Sheffield Utd vs Sheffield Wed 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Introduction
Match Commentary
- 2': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
- 16': Jaden Heskey (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
- 26': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
- 49': Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) is shown the red card.
- 53': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tayo Adaramola with a cross.
- 53': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Gustavo Hamer.
- 62': Liam Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ki-Jana Hoever replaces Andre Brooks.
- 64': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Patrick Bamford.
- 65': Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Liam Cooper because of an injury.
- 82': Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Sheffield United. Djibril Soumaré replaces Callum O'Hare.
- 84': Substitution, Sheffield United. Leo Hjelde replaces Femi Seriki.
- 85': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sean Fusire replaces Tayo Adaramola because of an injury.
- 87': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Devlan Moses replaces Jerry Yates.
- 90': Second yellow card to Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday) for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Cole McGhee replaces Charlie McNeill because of an injury.
- 90'+4': Devlan Moses (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Game Information
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 30,457
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +32 | Coventry City | 33 | 65 | 6 |
| +17 | Middlesbrough | 33 | 62 | 7 |
| +2 | Millwall | 33 | 56 | 9 |
| +20 | Ipswich Town | 31 | 54 | 7 |
Statistics
SHW |
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|---|---|---|
| 20 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 5 | Offsides | 4 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 40.5 | Possession | 59.5 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 137 | Accurate Passes | 275 |
| 222 | Passes | 349 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 20 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 8 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.1 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 17 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 39 |
| 21 | Clearances | 39 |
Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Cooper (GK) |
| 6 | Tyler Bindon |
| 2 | Japhet Tanganga |
| 14 | Harrison Burrows |
| 38 | Femi Seriki |
| 10 | Callum O'Hare |
| 27 | Kalvin Phillips |
| 42 | Sydie Peck |
| 45 | Patrick Bamford |
| 8 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 11 | Andre Brooks |
Sheffield Wednesday (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Seny Dieng (GK) |
| 16 | Liam Cooper |
| 22 | Gabriel Otegbayo |
| 45 | Tayo Adaramola |
| 2 | Liam Palmer |
| 9 | Jamal Lowe |
| 8 | Svante Ingelsson |
| 24 | Jaden Heskey |
| 12 | Jerry Yates |
| 21 | Joel Ndala |
| 17 | Charlie McNeill |
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