Robert Ullathorne went off injured
West Bromwich Albion 3️⃣
⚽️ ⚽️ Scott Dobie
⚽️ Derek McInnes
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Match abandoned after 8️⃣2️⃣ minutes!
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Match Referee, Edward K. Wolstenholme was forced to abandon the game after the Blades were reduced to 6️⃣ man on the field of play!
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The Football League awarded the Baggies a 3️⃣➖0️⃣ win & 3️⃣ points.
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Disciplinary Action!
Sheffield United fined £1️⃣0️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
Patrick Suffo fined £3️⃣,0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ plus 6️⃣ match ban
Keith Curle fined £5️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ & 2️⃣ match ban
George Santos received a ️6️⃣ match ban
Neil Warnock fined £3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
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The Aftermath
George Santos & Patrick Suffo never played for the Blades again!
Sheffield United finished the season 1️⃣3️⃣th in the league!
West Bromwich Albion finished Runners-up & were automatically promoted to the Premier League!
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1️⃣9️⃣ years later, Sheffield United & West Bromwich sit bottom & second from bottom in the Premier League respectively, increasing the probability of both teams featuring in the EFL Championship on the 2️⃣0️⃣th anniversary of the Battle of Bramall Lane!
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Déjà Vu!
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Fun Fact!
See if you can spot a teenage Phil Jagielka in the pictures below, the only remaining active footballer who featured in the match from start to finish!
jagielka 在 JAGIELKA'S ANFIELD STUNNER! | PREMIER LEAGUE ... 的必吃
Injury time in the Merseyside derby. Everton trailing to rivals Liverpool. Step forward, centre-half and captain, Phil Jagielka. ... <看更多>