Lundstram will not be taking home the match ball with a hat trick, unless something extraordinary happens in the final minute of the match.
90'
We have three minutes of additional time to play.
Lundstram has the ball inside the box. He is one on one with Pope. He attempts to go right to left and he is just wide of goal.
89'
C. Basham gets yellow.
Basham is awarded a yellow card after a strong challenge on Vydra.
88'
Burnley will register their fifth defeat of their 2019-2020 campaign today, with a loss in a game they would have rated themselves as a strong chance.
86'
Mee gets the last touch with a header inside the attacking box for Burnley, as it goes out of play.
84'
Sheffield United are still looking for one more goal before the final whistle sounds. They are trying to gift Lundstram his hat trick.
82'
Lundstram takes it into the box, as he gets it on his left boot, pulling the trigger on goal looking for his hat trick, but he pulls it away to the left.
81'
Barnes wins the free kick in defence, after being knocked over by O'Connell.
79'
P. Jagielka enters the game and replaces J. Egan.
SUBSTITUTION SHEFFIELD UNITED - Egan comes off as a precaution, after recieving a knock, with Jagielka taking his place on the ground.
78'
M. Vydra enters the game and replaces J. Rodríguez.
SUBSTITUTION BURNLEY - Third and final change for Burnley as Rodriguez heads off for an early shower and he is replaced by Vydra.
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77'
Burnley have been more fluid with the ball in this second half, but their problem has been testing out Henderson, who has been mainly quiet today.
75'
O. McBurnie enters the game and replaces D. McGoldrick.
SUBSTITUTION SHEFFIELD UNITED - McGoldrick has run himself into the ground as McBurnie is the man to replace him.
71'
It seems to be the story of the day for Burnley, as they have had opportunities on goal but they just can't seem to finish them off.
69'
Westwood with a cross to the box for Barnes, but he misses to the left.
68'
A. Barnes gets yellow.
McGoldrick with a great run through the middle. He takes it into the box, he has a choice of Lundstram to his right or Sharp to his left. He sends it into the Sharp direction, whose shot on goal is saved by Pope.
Barnes goes into the ref's book after a handball.
66'
Barnes pleads with the referee for a penalty after saying he was held off the ball in the contest inside the box. Replays seems to support Barnes' claim, but the referee stands firm and does not award the spot kick.
65'
B. Sharp enters the game and replaces L. Mousset.
SUBSTITUTION SHEFFIELD UNITED - The crowd are up on their feet, as they applaud the work of Mousset who makes way for Sharp.
63'
Taylor with a great cross into the box, but Barnes kicks it across the face of goal, making it easy for Sheffield United to clear it away.
61'
Rodriguez looks to get front position for the header, but Egan judges the ball perfectly as he nods it away to safety.
59'
R. Brady enters the game and replaces D. McNeil.
SUBSTITUTION BURNLEY - Burnley make their second change as McNeil comes off after a quiet game, being replaced by Brady.
58'
Taylor drives it to the area but Baldock is one step ahead of him as he intercepts the ball and clears it away with a booming kick.
57'
McGoldrick with a clever header for Sheffield United at the near post, forcing Pope to scramble to push the ball out of goal and concede a corner kick.
55'
McNeil takes it into the box, he unleashes a shot on goal but it is off target. He appeals for a corner, saying the ball took a deflection, but the referee does not buy it.
53'
Stevens gathers the ball on second touch, inside the box. He spears a shot on goal but it takes a deflection, going out for a goal kick.
52'
Barnes takes a shot on goal from the middle of the box, but it is wide of goal.
50'
Burnley are starting to use the ball a bit better through the midfield, but they have a huge mountain to climb.
48'
Sheffield United have started the second half pretty much the same way they finished the first half, in attack.
46'
C. Taylor enters the game and replaces E. Pieters.
SECOND HALF - Sheffield United kick off to get us back under way for the second half.
SUBSTITUTION BURNLEY - Burnley make the first change of the match as Pieters pays the price for a poor first half being replaced by Taylor.
45' +2
Burnley have a world of problems they will need to address at half time, if they are going to give themselves a chance of a second half comeback.
45'
We have three minutes of stoppage time to play for the first half.
44'
J. Fleck has scored a goal for Sheffield United! Assist by L. Mousset.
GOOOAAALLL SHEFFIELD UNITED (John Fleck) Sheffield United 3 Burnley 0 - Sheffield United make it two goals in just under 90 seconds as Mousset with the through ball to Fleck, who shoots from the left side of the box and he finds the bottom right corner of the net.
43'
J. Lundstram has scored a goal for Sheffield United! Assist by L. Mousset.
GOOOAAAALLL SHEFFIELD UNITED (John Lundstram) Sheffield United 2 Burnley 0 - Stevens streaks through the middle, as he crosses it over to Mousset inside the box, tapping it to the path of Lundstram, who finds the bottom right corner of the net.
42'
The game is being played in the middle of the ground at the moment, with Sheffield United in complete control.
40'
Play is held up momentarily as Mousset is checked over after receiving a bit of a head knock. He appears to be okay to continue.
36'
Sheffield United have lost ground with three consecutive back passes from the middle of the ground, as they look for a way forward.
34'
J. Tarkowski gets yellow.
Tarkowski goes into the ref's book, after a sliding challenge on McGoldrick. His backchat to the referee did not do him any favours either.
33'
Sheffield United are starting to get on top of this contest once again, as they start to find residence with the ball up forward.
31'
Baldock takes his time inside the box, as he looks for the right play. He pops the ball up looking for a header from Mousset, but he is restricted in the contest by Cork, who is able to clear it away for Burnley.
29'
The good news for Burnley is that they are finally starting to spend some quality time inside their attacking half.
25'
Mee crosses it to the middle of the box, looking for Rodriguez, who rises up for a header, but he was unable to have any influence, thanks to the close checking defence.
21'
McGoldrick runs from the middle of the ground into the box, he calls out for the cut back from Mousset, but he put a little too much on the pass.
19'
Burnley will need to find a way of changing their tactics, as they are being outclassed out there today.
17'
J. Lundstram has scored a goal for Sheffield United! Assist by L. Mousset.
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLL SHEFFIELD UNITED (John Lundstram) Sheffield United 1 Burnley 0 - McGoldrick crosses it into the box for Mousset, who is under pressure with his back on goal, as he flicks it to Lundstram who drives it to the bottom right corner of the net. What a goal!
16'
The ball is delivered into the box, looking for Mousset, but Pope cuts it off before it becomes a concern.
12'
McGoldrick is one on one with Pope at the middle of the box. He pulls the trigger on goal and it is away to the left.
11'
Barnes with a great header inside Burnley's attacking half, but the ball goes out for a throw in.
9'
Sheffield United appear to have the upper hand as they have been spending a lot of the game with the ball inside their attacking half.
7'
Basham with a great through ball inside the box for Mousset, but unfortunately for Sheffield, he is just one step behind the pass.
6'
Fleck with a great first touch inside of the box, but he is set upon by two Burnley defenders, however with some smart play he is able to extract the corner kick for Sheffield United.
4'
O'Connell and Rodriguez tangle inside the box. Rodriguez goes down, as Burnley appeal for a penalty, but there is nothing forthcoming from the referee.
2'
It has been an underwhelming start to the game with both teams using their defensive tactics, through a back pass to their respective keepers.
1'
FIRST HALF - Burnley kick off and we are under way.
Welcome to Bramall Lane for the match between the eighth placed Sheffield United and the 13th placed Burnley.
HALF TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 BURNLEY 0 - We go into the half time break with the game a little one sided as Sheffield United lead Burney 3-0. The worst part of it for Burnley is it probably should have been at least 5-0 down.
FULL TIME: SHEFFIELD UNITED 3 BURNLEY 0 - Sheffield United endured a scoreless second half, after setting up their eventual victory with three first half goals over Burnley. Mousset was fantastic today with three assists.
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