Brighton 1-1 Sheffield United: Blades off bottom of the table in draw

Posted on : 11/12/2023
Brighton 1-1 Sheffield United: Blades off bottom of the table in draw
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Brighton 1-1 Sheffield United: Blades come from behind to lift themselves off the bottom of the Premier League table, with 10-man hosts punished by Adam Webster’s own goal

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  • Mahmoud Dahoud’s red card changed the game for a Brighton side stuck in a rut
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Sheffield United lifted themselves from the foot of the Premier League table with a hard-fought draw against 10-man Brighton. 

Roberto De Zerbi’s hosts looked to build on Simon Adingra’s early goal, but had their plans thrown into chaos when Mahmoud Dahoud was shown a straight red card 21 minutes before full-time.

That decision emboldened Sheffield United to throw caution to the wind and they were rewarded when a dangerous cross into the area was turned into his own net by Adam Webster. 

It finished level and that is now six league games without a win for Brighton, a sign of their struggles juggling commitments in Europe with the gruelling Thursday-Sunday schedule.  

More to follow. 

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