Sheffield United vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
About
Sheffield United are hosting Birmingham 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.
- 2': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
- 2': Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 4': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
- 4': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 5': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Birmingham City 0. Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
- 7': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Attempt saved. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Willum Willumsson with a cross.
- 7': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
- 8': Foul by Sam McCallum (Sheffield United).
- 8': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Attempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 11': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 11': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14': Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
- 14': Jairo Riedewald (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Sam McCallum.
- 17': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
- 17': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
- 17': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
- 23': Offside, Sheffield United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
- 24': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
- 25': Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
- 28': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Birmingham City 0. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
- 30': Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Keshi Anderson.
- 30': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 30': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
- 33': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Offside, Sheffield United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
- 40': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 41': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
- 44': Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 44': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 2, Birmingham City 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
- 50': Attempt missed. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 51': Attempt missed. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
- 51': Goal! Sheffield United 3, Birmingham City 0. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
- 53': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 53': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.
- 56': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Femi Seriki.
- 56': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
- 57': Substitution, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon replaces Patrick Bamford.
- 57': Substitution, Sheffield United. Danny Ings replaces Gustavo Hamer.
- 58': Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
- 59': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.
- 59': Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
- 59': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Femi Seriki with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Willum Willumsson.
- 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Demarai Gray.
- 64': Substitution, Birmingham City. Eiran Cashin replaces Jack Robinson.
- 65': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
- 66': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
- 66': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
- 69': Attempt saved. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Femi Seriki.
- 70': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Japhet Tanganga.
- 71': Substitution, Sheffield United. Djibril Soumaré replaces Oliver Arblaster.
- 72': Substitution, Sheffield United. Harrison Burrows replaces Sam McCallum.
- 72': Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
- 74': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
- 76': Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
- 77': Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Jairo Riedewald.
- 78': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
- 80': Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
- 80': Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
- 83': Foul by Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United).
- 83': Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Jay Stansfield.
- 84': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Femi Seriki.
- 85': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Handball by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
- 90'+3': Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for handball.
- 90'+4': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Birmingham City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 3, Birmingham City 0.
Statistics
 BIR |
SHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 6 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.7 | Possession | 66.3 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 227 | Accurate Passes | 547 |
| 311 | Passes | 621 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 13 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 19 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 39 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 28,271
Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 28,271
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 26 | +28 | 52 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 26 | +11 | 46 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 25 | +18 | 44 |
| 4 | Preston North End | 26 | +11 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Cooper (GK) |
| 6 | Tyler Bindon |
| 2 | Japhet Tanganga  |
| 3 | Sam McCallum |
| 38 | Femi Seriki |
| 10 | Callum O'Hare |
| 44 | Jairo Riedewald |
| 4 | Oliver Arblaster |
| 45 | Patrick Bamford |
| 8 | Gustavo Hamer |
| 24 | Tahith Chong |
Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Ryan Allsop (GK) |
| 4 | Christoph Klarer |
| 5 | Phil Neumann |
| 6 | Jack Robinson |
| 24 | Tomoki Iwata |
| 18 | Willum Thór Willumsson |
| 8 | Paik Seung-Ho |
| 7 | Tommy Doyle  |
| 28 | Jay Stansfield |
| 10 | Demarai Gray |
| 14 | Keshi Anderson |
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