Sheffield United 1-2 Fleetwood Town

Fleetwood moved to within two points of the League One play-off places with a win at fellow promotion hopefuls Sheffield United.

The fifth-placed Blades are now 13 points off Preston in second spot.

Defender Josh Morris opened the scoring for Fleetwood from inside the area before Nick Haughton's long-range strike doubled their lead.

Matt Done pulled a goal back from close range but the visitors held on.

• Line-ups
• Match Stats
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Line-ups

Sheff Utd

Formation 4-4-1-1

24Turner

5Brayford6Basham19McEveley3Harris

18Coutts11Baxter8Doyle9Murphy

14Done

32Davies

• 24Turner
• 5Brayford
• 6BashamBooked at 34mins
• 19McEveleyBooked at 45mins
• 3HarrisSubstituted forWallaceat 87'minutes
• 18Coutts
• 11BaxterSubstituted forAdamsat 69'minutesBooked at 90mins
• 8Doyle
• 9Murphy
• 14Done
• 32DaviesSubstituted forMcNultyat 80'minutes

Substitutes

• 2Alcock
• 12McNulty
• 13Willis
• 16Davies
• 22Reed
• 29Adams
• 33Wallace

Fleetwood

Formation 4-5-1

28Maxwell

2McLaughlin5Roberts25Jordan15Chicksen

7Evans4Murdoch8Schumacher27Haughton12Morris

19Proctor

• 28MaxwellBooked at 55mins
• 2McLaughlin
• 5Roberts
• 25JordanSubstituted forPondat 11'minutes
• 15Chicksen
• 7Evans
• 4MurdochBooked at 61mins
• 8Schumacher
• 27HaughtonSubstituted forDobbieat 77'minutes
• 12MorrisBooked at 26minsSubstituted forCraineyat 84'minutesBooked at 90mins
• 19Proctor

Substitutes

• 6Pond
• 9Dobbie
• 23Ball
• 29McAlinden
• 30Hunter
• 33Crainey
• 38Springthorpe

Referee:

Darren Deadman

Attendance:

18,668

Match Stats

Home TeamSheff UtdAway TeamFleetwood

Possession

Home61%

Away39%

Shots

Home19

Away5

Shots on Target

Home6

Away4

Corners

Home18

Away1

Fouls

Home15

Away11

Live Text

1. Post update

   Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Fleetwood Town 2.

2. 90'+7'

   Full Time

   Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Fleetwood Town 2.

3. 90'+7'

   Booking

   Stephen Crainey (Fleetwood Town) is shown the yellow card.

4. 90'+5'

   Booking

   Che Adams (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.

5. 90'+5'

   Post update

   Foul by Che Adams (Sheffield United).

6. 90'+5'

   Post update

   Steven Schumacher (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

7. 90'+3'

   Post update

   Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.

8. 90'+2'

   Post update

   Attempt missed. Matt Done (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.

9. 90'

   Post update

   Che Adams (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10. 90'

    Post update

    Foul by Gareth Evans (Fleetwood Town).

11. 90'

    Post update

    Foul by Chris Basham (Sheffield United).

12. 90'

    Post update

    Stephen Dobbie (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

13. 90'

    Post update

    Foul by Matt Done (Sheffield United).

14. 90'

    Post update

    (Fleetwood Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

15. 87'

    Post update

    Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Steven Schumacher.

16. 87'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Sheffield United. Kieran Wallace replaces Robert Harris.

17. 84'

    Substitution

    Substitution, Fleetwood Town. Stephen Crainey replaces Josh Morris.

18. 82'

    Post update

    Attempt missed. Marc McNulty (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.

19. 80'

    Post update

    John Brayford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

20. 80'

    Post update

    Foul by Jamie Proctor (Fleetwood Town).

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