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Cardiff City vs Sheffield United: result, lineups and stats

Cardiff City 16 · 14 points
2 - 2
Sheffield United 10 · 19 points
  • 2' Jack Moylan
  • 38' Cian Ashford
  • 4' Tom Cannon (pen)
  • 7' Callum O'Hare

Lineups 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' Callum Scanlon Krystian Bielik

Lineup 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 (injured), Osho (suspended), Robinson, Bielik (doubtful)

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

Lineup 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

Shackleton, Doherty (injured), Bamford, One (unavailable)

Stats Cardiff City vs Sheffield United

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

Players to watch

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

All stats

Cardiff City

  1. Jack Moylan 6 goals 3 assists
  2. Ollie Tanner 2 goals 4 assists
  3. Yousef Salech 3 goals 1 assists
  4. Cian Ashford 2 goals 2 assists
  5. Callum Robinson 2 goals 0 assists

Sheffield United

  1. Patrick Bamford 5 goals 1 assists
  2. Tom Cannon 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Japhet Tanganga 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Sydie Peck 1 goals 2 assists
  5. Kalvin Phillips 1 goals 2 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
Alex Robertson 5/5 450 solid
Joel Bagan 5/5 430 solid
Jack Moylan 5/5 418 excellent
Ollie Tanner 5/5 389 strong
Joel Colwill 5/5 386 mixed
Perry Ng 4/4 360 mixed
Cian Ashford 4/5 349 solid

Sheffield United

Player Starts Min. Form
Michael Cooper 5/5 450 solid
Japhet Tanganga 5/5 450 solid
Liam Kitching 5/5 450 solid
Tahith Chong 5/5 385 solid
Ben Brereton Díaz 5/5 354 solid
Tom Cannon 4/5 339 solid
Sydie Peck 3/5 315 solid
Kalvin Phillips 3/4 315 solid

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
2.00 Points 1.33
2.17 Goals for 1.33
1.00 Goals against 1.33
2.34 xG for 1.13
1.16 xG against 1.75
7.3 Corners 3.3
DDWWW Home and away form DWLLW

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?

John Busby took charge of Cardiff City vs Sheffield United.

Who is unavailable for Cardiff City against Sheffield United?

Cardiff City are without Callum Robinson (not registered), Krystian Bielik (not registered), Calum Chambers (knee injury), Dylan Lawlor (hamstring injury) and Gabriel Osho (red card).

Who is unavailable for Sheffield United against Cardiff City?

Sheffield United are without Jamie Shackleton (health problems), Matt Doherty (injury), Patrick Bamford (not registered) and Ryan One (not registered).

What formation do Cardiff City play?

Cardiff City have used a 4-2-3-1 in 4 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Sheffield United play?

Sheffield United have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

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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