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Matchday 1 · · Bramall Lane

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

Sheffield United 15 · 9 points
0 - 0
Birmingham City 10 · 10 points

Line-ups Sheffield United vs Birmingham City

Sheffield United 4-2-2-2 · Chris Wilder
1 Cooper
3 McCallum
25 McGuinness
5 Tanganga
38 Seriki
42 Peck
7 Rothwell
10 O'Hare
11 Donovan
9 Cannon
45 Bamford
  • 60' Tyrese Campbell Tom Cannon
  • 60' Tahith Chong Romelle Donovan
  • 67' Oliver Arblaster Joe Rothwell
  • 77' Harrison Burrows Sam McCallum
  • 77' Ryan Oné Patrick Bamford

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

Bench
  • 17 A. Davies
  • 2 M. Doherty
  • 44 J. Riedewald
  • 33 J. Baptiste
  • 14 H. Burrows 77'
  • 4 O. Arblaster 67'
  • 23 T. Campbell 60'
  • 26 R. One 77'
  • 19 T. Chong 60'
Absentees Sheffield United

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

Birmingham City 4-2-3-1 · Chris Davies
1 Beadle
20 Cochrane
4 Klarer
5 Neumann
26 Osayi-Samuel
14 Solís
24 Iwata
28 Stansfield
8 Paik
7 Vicente
9 Priske
  • 74' Demarai Gray Jay Stansfield
  • 80' Max Bird Seung-ho Paik
  • 87' Ethan Laird Carlos Vicente
  • 87' Luis Vázquez August Priske

Line-up for Birmingham City: Beadle, Cochrane, Klarer, Neumann, Osayi-Samuel, Solís, Iwata, Stansfield, Paik, Vicente, Priske

Bench
  • 21 R. Allsop
  • 25 K. Lund
  • 23 D. Fry
  • 2 E. Laird 87'
  • 18 M. Bird 80'
  • 27 K. Fujimoto
  • 10 D. Gray 74'
  • 16 P. Roberts
  • 32 L. Vazquez 87'
Absentees Birmingham City

Gray, Leonard, Roberts, Wright, Gardner-Hickman (injured), Bird (unavailable)

Players to watch

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

All stats

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

Birmingham City

  1. Phil Neumann Defender 2 goals 0 assists
  2. Carlos Vicente Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  3. August Priske Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Liam Millar Midfielder 0 goals 3 assists
  5. Jay Stansfield Midfielder 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

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

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

Birmingham City

Player Starts Min. Form
James Beadle 5/5 450 strong
Phil Neumann 5/5 450 solid
Christoph Klarer 5/5 450 mixed
Tomoki Iwata 5/5 442 mixed
Jay Stansfield 5/5 428 mixed
Bright Osayi-Samuel 5/5 421 mixed
August Priske 5/5 404 solid
Alex Cochrane 4/5 388 solid

Stats

Sheffield United Match Birmingham City
  • 0.29 xG 0.77
  • 45% Possession 55%
  • 3 Shots 10
  • 1 Shots on target 2
  • 2 Shots off target 5
  • 2 Corners 8
  • 12 Fouls 12
  • 2 Offsides 3
  • 0 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0

Team comparison

SHU home Per match BIR away
1.00 Points 1.75
1.00 Goals for 1.25
1.50 Goals against 1.00
1.03 xG for 1.45
1.70 xG against 1.33
3.5 Corners 6.3
DWLL Home and away form DWLW

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

14 previous meetings
4 Sheffield United 5 draws 5 Birmingham City
  • Goals per match2.29
  • Both teams scored64%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Mar 2026 Birmingham City 1 - 1 Sheffield United
  • Dec 2025 Sheffield United 3 - 0 Birmingham City
  • Aug 2025 Birmingham City 2 - 1 Sheffield United
  • May 2023 Birmingham City 1 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Oct 2022 Sheffield United 1 - 1 Birmingham City
  • Feb 2022 Birmingham City 1 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Aug 2021 Sheffield United 0 - 1 Birmingham City
  • Apr 2019 Birmingham City 1 - 1 Sheffield United
  • Sep 2018 Sheffield United 0 - 0 Birmingham City
  • Apr 2018 Birmingham City 2 - 1 Sheffield United

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Sheffield United vs Birmingham City?

Sheffield United vs Birmingham City was refereed by G. Ward.

Who is unavailable for Sheffield United against Birmingham City?

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

Who is unavailable for Birmingham City against Sheffield United?

Birmingham City are without Demarai Gray (injury), Max Bird (not registered), Marc Leonard (achilles tendon injury), Patrick Roberts (health problems), Scott Wright (not in the squad) and Taylor Gardner-Hickman (injury).

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.

What formation do Birmingham City play?

Birmingham City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Davies.

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

On 14 March 2026, Birmingham City vs Sheffield United finished 1-1.

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