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Cardiff City vs Sheffield United: result, line-ups and stats

Cardiff City 21 · 4 points
  • 2' Jack Moylan
  • 38' Cian Ashford
2 - 2
Sheffield United 15 · 9 points
  • 4' Tom Cannon (pen)
  • 7' Callum O'Hare

Line-ups Cardiff City vs Sheffield United

Cardiff City 4-2-3-1 · Brian Barry-Murphy
1 Trott
3 Bagan
4 Osho
5 Bielik
38 Ng
45 Ashford
18 Robertson
8 Moylan
10 Colwill
11 Tanner
9 Salech
  • 72' Chris Willock Ollie Tanner
  • 85' Joel Colwill Jack Moylan
  • 85' Isaak Davies Cian Ashford
  • 85' Callum Robinson Yousef Salech
  • 90' Calum Scanlon Krystian Bielik

Line-up for Cardiff City: Trott, Bagan, Osho, Bielik, Ng, Ashford, Robertson, Moylan, Colwill, Tanner, Salech

Bench
  • 30 H. Tyrer
  • 23 C. Scanlon 90'
  • 44 R. Kpakio
  • 14 D. Turnbull
  • 16 C. Willock 72'
  • 27 J. Colwill 85'
  • 33 R. Tankiewicz
  • 39 I. Davies 85'
  • 47 C. Robinson 85'
Absentees Cardiff City

Chambers, Lawlor, Davies, Colwill, Fish (injured)

Sheffield United 4-4-2 · Chris Wilder
1 Cooper
3 McCallum
25 McGuinness
5 Tanganga
33 Baptiste
10 O'Hare
42 Peck
7 Rothwell
11 Donovan
9 Cannon
45 Bamford
  • 46' Jamie Shackleton Romelle Donovan
  • 46' Kalvin Phillips Patrick Bamford
  • 58' Rhys Norrington-Davies Jamal Baptiste
  • 65' Jaïro Riedewald Joe Rothwell
  • 84' Ben Brereton Díaz Tom Cannon

Line-up for Sheffield United: Cooper, McCallum, McGuinness, Tanganga, Baptiste, O'Hare, Peck, Rothwell, Donovan, Cannon, Bamford

Bench
  • 17 A. Davies
  • 2 M. Doherty
  • 44 J. Riedewald 65'
  • 16 J. Shackleton 46'
  • 30 R. Norrington-Davies 58'
  • 27 K. Phillips 46'
  • 23 T. Campbell
  • 22 B. Brereton Diaz 84'
  • 34 L. Marsh
Absentees Sheffield United

Oné, Chong (injured), Seriki, Burrows (unavailable)

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Cardiff City

  1. Cian Ashford Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Rubin Colwill Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Perry Ng Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Yousef Salech Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Jack Moylan Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Sheffield United

  1. Patrick Bamford Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Sydie Peck Midfielder 1 goals 2 assists
  3. Tom Cannon Forward 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Japhet Tanganga Defender 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Romelle Donovan Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Cardiff City

Player Starts Min. Form
Nathan Trott 5/5 450 solid
Perry Ng 5/5 450 strong
Gabriel Osho 5/5 450 strong
Joel Bagan 5/5 449 strong
Alex Robertson 5/5 448 strong
Jack Moylan 5/5 435 mixed
Yousef Salech 5/5 430 poor
Ollie Tanner 5/5 424 solid

Sheffield United

Player Starts Min. Form
Michael Cooper 5/5 450 solid
Japhet Tanganga 5/5 450 strong
Sydie Peck 5/5 422 solid
Sam McCallum 4/5 383 solid
Hamza Choudhury 4/4 319 solid
Patrick Bamford 4/4 315 solid
Ben Brereton Díaz 4/5 314 mixed
Romelle Donovan 4/4 279 mixed

Stats

Cardiff City Match Sheffield United
  • 2.24 xG 1.28
  • 67% Possession 33%
  • 28 Shots 6
  • 10 Shots on target 4
  • 9 Shots off target 1
  • 13 Corners 2
  • 12 Fouls 11
  • 2 Offsides 1
  • 2 Yellow cards 2
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.37 1.27
  • Predicted goals1.0
  • Both teams to score50%
  • Over 2.5 goals0%
  • Corners12.0

Team comparison

CAR home Per match SHU away
1.00 Points 1.67
1.33 Goals for 1.33
1.33 Goals against 1.00
2.36 xG for 1.04
1.35 xG against 1.97
9.7 Corners 2.7
DDD Home and away form DDW

Cardiff City vs Sheffield United: head-to-head record

15 previous meetings
4 Cardiff City 4 draws 7 Sheffield United
  • Goals per match2.47
  • Both teams scored40%
  • Over 2.5 goals27%
  • Apr 2025 Sheffield United 2 - 0 Cardiff City
  • Jan 2025 Sheffield United 0 - 1 Cardiff City
  • Dec 2024 Cardiff City 0 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Apr 2023 Sheffield United 4 - 1 Cardiff City
  • Nov 2022 Cardiff City 0 - 1 Sheffield United
  • Apr 2022 Sheffield United 1 - 0 Cardiff City
  • Dec 2021 Cardiff City 2 - 3 Sheffield United
  • Apr 2018 Sheffield United 1 - 1 Cardiff City
  • Aug 2017 Cardiff City 2 - 0 Sheffield United
  • Apr 2011 Sheffield United 0 - 2 Cardiff City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Cardiff City vs Sheffield United?

J. Busby took charge of Cardiff City vs Sheffield United.

Who is unavailable for Cardiff City against Sheffield United?

Cardiff City are without Calum Chambers (knee injury), Dylan Lawlor (muscle injury), Isaak Davies (injury), Rubin Colwill (health problems) and Will Fish (hernia).

Who is unavailable for Sheffield United against Cardiff City?

Sheffield United are without Femi Seriki (not registered), Harrison Burrows (not registered), Ryan Oné (hamstring injury) and Tahith Chong (injury).

What formation do Cardiff City play?

Cardiff City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Barry-Murphy.

What formation do Sheffield United play?

Sheffield United have used a 4-4-2 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-5-2.

How did the last meeting between Cardiff City and Sheffield United finish?

On 18 April 2025, Sheffield United vs Cardiff City finished 2-0.

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