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Matchday 5 · · Bramall Lane

Sheffield United vs Norwich City: result, lineups and stats

Sheffield United 10 · 19 points
1 - 3
Norwich City 20 · 12 points
  • 23' Patrick Bamford
  • 8' Anthony Musaba
  • 44' Mohamed Toure
  • 62' Mathias Kvistgaarden

Lineups 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' Ollie Arblaster Romelle Donovan

Lineup 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

Shackleton, Doherty (injured), Bamford, One (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 Toure
  • 61' Jacob Wright Anis Ben Slimane
  • 61' Mathias Kvistgaarden Mohamed Toure
  • 70' Papa Amadou Diallo Anthony Musaba
  • 85' Harry Darling Ruairi McConville
  • 85' Ante Crnac Andre Brooks

Lineup for Norwich City: Kovacevic, Chrisene, Córdoba, McConville, Fisher, Mattsson, McLean, Musaba, Slimane, Brooks, Toure

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, Toure, Diallo (injured), Topić, Mattsson (doubtful), Forsyth (unavailable)

Stats Sheffield United vs Norwich City

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

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

Norwich City

  1. Mohamed Toure 5 goals 0 assists
  2. Mathias Kvistgaarden 3 goals 2 assists
  3. Andre Brooks 2 goals 2 assists
  4. Jacob Wright 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Oscar Schwartau 1 goals 2 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

Norwich City

Player Starts Min. Form
Jack Stacey 5/5 450 mixed
Ruairi McConville 5/5 450 strong
Pelle Mattsson 5/5 406 solid
Oscar Schwartau 5/5 382 mixed
Jacob Wright 4/5 372 mixed
José Córdoba 4/4 360 mixed
Andre Brooks 5/5 356 mixed
Ben Chrisene 4/4 315 mixed

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
1.57 Points 1.00
1.29 Goals for 1.67
1.00 Goals against 2.00
1.39 xG for 1.56
1.46 xG against 1.45
4.3 Corners 4.3
LLWDW Home and away form LWLLW

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?

Josh Smith took charge of Sheffield United vs Norwich City.

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

Norwich City are without Mirko Topić (lacking match fitness), Pelle Mattsson (health problems), Ali Ahmed (knee injury), Gabriel Forsyth (lacking match fitness), Mohamed Toure (shoulder injury) and Papa Amadou Diallo (injury).

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 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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