League One
February 1, 2013
Sheffield United
1 - 2
Coventry City
League One
19:45 +00:00, February 1, 2013
Bramall Lane, England
Referee: C Sarginson
Clarke double blunts Blades
Scoring Summary
| Sheffield United | Coventry City |
|---|---|
| Dave Kitson (72') | Leon Clarke (14') |
| Leon Clarke (87') |
Teams
| Sheffield United | Coventry City |
|---|---|
| 25 George Long | 1 Joe Murphy |
| 15 Neill Collins | 24 Richard Wood |
| 4 Danny Higginbotham | 25 William Edjenguele |
| 29 Tony McMahon | 21 Cyrus Christie |
| 5 Harry Maguire | 39 Blair Adams |
| 8 Michael Doyle | 12 Steven Jennings |
| 11 Kevin McDonald | 8 Carl Baker |
| 7 Ryan Flynn | 32 Franck Moussa |
| 14 Dave Kitson | 11 Gary McSheffrey |
| 9 Chris Porter | 14 Stephen Elliott |
| 23 Jamie Murphy | 15 Leon Clarke |
| Substitutes | |
| 35 Danny Coyne | Chris Dunn 13 |
| 2 Darryl Westlake | Jordon Clarke 2 |
| 19 Barry Robson | Nathan Cameron 5 |
| 24 Joe Ironside | John Fleck 10 |
| 17 Richard Cresswell | Adam Barton 16 |
| 16 Jonathan Forte | Conor Thomas 4 |
| 36 Diago De Girolamo | Callum Ball 17 |
| Substitutions | |
| Jonathan Forte for Chris Porter (54) | Conor Thomas for Stephen Elliott (69) |
| Barry Robson for Jamie Murphy (71) | John Fleck for Gary McSheffrey (73) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Tony McMahon (29) | Gary McSheffrey (37) |
| Dave Kitson (37) | Cyrus Christie (65) |
| Kevin McDonald (86) | |
| · Squads: Sheffield United | Coventry City | |
Leon Clarke scored twice to condemn Sheffield United to a third straight home defeat as Coventry won 2-1 at Bramall Lane.
Clarke gave the visitors a 14th-minute lead and struck again three minutes from time to give the visitors all three points after Dave Kitson had equalised in the 72nd minute.
Coventry's Carl Baker wasted a great early chance, firing off-target from a good position after Stephen Elliott's ball found him unmarked at the far post.
Elliott was the provider again when Clarke scored with a shot from around the six-yard box.
As Coventry continued to dominate, Baker had a shot charged down and Clarke fired in a low shot which was deflected wide.
Jonathan Forte, who has rejoined the Blades on loan from Southampton, shot straight at keeper Joe Murphy soon after coming on as a substitute early in the second half.
Kitson found the net with a header from Barry Robson's corner but Clarke struck the winner, seizing on the loose ball after George Long parried Franck Moussa's low drive.