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Matchday 5 · · Bramall Lane

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

Sheffield United 15 · 9 points
  • 23' Patrick Bamford
1 - 3
Norwich City 14 · 9 points
  • 8' Anthony Musaba
  • 44' Mohamed Touré
  • 62' Mathias Kvistgaarden

Line-ups Sheffield United vs Norwich City

Sheffield United 4-4-2 · Chris Wilder
1 Cooper
30 Norrington-Davies
15 Kitching
5 Tanganga
8 Choudhury
22 Díaz
42 Peck
44 Riedewald
11 Donovan
23 Campbell
45 Bamford
  • 46' Kalvin Phillips Jaïro Riedewald
  • 58' Sam McCallum Rhys Norrington-Davies
  • 58' Tom Cannon Tyrese Campbell
  • 77' Jamie Shackleton Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 77' Oliver Arblaster Romelle Donovan

Line-up for Sheffield United: Cooper, Norrington-Davies, Kitching, Tanganga, Choudhury, Díaz, Peck, Riedewald, Donovan, Campbell, Bamford

Bench
  • 17 A. Davies
  • 25 M. McGuinness
  • 33 J. Baptiste
  • 16 J. Shackleton 77'
  • 3 S. McCallum 58'
  • 4 O. Arblaster 77'
  • 7 J. Rothwell
  • 27 K. Phillips 46'
  • 9 T. Cannon 58'
Absentees Sheffield United

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

Norwich City 4-2-3-1 · Philippe Clement
1 Kovacevic
14 Chrisene
33 Córdoba
15 McConville
35 Fisher
7 Mattsson
23 McLean
49 Musaba
20 Slimane
11 Brooks
21 Touré
  • 61' Jacob Wright Anis Ben Slimane
  • 61' Mathias Kvistgaarden Mohamed Touré
  • 70' Papa Amadou Diallo Anthony Musaba
  • 85' Harry Darling Ruairi McConville
  • 85' Ante Crnac Andre Brooks

Line-up for Norwich City: Kovacevic, Chrisene, Córdoba, McConville, Fisher, Mattsson, McLean, Musaba, Slimane, Brooks, Touré

Bench
  • 32 D. Grimshaw
  • 6 H. Darling 85'
  • 3 J. Stacey
  • 13 D. Yongwa
  • 25 P. Maghoma
  • 16 J. Wright 61'
  • 17 A. Crnac 85'
  • 30 M. Kvistgaarden 61'
  • 19 P. A. Diallo 70'
Absentees Norwich City

Ahmed, Mahovo, Topić (injured)

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

Norwich City

  1. Mohamed Touré Forward 4 goals 0 assists
  2. Andre Brooks Midfielder 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Mathias Kvistgaarden Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  4. Anthony Musaba Forward 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Jacob Wright Midfielder 1 goals 1 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

Norwich City

Player Starts Min. Form
Vladan Kovacevic 5/5 450 mixed
José Córdoba 5/5 450 solid
Ruairi McConville 5/5 445 solid
Pelle Mattsson 5/5 445 solid
Kenny McLean 5/5 440 solid
Ben Chrisene 4/5 393 solid
Andre Brooks 5/5 366 strong
Anthony Musaba 3/5 311 solid

Stats

Sheffield United Match Norwich City
  • 46% Possession 54%
  • 11 Shots 19
  • 4 Shots on target 8
  • 6 Shots off target 8
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 14 Fouls 13
  • 6 Offsides 3
  • 2 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.00 1.32
  • Predicted goals2.3
  • Both teams to score25%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Corners7.5

Team comparison

SHU home Per match NOR away
1.00 Points 0.75
1.00 Goals for 1.50
1.50 Goals against 2.25
1.03 xG for 1.56
1.70 xG against 1.47
3.5 Corners 4.3
DWLL Home and away form LLWL

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

16 previous meetings
7 Sheffield United 4 draws 5 Norwich City
  • Goals per match2.50
  • Both teams scored63%
  • Over 2.5 goals50%
  • Mar 2026 Norwich City 2 - 1 Sheffield United
  • Dec 2025 Sheffield United 1 - 1 Norwich City
  • Jan 2025 Sheffield United 2 - 0 Norwich City
  • Aug 2024 Norwich City 1 - 1 Sheffield United
  • Apr 2023 Norwich City 0 - 1 Sheffield United
  • Oct 2022 Sheffield United 2 - 2 Norwich City
  • Mar 2020 Sheffield United 1 - 0 Norwich City
  • Dec 2019 Norwich City 1 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Jan 2019 Norwich City 2 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Aug 2018 Sheffield United 2 - 1 Norwich City

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Sheffield United vs Norwich City?

J. Smith took charge of Sheffield United vs Norwich City.

Who is unavailable for Sheffield United against Norwich 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 Norwich City against Sheffield United?

Norwich City are without Ali Ahmed (knee injury), Lucien Mahovo (ankle injury) and Mirko Topić (knee 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 Norwich City play?

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

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

On 11 March 2026, Norwich City vs Sheffield United finished 2-1.

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