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Matchday 1 · · Bramall Lane

Sheffield United vs Birmingham City: result, lineups and stats

Sheffield United 10 · 19 points
0 - 0
Birmingham City 7 · 20 points

Lineups 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' Ollie Arblaster Joe Rothwell
  • 77' Harrison Burrows Sam McCallum
  • 77' Ryan One Patrick Bamford

Lineup 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

Shackleton, Doherty (injured), Bamford, One (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

Lineup 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

Leonard, Paik (injured), Priske (doubtful)

Stats Sheffield United vs Birmingham City

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

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 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

Birmingham City

  1. Liam Millar 4 goals 3 assists
  2. August Priske 4 goals 1 assists
  3. Demarai Gray 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Phil Neumann 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Carlos Vicente 2 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 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

Birmingham City

Player Starts Min. Form
James Beadle 5/5 450 mixed
Phil Neumann 5/5 450 strong
Christoph Klarer 5/5 450 solid
Alex Cochrane 5/5 450 solid
Bright Osayi-Samuel 5/5 438 mixed
Tomoki Iwata 5/5 435 solid
Jay Stansfield 5/5 432 mixed
Liam Millar 5/5 347 excellent

Team comparison

SHU home Per match BIR away
1.57 Points 1.67
1.29 Goals for 1.00
1.00 Goals against 0.83
1.39 xG for 1.41
1.46 xG against 1.40
4.3 Corners 6.2
LLWDW Home and away form WLWWL

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 Gavin Ward.

Who is unavailable for Sheffield United against Birmingham City?

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

Who is unavailable for Birmingham City against Sheffield United?

Birmingham City are without August Priske (health problems), Marc Leonard (achilles tendon injury) and Seung-ho Paik (health problems).

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.

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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