English League Championship

Sheffield United vs Cardiff City, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield United
  • 33': Gustavo Hamer
  • 87': Ben Brereton Díaz
FT
2 - 0
Cardiff City

    About

    Sheffield United are hosting Cardiff City at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
    • 1': Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 5': Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
    • 5': Sivert Mannsverk (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a cross.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yousef Salech with a headed pass.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Will Alves (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Offside, Cardiff City. Alex Robertson is caught offside.
    • 23': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
    • 23': Rob Holding (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Will Fish (Cardiff City).
    • 25': Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Will Fish (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Will Alves (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rob Holding.
    • 32': Foul by Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United).
    • 32': Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 33': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Cardiff City 0. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 37': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
    • 37': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 43': Offside, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté is caught offside.
    • 44': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ollie Tanner.
    • 44': Delay in match because of an injury Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Rob Holding (Sheffield United).
    • 45'+1': Will Alves (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, Cardiff City 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Chris Willock replaces Will Alves.
    • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Ollie Tanner.
    • 49': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 51': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
    • 55': Offside, Sheffield United. Harrison Burrows is caught offside.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
    • 56': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
    • 58': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
    • 58': Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sivert Mannsverk.
    • 63': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
    • 63': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
    • 65': Substitution, Sheffield United. Kieffer Moore replaces Tyrese Campbell.
    • 65': Substitution, Sheffield United. Callum O'Hare replaces Rhian Brewster.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Alex Robertson because of an injury.
    • 68': Foul by Vinicius Souza (Sheffield United).
    • 68': Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 69': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United).
    • 69': Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 70': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Vinicius Souza.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Will Fish (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Turnbull with a cross following a corner.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Yakou Méïté (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yousef Salech with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
    • 73': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Calum Chambers.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydie Peck with a cross.
    • 76': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
    • 76': Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill replaces Sivert Mannsverk.
    • 78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Brereton replaces Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum O'Hare with a cross.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Substitution, Sheffield United. Femi Seriki replaces Gustavo Hamer because of an injury.
    • 85': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jack Robinson replaces Rob Holding.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Cardiff City 0. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
    • 89': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Rubin Colwill because of an injury.
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
    • 90': Attempt saved. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cian Ashford with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Femi Seriki with a cross.
    • 90'+2': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+4': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda with a cross.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
    • 90'+5': Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by David Turnbull.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Will Fish.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Cardiff City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 2, Cardiff City 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 3
    45.1 Possession 54.9
    11 SHOTS 15
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    276 Accurate Passes 377
    364 Passes 454
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    20 Crosses 13
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    63 Long Balls 63
    27 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 7
    16 Effective Tackles 11
    23 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 6
    31 Effective Clearances 30
    31 Clearances 30

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Bramall Lane
    Location: Sheffield, England
    Attendance: 28,201

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bristol City 0 0 0
    4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SHU Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    5 Rob Holding
    15 Anel Ahmedhodzic
    14 Harrison Burrows
    24 Hamza Choudhury Yellow Card
    7 Rhian Brewster
    21 Vinicius Souza
    42 Sydie Peck
    23 Tyrese Campbell
    8 Gustavo Hamer
    11 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Adam Rhys Davies, Ben Brereton Díaz, Sam McCallum, Thomas Cannon, Femi Seriki, Jack Robinson, Kieffer Moore, Andre Brooks, Callum O'Hare.

    CAR Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ethan Horvath (GK)
    12 Calum Chambers
    2 William Fish Yellow Card
    11 Callum O'Dowda
    35 Andy Rinomhota
    19 Yakou Meite
    15 Sivert Heggheim Mannsverk
    18 Alex Robertson
    22 Yousef Salech
    29 Will Alves
    32 Ollie Tanner
    Cardiff City Substitutes:
    Roko Simic, Cian Ashford, Rubin Colwill, Matthew Turner, Jesper Daland, Chris Willock, Joel Bagan, David Turnbull, Dimitrios Goutas.

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