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Championship 2026/27

Sheffield United lineup

10th in the Championship 19 points Most-used formation: 4-4-2 WLWDW

Predicted lineup for Sheffield United

Next match: Preston North End vs Sheffield United,

Sheffield United 4-2-3-1

Our predicted lineup follows a few days before kick-off. Until then, below is the side Sheffield United fielded on against Wrexham.

1 Cooper
14 Burrows
15 Kitching
5 Tanganga
8 Choudhury
27 Phillips
42 Peck
22 Díaz
11 Donovan
19 Chong
10 Ayew

Lineup for Sheffield United: Cooper, Burrows, Kitching, Tanganga, Choudhury, Phillips, Peck, Díaz, Donovan, Chong, Ayew

Played 13 5W 4D 4L
Goals for 17 1.3 per match on average
Goals against 15 1.2 per match on average
Goal difference +2 19 points
Clean sheets 4 failed to score in 3
xG 16.54 above expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.57 1.33 1.46
Goals for 1.29 1.33 1.31
Goals against 1.00 1.33 1.15
xG for 1.39 1.13 1.27
xG against 1.46 1.75 1.59
Corners 4.3 3.3 3.9
Cards 1.7 2.3 2.0
Clean sheets 43% 33% 38%

Stats

All stats

Goals

  1. 1 Patrick Bamford 5
  2. 2 Tom Cannon 3
  3. 3 Japhet Tanganga 2
  4. 4 Tahith Chong 1
  5. 5 Callum O'Hare 1

Assists

  1. 1 Kalvin Phillips 2
  2. 2 Joe Rothwell 2
  3. 3 Sam McCallum 2
  4. 4 Sydie Peck 2
  5. 5 Tahith Chong 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Sydie Peck 19
  2. 2 Ollie Arblaster 9
  3. 3 Patrick Bamford 7
  4. 4 Joe Rothwell 7
  5. 5 Ben Brereton Díaz 6

Duels won

  1. 1 Sam McCallum 84
  2. 2 Japhet Tanganga 71
  3. 3 Kalvin Phillips 52
  4. 4 Romelle Donovan 48
  5. 5 Sydie Peck 46

Shots on target

  1. 1 Tom Cannon 8
  2. 2 Sydie Peck 8
  3. 3 Patrick Bamford 7
  4. 4 Japhet Tanganga 5
  5. 5 Ben Brereton Díaz 4

Rating

  1. 1 Callum O'Hare 7.27
  2. 2 Japhet Tanganga 6.95
  3. 3 Femi Seriki 6.90
  4. 4 Michael Cooper 6.88
  5. 5 Sam McCallum 6.86

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for16.54
  • Actual goals scored17
  • Difference +0.46
  • xG against20.72
  • Passes per match350
  • Possession44.1%

Sheffield United squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
1 Michael Cooper Age 27 · England Goalkeeper 13 1170 0 0 468 50.2% 6.9
17 Adam Davies Age 34 · Wales Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
5 Japhet Tanganga Age 27 · England Defender 13 1170 2 0 506 81.0% 7.0
15 Liam Kitching Age 27 · England Defender 9 810 0 0 386 80.8% 6.4
3 Sam McCallum Age 26 · England Defender 10 751 0 2 270 65.6% 6.9
8 Hamza Choudhury Age 29 · England Defender 9 659 0 0 274 80.7% 6.5
25 Mark McGuinness Age 25 · Republic of Ireland Defender 9 595 0 0 153 80.4% 6.8
14 Harrison Burrows Age 24 · England Defender 5 372 0 0 171 73.7% 6.6
30 Rhys Norrington-Davies Age 27 · Wales Defender 7 241 0 0 75 72.0% 6.1
38 Femi Seriki Age 24 · England Defender 4 234 0 0 78 65.4% 6.9
16 Jamie Shackleton Age 27 · England Defender 5 79 0 0 22 68.2% 6.2
2 Matt Doherty Age 34 · Republic of Ireland Defender 2 41 0 0 17 82.4% 6.3
37 Dovydas Sasnauskas Age 18 · Lithuania Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
42 Sydie Peck Age 22 · England Midfielder 13 1007 1 2 483 74.3% 6.6
27 Kalvin Phillips Age 30 · England Midfielder 10 620 1 2 361 77.3% 6.8
4 Ollie Arblaster Age 22 · England Midfielder 11 500 1 0 170 72.9% 6.5
11 Romelle Donovan Age 19 · England Midfielder 11 484 1 1 129 79.1% 6.6
19 Tahith Chong Age 26 · Netherlands Midfielder 7 425 1 1 96 78.1% 6.6
7 Joe Rothwell Age 31 · England Midfielder 7 409 0 2 141 89.4% 6.7
44 Jaïro Riedewald Age 30 · Netherlands Midfielder 5 161 0 0 59 84.7% 6.5
33 Jamal Baptiste Age 22 · England Midfielder 4 160 0 0 55 72.7% 6.5
45 Patrick Bamford Age 33 · England Forward 11 787 5 1 153 64.1% 6.8
22 Ben Brereton Díaz Age 27 · Chile Forward 11 748 1 1 201 76.1% 6.6
9 Tom Cannon Age 23 · Republic of Ireland Forward 12 683 3 0 96 51.0% 6.7
23 Tyrese Campbell Age 26 · England Forward 9 235 0 1 66 65.2% 6.7
10 Jordan Ayew Age 35 · Ghana Forward 5 197 0 0 43 67.4% 6.2
26 Ryan One Age 20 · Scotland Forward 3 30 0 0 8 37.5% 6.5
34 Louie Marsh Age 22 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
24 Billy Blacker Age 19 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Sheffield United play next?

Sheffield United play away against Preston North End on .

When will the lineup for Sheffield United be announced?

The predicted lineup for Sheffield United against Preston North End will appear here a few days before the match. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Sheffield United?

Michael Cooper has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Sheffield United?

Patrick Bamford has scored 5 goals for Sheffield United this season and provided 1 assist.

Which Sheffield United players are injured or suspended?

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