90' + 3' FULL-TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY
90' + 2' Sterling tries to create space for a strike in the left inside channel, but he loses his footing at the vital moment.
90' There will be three minutes of added time.
89' United need to show greater desire in the final third. They've been far too reserved in the second half.
87' Gundogan knocks the ball through to Sterling in the right inside channel, but he fails to generate enough power on his cross, which allows Ramsdale to gather.
85' Ederson sends a long ball over the top for Sterling to chase, but Ramsdale scampers out and performs a diving header to knock it away from the forward.
78' City are not forcing the issue in the final third. Torres, Sterling and Mahrez have been quiet in the second half.
76' The game is still there for the Blades, but they need to carve out that one opening in the final third.
74' Sterling latches on to an incisive throughball from De Bruyne. He opts not to shoot from a tight angle in the left inside channel and looks for the pass to Torres. However, his offload hits off the legs of Egan and back into the hands of Ramsdale.
73' Cancelo runs at Baldock down the left flank and he wins a corner off the legs of the United defender.
61' The Blades are still in the game, but need to start bringing McBurnie and Brewster into the contest.
59' City threaten from the resulting corner as Torres tries to turn his way past Stevens, but the Blades are able to clear their lines.
58' SAVE! Mahrez strikes the free-kick towards goal on his left foot, but Ramsdale reads the danger and palms the ball behind for a corner.
57' De Bruyne tries to turn and is pulled back by Stevens within striking range of goal. The Belgian will be lining up the resulting free-kick.
55' Osborn makes way for Lundstram in the middle of the park.
55' Osborn makes way for Lundstram in the middle of the park.
55' WIDE! Walker surges at the Blades' defence down the right flank. His cutback is cleared as far as De Bruyne on the edge of the box, but the Belgian curls his effort wide of the left post.
53' Baldock misses his kick at the back post as he attempts to clear his lines from Mahrez's cross. However, the loose ball falls kindly for the Blades into the hands of Ramsdale.
52' SAVE! Ramsdale commits himself off his line in pursuit of a long ball over the top. Torres beats him there and tries to clip it over the keeper, but he can only send his effort straight at him.
45' + 1' HALF-TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY
45' Berge sends a low cross in from the right for the home side. Laporte has to act to divert it away from McBurnie before Rodri clears the danger.
43' Baldock has space down the right flank to run at the City backline. He clips a cross into the box, but the ball sails over the heads of everyone in the middle.
41' BLOCK! Cancelo twists and turns his way past Berge down the left flank before floating a cross into the box. Torres attacks the delivery on the volley, but his effort is blocked by Stevens.
39' Berge finds space down the right flank and he lifts a threatening cross into the middle. Brewster rises, but not high enough to direct his header on target.
35' The Blades win a corner down the left flank and the delivery from Osborn almost reaches Basham, but it deflects off the head of Walker and travels over the bar for another set-piece.
34' SAVE! De Bruyne fires a low effort under the jump of Berge in the wall, but his strike is saved by Ramsdale with ease.
33' Egan stops the run of Sterling, but he brings down Torres as he pounces on the loose ball. City have a free-kick in a dangerous position.
31' Sterling has a surge down the left flank and he gets the better of Baldock. He forces a low ball into the middle, but Stevens reacts to clears in front of Torres.
6/8 - Six of Kyle Walker's eight Premier League goals have come from outside the box, with his strike today against Sheffield United his first away from home in the competition. Opener. #SHUMCI pic.twitter.com/1iIaUvJWeQ
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 31, 2020
28' De Bruyne spots Walker in space and picks out the full-back, who dispatches a low strike past Ramsdale from 20 yards.
28' GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! WALKER PUTS CITY AHEAD!!! 1-0!! Walker belts a low strike on the half-volley towards the target and it beats the hand of Ramsdale to find the bottom-left corner. Sterling starts the move to open up the United defence. A cross-field pass from De Bruyne finds Walker in space and he does the rest with a fine finish.
26' Dias lifts a ball over the top towards Torres. Ramsdale comes off his line to close down the Spaniard, who fails to fire on goal, although he's offside anyway.
Official. Filip Stevanovic joins Manchester City from Partizan on a permanent deal. Final fee will be €8m with add ons.
— Match Day (@MatchDaay) October 31, 2020
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23' SAVE! Sterling and Cancelo open up the Blades' backline with a neat one-two. Sterling sends a low ball across the face of goal that Torres diverts towards the net. However, Ramsdale spreads himself to produce a fine block to deny the forward.
21' The Blades have a rare foray forward, but Egan wastes the build-up with a loose cross-field pass that travels out for a throw-in.
19' SAVE! Rodri surges forward through the middle of the park and hammers a strike towards the net. Ramsdale can only punch it over the bar due the swerve on the effort.
17' The Blades build down the left and Lowe has another crossing opportunity, but he sends his delivery straight to Ederson.
16' Egan has to be alert at the back and he does just enough on the stretch to divert De Bruyne's throughball away from Sterling towards Ramsdale.
15' Lowe pounces on a loose ball on the edge of the City box. He takes on Walker and fires a low delivery into the middle that Dias clears ahead of Brewster.
13' CHANCE! De Bruyne's corner takes a deflection and travels towards Laporte. He wraps around his left boot around the ball, but sends his close-range effort wide of the left post.
12' De Bruyne threads a pass into the left inside channel for Sterling to chase. He looks for the cutback, but Egan is there to divert the ball behind for a corner.
10' Ederson lifts a long ball over the top for the run of Mahrez, but again it skips off the pitch and travels into the arms of Ramsdale.
8' City keep up the pressure and Sterling tries to force a strike at goal, but his effort is charged down by Basham.
7' SAVE! Cancelo has space on the left flank and he lifts a cross into the box for Torres to attack. The Spaniard guides a header towards the target, but Ramsdale is alert and beats the ball away.
5' Laporte sends a long ball over the top for Sterling, but it skips off the surface and travels out for a goal-kick.
3' City are trying to get the ball down to play their possession game, although conditions are tricky in Sheffield due to heavy rain.
1' McBurnie throws himself into an early challenge against Dias, sending the defender tumbling to the deck. A tone-setter from the Blades forward.
Ollie McBurnie with a proper "let them know you're there" barge on Rúben Dias...
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 31, 2020
Less than 🔟 seconds on the clock 😂 pic.twitter.com/DTAvMJGGXN
1' We're underway at Bramall Lane.