Match Events
- 13′Walsall, goal:0–1assist
- Half-time0 – 1
- 52′Sheffield Utd, substitution:offJ. Hanson
- 56′Walsall, yellow card:
- 58′Sheffield Utd, substitution:offJ. Bennett-Rivera
- 74′Sheffield Utd, own goal:1–1K. RobertsOwn goal
- 76′Walsall, substitution:offA. Bakayoko
- 79′Sheffield Utd, goal:2–1assist
- 82′Sheffield Utd, goal:3–1
- 84′Walsall, substitution:off
- 86′Sheffield Utd, substitution:offC. Lavery
- 90′Walsall, yellow card:Adam Chambers
- 90+1′Walsall, penalty goal:3–2Penalty
- Full-time3 – 2
Lineups
Sheffield Utd
Walsall
Starting lineups
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Bramall Lane
Top Performers
Goals
Assists
Match report
Sheffield Utd vs Walsall — the facts
Sheffield Utd beat Walsall 3–2 (half-time 0–1).
Sheffield Utd met Walsall in the League Cup (1st Round). Kick-off was Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 18:45 UTC at Bramall Lane.
Team pages: Sheffield Utd · Walsall · League Cup
Key moments
- 13' Goal: Amadou Bakayoko (assist: Erhun Öztümer) — 0–1
- 74' Goal (own goal): K. Roberts — 1–1
- 79' Goal: Nathan Thomas (assist: Ched Evans) — 2–1
- 82' Goal: Daniel Lafferty — 3–1
- 90+1' Goal (penalty): Erhun Öztümer — 3–2
Starting line-ups
Sheffield Utd
Walsall
- 1 Mark Gillespie
- 3 Luke Leahy
- 15 Liam Kinsella
- 20 Amadou Bakayoko
- 24 Kory Roberts
- 7 A. Chambers
- 6 Nicky Devlin
- 10 Erhun Öztümer
- 5 Jon Guthrie
- 11 Kieron Morris
- 2 Joe Edwards
About this match
On this page: the Sheffield Utd vs Walsall final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Sheffield Utd and Walsall team pages or the League Cup page.