Game 21 Zero points

The day began well personally, annual two year trip to the optician brought unexpected result, eyes have not got worse, keep those glasses for another two years. From then on the day went downwards faster than a Serbian award for fair play.
Drove to the game and thought something was missing, it was, it was my sodding season ticket, luckily got a replacement ticket, next time I forget it I'll have to pay.
Onto the match Sheffield United scored the only goal just before half time to sneak the points 0-1.
The 11500 saw a turgid first half in which United passed the ball along the back line before hoofing the ball down field for the forwards to chase. North End played like Ray Wilkins in his prime virtually every pass went sidewards.
Personally think that Westley's tactics are to bore everybody into submission before hitting the killer punch when everybody has dropped off to sleep.
Maguire should have given United an early lead however his header when in acres of space found the crowd instead of the net.
North End pressed forwards but apart from a Beardsley header which should have been better directed also found the crowd.
The only other action of note in the first 44 minutes was a Welsh effort for the home side which only just went wide. On the stroke of half time the Blades took the lead. The pass, pass, hoof routine worked as a long ball from the back found Kitson in space, the ball bounced kindly for the tall striker as he lobbed the 6ft 5 keeper Stuckmann to give them the lead. (0-1)
The second half was better although goal scoring chances were as rare as hen's teeth.
North End dominated the early stages but it was the Blades who nearly when North End defender Huntington hammered the ball against his own post, whilst at the other end Beardsley was unlucky with a first time volley which went narrowly wide.
As the game drifted on North End were finding it hard to break down the well organised Blades defence although Monakana was posing a threat down the right hand side.
As North End pressed forward gaps were being left at the back and United should have sewn the game up with a when a speedy break found Williams in space, he screwed his shot horribly wide. United nearly paid for that miss when in the 94th a towering Huntington header was superbly saved by 17yr old keeper Long.
So another disappointing result for the home side, there is every possiblility the Blades when go up this season however they are not a brilliant team.

Preston North End 0 Sheffield United 1 Att 11500