Sheffield United 1-2 Wrexham: Blades Drop More Points At Home in Lethargic Display | OneFootball

Sheffield United suffered a 2-1 defeat at home against Wrexham at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon.

The Blades took the lead early in the second half when Andre Brooks pounced on the rebound and steered home from close range. But just a few minutes later former Owls man Josh Windass would equalise in front of the away end. With the clock ticking down, Wrexham turned up the pressure and would find the winner through Sam Smith.

Lineups

Blades: A. Davies, Tanganga, Bindon, Hamer, O’Hare (Ings 82), Brooks, Hoever (Ogbene 72), Burrows (Chong 82), Peck (Arblaster 72) Riedewald (T. Davies 65), Bamford.

Unused: Faxon, Hjelde, Cannon, McGuinness.

Wrexham: Okonkwo, Doyle, Cleworth, Hyam, Windass (Rathbone 72), Kabore, Thomason, Dobson, Vyner, O’Brien, Smith (Rodriguez 90).

Unused: Ward, Brunt, Keillor-Dunn, Cadamarteri, Scarr, Broadhead, Longman.

First Half

The Blades should have taken the lead as early as the 11th minute. Harrison Burrows did brilliantly to square the ball across goal after Dom Hyam slipped, leaving Patrick Bamford completely unmarked just yards out. However, with the goal at his mercy, the striker somehow guided his effort wide, setting the tone for a wasteful afternoon.

That miss was followed by another glaring opportunity when O’Brien rose to meet a pinpoint cross from Kabore, only to send his unmarked header wide from six yards out. United continued to press and thought they had finally broken the deadlock on 33 minutes, when Gustavo Hamer powered in a header from Riedewald’s inswinging delivery. Celebrations were cut short, though, as the assistant referee’s flag ruled it out.

Second Half

The visitors believed they had stunned Bramall Lane just 16 seconds into the second half. Windass fired beyond Davies in what looked like a dream restart, but once again the offside flag came to United’s rescue.

Moments later, the Blades finally made their pressure count. Andre Brooks was denied initially by Okonkwo after a strong effort, but he reacted quickest on 49 minutes, slotting home the rebound after Bamford’s shot proved too powerful for the goalkeeper to hold.

Their lead, however, lasted just six minutes. Josh Windass brought the visitors level, calmly converting from a low cross delivered from the left by Smith, punishing United’s inability to put the game to bed.

The turnaround was completed 12 minutes from time as the Welsh side took the lead. Kabore, influential throughout, delivered another dangerous cross, and Sam Smith rose highest to head into the net, silencing the home crowd.

Late on, United pushed for an equaliser but continued to lack composure in front of goal. Both Brooks and Tom Davies had opportunities to salvage something, yet neither could hit the target.

After this recent defeat the Blades’ season has well and truly fizzled out as they currently sit 17th and 13 points off the top six.