I'm going for a 8-8 draw. With Sheffield being 8-0 up at half time and Alex will miss a penalty in the last seconds of the match

Here are Sheffields's last eight league results in most recent order  (no wins)  : 

          Jan 11 Cleethorpes     (A)  lost    0-2
          Jan 4   Stocksbridge   (H)  drew  2-2
          Jan 1   Leek                (A)  lost    0-4
          Dec 26  Belper            (H) drew  1-1
          Dec 21  Newcastle      (A)  lost   0-3
          Dec  7   Kidsgrove      (A)  drew  3-3
          Nov 23  Wisbech         (A) drew  2-2
          Nov 16  Spalding         (A) drew  2-2 

Sheffield are probably in a false position in the league table because out of their 21 games played only 8 have been at home due to postponements  

Their away record isn’t bad :  Played 13,  Won  4,  Drawn 4,  Lost 5. 

So a draw does look a likely outcome

Somebody got to do it Kev so take on for the team. I had Blue Monkey at the Factory Kitchen last night very nice!

Good run by Dunne and Marshall has to concede a corner. Chance falls for Newsham but he fires over.  Nothing from Ilkeston attack so far.      0-0     16 minutes

The goal has buoyed up Sheffield as they look for a second. Almost another Sheffield goal. Then they hit the crossbar. Ilkeston are rocking.         0-1     23 minutes

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Good break out by Reco and he's brought down. Bit better by Ilkeston now.       0-1      38 minutes

Back just in time to see Wells equalise on 56 minutes           1-1          56 mins

Sheffield shot blocked. Chance for Wells but he chooses to pass and the opportunity is lost.  Grayson  booked for foul on Reco. Good spell on top now for Ilkeston.     Lambert replaced by Walker       1-1       67 minutes

Great defending by Robertson then Ilkeston break.  Good stuff. Either side could win.       1-1    85 mins

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That's the end, it's finished  ILKESTON  1  SHEFFIELD  1
 

How many times you said that about ilson in the first half

Sat 18 January 2020
Northern Premier League, South East Division
Ilkeston Town  1  Sheffield FC  1
Ilkeston did well to take a point after a scrappy first half which saw Sheffield create more opportunities but without turning their ascendancy into goals. Mitchell Dunne in particular stood out as the visitors most creative player as Ilkeston struggled to get a foothold. Sheffield eventually paid the price for missed chances when Kieran Wells equalised early in the second half. 
On a rain soaked pitch it was Sheffield who made the better start. A fine run by Dunne was ended by Tom Marshall at the expense of a corner then Marc Newsham fired over when well placed. The opening goal came after 20 minutes following a good move down the left. Edward Cribley’s pull back was hammered home by Sheldon Jordan from the edge of the area. The goal lifted the visitors and in the next couple of minutes they twice went close to increasing their lead after a goalmouth scramble, then a powerful shot by Cribley rattling Ilkeston’s crossbar. Robins captain Chris Robertson prevented another Sheffield goal with a saving header before Dunne fired wide. Wells had a chance for Ilkeston but his shot was too high then on 42 minutes the impressive Dunne created a real chance for himself to extend Sheffield’s lead but his finish was wide of the target. Half time arrived with Ilkeston fortunate to be only one goal in arrears.
After such a poor first half, Ilkeston had to be better and they were. It only took a minute for Wells to find the net but it was disallowed for a foul on keeper Jonathon Hedge. On 52 minutes Kieran Fenton put Kole Lambert through on goal but Hedge saved. Sheffield went down the other end and Ross Durrant did well to save from Dunne but the equaliser came on 56 minutes. Alex Marshall flicked the ball on with his head and Kieran Wells headed it over the keeper and into the net. On 63 minutes Ashley Grayson fired wide of Durrant’s left post. Five minutes later Kieran Wells had a chance but elected to pass and the opportunity was lost. Both sides were getting chances with Jamie Walker testing Hedge and Newsham replying with a header that was only just too high. Walker had another shot deflected wide and Dunne was off target as both teams looked for a late winner but ultimately settled for a draw.      

Sheffield's match report :

Sheffield FC let another win slip away on Saturday, as they were pegged back after a dominant first half, drawing 1-1 at Ilkeston Town. 
Club welcomed back Mitchell Dunne after re-signing for Sheffield from Gainsborough Trinity, and set up in a very attack minded 4-3-3 formation, and it had the home team on the back foot from the first whistle. This positivity was rewarded in the 19th minute as Sheldon Jordan showed neat footwork on the left, setting Ted Cribley free with a run on the byline and having time and patience to pick out Jordan who had continued his run to the penalty spot, with the big striker slotting home for his first goal for the World’s First. Sheffield could easily have added to their tally as they continued the pressure on a shell shocked Ilson defence, with the new pairing of Jordan and Dunne ripping through the back four to tee up Marc Newsham, who in turn forced a fine save from ex-Clubbie Ross Durrant.  From the resulting corner Cribley played a low ball to the near post, where Newsham was able to return the ball to the winger, only for Cribley to rattle the crossbar with a thumping drive. Robins’ keeper Durrant was a very lucky participant moments after this, a cross from Newsham bobbled in front of the keeper, and although the Ilkeston stopper could only palm the ball across the goal, there was no one to add the vital touch.
Just before the break Club had yet another opportunity, as Ben Turner was put through following another outrageous flick from Jordan, with Dunne unable to steer the end product on target and missing by a matter of inches. 
The second period was a much more even affair, with Ilkeston making the better start of the two teams, and finally starting to test the Sheffield defence.  Town’s skipper Chris Robertson played an incisive pass through the middle, with Reece Fyfe picking up the ball, before forcing a solid stop from Jonathan Hedge. Ten minutes after the restart it was 1-1, a ball into the middle saw Alex Marshall flick the ball on, with Kieron Wells getting in to nod the ball over Hedge into the empty net. Sheffield almost regained the lead immediately, as Newsham put Dunne in free on goal, with Durrant pulling off a fingertip save to deny a dream return. Ilkeston managed to control the game for much of the second half, but were unable to really trouble the visitors, with Hedge not tested to much degree with the game eventually fizzling out to a stalemate. 
Ilkeston Town: Ross Durrant, Fabian Smith, Kieran Fenton, Reece Fyre, Christopher Robinson, Thomas Marshall, Jermaine Hollis, Fernando Bell Toxtle, Kieran Wells, Alex Marshall, Kole Lambert
Subs: Jaime Walker, Richard Stainsby, Daniel Mullarkey, Billy Bennent, Dean Freeman 
Sheffield FC: Jonathan Hedge, Ben Turner, Damian Magee, Robert Darkin, Stuart Ludlam, Adam Chapman, Edward Cribley, Louis Thwaites, Marc Newsham, Mitchell Dunne, Sheldon Jordan
Subs: Danny Deakin, Regan Hutchinson, Lee Cooksey, Ashley Grayson, Jordan Chapell 
Attendance: 473
 

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