{"id":5245,"date":"2019-08-18T18:58:12","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T18:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=5245"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:33:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:33:41","slug":"sheffield-united-1-0-crystal-palace-john-lundstram-seals-all-three-points-for-hosts-as-chris-wilders-side-record-first-victory-on-premier-league-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2019\/08\/18\/sheffield-united-1-0-crystal-palace-john-lundstram-seals-all-three-points-for-hosts-as-chris-wilders-side-record-first-victory-on-premier-league-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield United 1-0 Crystal Palace: John Lundstram seals all three points for hosts as Chris Wilder&#8217;s side record first victory on Premier League return"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Sheffield United edged Roy Hodgson&#8217;s Crystal Palace in a gritty encounter\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>The hosts broke the deadlock early in the second half through\u00a0John Lundstram\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>Palace attempted to stage counter-attacks using talisman Wilfried Zaha<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"class\"><strong>James McCarthy and Sheffield United&#8217;s George Baldock clashed late on<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">On an emotional Premier League homecoming to Bramall Lane, Sheffield United made it clear their new-found reputation for fancy football hasn\u2019t come at the expense of still being able to mix it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">There was plenty of things to learn from a noisy and passionate return to top-flight football in Sheffield after a 12-year absence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Chris Wilder\u2019s side disproved the theory that the Premier League is no place for overlapping centre-backs when Jack O\u2019Connell buccaneered forward and helped set up the only goal scored by John Lundstram after 47 minutes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">John Lundstram (left) of Sheffield United arrived with a side-footed finish to open the scoring<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-b5d054e0b7c226ec\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/18\/15\/17414614-7369043-image-a-2_1566139394792.jpg\" alt=\"The English midfielder raced to the corner and celebrated in front of the away supporters\" width=\"634\" height=\"415\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The English midfielder raced to the corner and celebrated in front of the away supporters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-5bd0568d2d8df094\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/18\/15\/17414628-7369043-image-a-1_1566139391063.jpg\" alt=\"Lundstram was mobbed by team-mates after setting his side on course for victory\" width=\"634\" height=\"461\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Lundstram was mobbed by team-mates after setting his side on course for victory<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mol-46f1c550-c1d7-11e9-9eae-9fd63e168d27\" class=\"art-ins mol-factbox floatRHS sport\" data-version=\"2\" data-permabox-url=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-7369043\/Sheffield-United-1-0-Crystal-Palace-Premier-League-win-Chris-Wilders-men.html\">\n<h3 class=\"mol-factbox-title\">MATCH FACTS<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ins cleared mol-factbox-body\">\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">SHEFFIELD UNITED\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">(5-3-2):<\/span> Henderson <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">7<\/span>; Baldock <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6.5<\/span>, Basham <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">7<\/span>, Egan <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6<\/span>, O&#8217;Connell <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6.5<\/span>, Stevens <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">7<\/span>; Norwood <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6<\/span>, Fleck <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6<\/span> (Freeman 29 <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6.5<\/span>), Lundstram <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">8<\/span>; McGoldrick <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">5<\/span> (Jagielka 89), Robinson<span class=\"mol-style-bold\"> 6<\/span> (McBurnie 56 <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6<\/span>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Subs unused: <\/span>Moore (Gk), Besic, Osborn, Sharp<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">BOOKED:<\/span> Baldock, Lundstram, Freeman<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">GOAL:<\/span> Lundstram 47<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">CRYSTAL PALACE\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">(4-4-1-1):<\/span> Guaita <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6<\/span>; Ward <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">5.5<\/span>, Dann <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6<\/span>, Kelly <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6.5<\/span>, van Aanholt <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">5<\/span>; Townsend <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6<\/span> (McCarthy 70 <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6<\/span>) , McArthur<span class=\"mol-style-bold\"> 6<\/span> (Wickham 82), Milivojevic <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6.5<\/span>, Meyer <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">5.5<\/span> (Schlupp 65 <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6<\/span>); Zaha <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">5.5<\/span>; Benteke <span class=\"mol-style-bold\">6.5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">Subs unused: <\/span>Hennessey (Gk), Cahill, Kouyate, Ayew<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">BOOKED:<\/span> McCarthy<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">GOAL:<\/span> N\/A<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">REF: <\/span>David Coote (Nottinghamshire)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><span class=\"mol-style-bold\">ATT:<\/span> 30,197<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"socialContainer-1Yly1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Bruises in the Palace dressing-room also taught us the Blades from south Yorkshire will retain their traditional cutting edge in the battle for survival. From Lundstram\u2019s early reducer on Wilfried Zaha to a late kick by Chris Basham on Palace substitute James McCarthy, described as \u201cnasty\u201d by Eagles boss Roy Hodgson, United were at it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Most importantly, there was enough in the underdogs performance to confirm they won\u2019t be this season\u2019s whipping boys. They were deserved victors, David McGoldrick missing a clear sitter before Lundstram\u2019s winner, and after an unbeaten start to the campaign, they look in better shape than Palace who still await their first goal of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018We had to marry up the emotion with a disciplined performance as well,\u2019 said Wilder, a boyhood Blades fan and former player who has taken them from League One to the promised land in just three years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018We needed a good shape to stop Palace from counter-attacking but as the home team we also wanted to go forward and create problems. I thought we got the balance right and later in the game we stood tough when they went more direct.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018I know more than anybody what these supporters have gone through in recent years and they\u2019ve kept coming back. This is definitely a day for them. Hopefully we are pointing in the right direction. We have to now go on and prove consistently we are at this level.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The noise that greeted United\u2019s players at kick off sent shivers down the spine. It\u2019s been a long time coming and in the early stages, there was a danger the players would be overawed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-4bbb8e3bc207f670\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/18\/15\/17414620-7369043-image-a-3_1566139406250.jpg\" alt=\"James McCarthy (left) and Sheffield United's George Baldock clashed over a tackle late on\" width=\"634\" height=\"392\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">James McCarthy (left) and Sheffield United&#8217;s George Baldock clashed over a tackle late on<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-88bb8b3b954a8319\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/18\/15\/17414622-7369043-image-a-4_1566139409297.jpg\" alt=\"The Palace man was furious and was shown a yellow card for grabbing Baldock by the throat\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overlay-icon mobile-gallery\">\n<div class=\"mobile-gallery-icon\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Palace man was furious and was shown a yellow card for grabbing Baldock by the throat<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Indeed, Palace \u2013 with Zaha restored to the starting line-up \u2013 had the best chance of the opening half-hour when Christian Benteke muscled clear before firing at the legs of goalkeeper Stephen Henderson, on loan from Manchester United and being watched by England manager Gareth Southgate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Gradually though the home side got into their normal rhythm with wing-backs Sam Baldock and Enda Stevens getting forward, occasionally supported on the flanks by Chris Basham and Jack O\u2019Connell from the three-man defence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">A mistake by Patrick van Aanholt after 40 minutes should have cost Palace. Lundstram took up the loose ball and whipped in a perfect low cross for McGoldrick who somehow shot straight at goalkeeper Vicente Guiata from only four yards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Fortunately for McGoldrick, his blushes were spared when United did break the deadlock early into the second half.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">O\u2019Connell, the left-sided player in Wilder\u2019s three-man defence, burst forwards towards the Palace penalty box before feeding Stevens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He in turn supplied Luke Freeman and with Palace floundering, Guiata could only parry the final shot into the path of Lundstram who buried the rebound for his first goal in 18 months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-91a8625d36ed859d\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/18\/17\/17417972-7369043-image-a-14_1566147053802.jpg\" alt=\"Palace tried to battle their way back into the tie using talisman Wilfried Zaha up front\" width=\"634\" height=\"440\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Palace tried to battle their way back into the tie using talisman Wilfried Zaha up front<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"artSplitter mol-img-group\">\n<div class=\"mol-img\">\n<div class=\"image-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-cba863864195f3f4\" class=\"blkBorder img-share b-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2019\/08\/18\/17\/17417974-7369043-image-a-15_1566147057187.jpg\" alt=\"The Ivory Coast international was left frustrated as Sheffield United held their ground\" width=\"634\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The Ivory Coast international was left frustrated as Sheffield United held their ground<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Lundstram, 25, is a typical Wilder signing, picked up for a bargain \u00a3500,000 from Oxford and now has the milestone of having scored in all four divisions. \u2018He is a typical modern midfielder; athletic, mobile, technical,\u2019 enthused Wilder.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Despite the length of time still remaining, Palace were unable to find that gilt-edged opportunity for an equaliser. \u2018We didn\u2019t do enough to get back in it. We seemed to lose our composure and some extent the passing quality after they scored,\u2019 complained their boss Roy Hodgson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">He refused to condemn United\u2019s physical approach even though Zaha seemed unhappy with it on the pitch. However, Hodgson did question why McCarthy was given equal punishment to Basham after reacting to a bad challenge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It was a nasty one on the ankle and hurt him (McCarthy). As a football person, I find it hard to accept both got yellow cards,\u2019 said the former England manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Wilder made it clear he wants his team to continue rattling cages as well as playing attractive football.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018It is still a contact sport. People make tackles on the opposition. I don\u2019t want to take that of fmy team and the supporter wants to see tackles made, in the right way,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">To complete a perfect day, Wilder sent on 36-year-old Phil Jagielka late on for his second debut for United. He\u2019d been in the last Blades side to play in the Premier League in 2007 before rejoining from Everton this summer.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/kpuoTZphGkI<\/p>\n<p>source:dailymail.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield United edged Roy Hodgson&#8217;s Crystal Palace in a gritty encounter\u00a0 The hosts broke the deadlock early in the second half through\u00a0John Lundstram\u00a0 Palace attempted to stage counter-attacks using talisman Wilfried Zaha James McCarthy and Sheffield United&#8217;s George Baldock clashed late on On an emotional Premier League homecoming to Bramall Lane, Sheffield United made it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_post_source_name":"","_post_source_url":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6409],"tags":[11394,2122,2119,4052,11183,10387,8924,8927,305,4050,2120,1258,7712,306,2125,11355,5247,1261,803,2118,6782,10954,5459,4054,8029,7225,2123,12791,11252,115,8126,4053,6831,12187,2121,11973,5911,13256,267,5278,4051,304,11259,1664,2126,7333,10023,7419,2578,12605,6348,10885,4482,3954,594,9294,10079],"class_list":["post-5245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-attacks","tag-baldock","tag-basham","tag-benteke","tag-boys","tag-campaign","tag-chance","tag-christian","tag-crystal-palace","tag-dann","tag-egan","tag-england","tag-english","tag-everton","tag-fleck","tag-flight","tag-football","tag-gareth-southgate","tag-goalkeeper","tag-henderson","tag-homecoming","tag-international","tag-ivory-coast","tag-kelly","tag-land","tag-loan","tag-lundstram","tag-manager","tag-manchester","tag-manchester-united","tag-match","tag-mccarthy","tag-missing","tag-n","tag-oconnell","tag-one","tag-patrick","tag-players","tag-premier-league","tag-quality","tag-schlupp","tag-sheffield-united","tag-shot","tag-stephen","tag-stevens","tag-summer","tag-take-that","tag-the-game","tag-townsend","tag-uk","tag-us","tag-victory","tag-wilder","tag-will","tag-who","tag-yellow-card","tag-yorkshire"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52000,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5245\/revisions\/52000"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/api-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}