League One
October 6, 2012
Leyton Orient
0 - 1
Sheffield United
League One
14:00 +00:00, October 6, 2012
Matchroom Stadium, England
Referee: David Phillips
Blackman sinks Orient
Scoring Summary
| Leyton Orient | Sheffield United |
|---|---|
| Nick Blackman (59') |
Teams
| Leyton Orient | Sheffield United |
|---|---|
| 16 Ryan Allsopp | 1 Mark Howard |
| 15 Nathan Clarke | 6 Matthew Hill |
| 4 Ben Chorley | 29 Tony McMahon |
| 3 Gary Sawyer | 30 Marcus Williams |
| 21 Lee Cook | 5 Harry Maguire |
| 22 Martin Rowlands | 8 Michael Doyle |
| 8 Anthony Griffith | 23 Paul Gallagher |
| 7 Dean Cox | 11 Kevin McDonald |
| 11 Jimmy Smith | 7 Ryan Flynn |
| 2 Leon McSweeney | 14 Dave Kitson |
| 9 Kevin Lisbie | 10 Nick Blackman |
| Substitutes | |
| 6 Mathieu Baudry | George Long 25 |
| 14 Marc Laird | Darryl Westlake 2 |
| 23 Lloyd James | David McAllister 16 |
| 17 Moses Odubajo | Callum McFadzean 26 |
| 10 Michael Symes | Richard Cresswell 17 |
| 39 David Mooney | Chris Porter 9 |
| 26 Ryan Brunt | Shaun Miller 12 |
| Substitutions | |
| Michael Symes for Jimmy Smith (46) | George Long for Mark Howard (11) |
| Ryan Brunt for Kevin Lisbie (78) | Richard Cresswell for Nick Blackman (83) |
| Lloyd James for Martin Rowlands (81) | Chris Porter for Dave Kitson (83) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Gary Sawyer (67) | Marcus Williams (74) |
| Ben Chorley (76) | |
| Lee Cook (89) | |
| · Squads: Leyton Orient | Sheffield United | |
A goal from Nick Blackman ensured Sheffield United extended their unbeaten start to the season with a 1-0 win at Leyton Orient.
It took a sublime finish on 59 minutes from Blackman to break the deadlock. The striker collected a pass 25 yards from goal, brought the ball onto his left foot and curled his shot past the right-hand of O's keeper Ryan Allsop.
Neither keeper was really extended in a lacklustre first-half as both teams battled for midfield superiority. The visitors would have been happier with a stalemate at half-time having been forced to replace keeper Mark Howard in the 12th after he slipped taking a goal-kick and was stretchered off to be replaced by George Long.
Following Blackman's goal, the visitors dictated matters although they were indebted to 18-year-old Long for an outstanding save on 70 minutes to maintain their advantage after Orient mounted their only serious attempt of the afternoon.
Lee Cook delivered a cross into the box where Kevin Lisbie headed the ball powerfully towards goal but Long produced a brilliant save from point-blank range.