West Bromwich Albion 0-2 Sheffield Utd: New Baggies boss Carlos Corberan starts with defeat

New West Bromwich Albion head coach Carlos Corberan started his reign badly as the relegation-threatened Baggies lost at home to pre-season promotion rivals Sheffield United.

yet Swansea City only managed a draw In the other lunchtime kick-off, it lifted Paul Heckingbottom’s men a lot back up to fourth in the Championship table, as the Blades finally put an end to their previously winless six-game run in October.

The victory came at a price, however, with the loss of striker Rhian Brewster with a hamstring injury, just 11 minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute.

For Corberan, despite the perceived benefit of starting his time in charge with a home game, it ended up being a repeat of The same 2-0 scoreline suffered at Bramall Lane By his predecessor Steve Bruce back in February – and did nothing to reassure the palpable frustration of the increasingly hostile home crowd.

It took just 11 minutes for the Blades to break the deadlock for the hosts when Tommy Doyle chipped a neat ball over the top to the right side of the penalty area, Sam Baldock squared across and although the incoming McBurnie missed his kick completely, Ndiaye was . Learn behind him. He feinted to his right before sliding a nice low right-footed finish with his instep into the bottom-right corner.

The Blades then doubled their lead when Senegal international Ndiaye set up Scotland striker McBurnie with the chance to make amends for his earlier miss.

Ndiaye made a bold forward surge after a neat five-man passing move from the back, released McBurnie on the edge of the box and his strike partner cut inside before finding the same bottom-right corner with another well-struck right-footed shot .

Matt Phillips had a shot kept low to be left by Blades keeper Adam Davies before the break. However, while the visitors scored with their only two efforts on target, and Albion carved out a few more openings after a half-time formation switch from 3-4-3 formation to 4-2-3-1, they really did little else. To show him other than sweat and effort.

The hosts were booed off at the end of both halves by some sections of the Albion fans as Corberan, the beleaguered Baggies’ fifth boss in under two years, was left with no illusions about the size of the task ahead of him. It may take a lot more than just a bit of ‘new manager bounce’.

Who’s next?

Both sides are in action again on Tuesday night when Sheffield United travel to Bristol City and Albion are at home to Blackpool again.

West Bromwich Albion head coach Carlos Corberan told BBC Radio WM:

“We need to improve and be more clinical in both boxes.

“But at the same time, it was our level of organization, especially in the second half.

“This shows that, with a lot of work, we will get ahead of this situation.

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Sheffield:

“To come here, have to make changes, keep a clean sheet and create chances myself was a very good effort.

“There was a bit of everything in it, both with and without the ball – and the two goals were fantastic.

“A big blow for us to lose Ryan Brewster. It’s a setback but let’s hope that’s all it is. We’ll miss him.”