Sheffield United FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Sheffield United FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Coventry City FC

Mon 26 Dec 2022 · 15:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Ben Sheaf

John Egan 41' Y

Y 60' Jake Bidwell

Y 68' Kasey Palmer

John Egan 77' R

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
13	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
14	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
15	Birmingham City FC	0	0
16	Sheffield United FC	0	0
17	Southampton FC	0	0
18	Wrexham AFC	0	0
19	Watford FC	0	0
20	Burnley FC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	West Ham United FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Sheffield United FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Coventry City FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-26 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC 2022-10-19 Coventry City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC 2022-03-12 Coventry City FC 4–1 Sheffield United FC 2021-11-20 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	3–1	W
19 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
10 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–0	W
12 Nov	Cardiff City FC	A	1–0	W
08 Nov	Rotherham United FC	H	0–1	L
05 Nov	Burnley FC	H	5–2	W

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Sheffield United FC	A	1–3	L
21 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–0	W
17 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	3–3	D
10 Dec	Reading FC	A	0–1	L
12 Nov	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–0	W
08 Nov	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–0	W

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		Coventry City FC
#16	Position	#1
0	Points	95
0	Played	46
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	28 / 11 / 7
0	Scored	97
0	Conceded	45
+0	GD	+52
–	PPG	2.07
–	Win %	61%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

100% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 16th (0 pts). Coventry City FC are 1st (95 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Sheffield United FC and Coventry City FC get this one started.
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
7' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Callum O'Hare is replaced by Kasey Palmer.
12' Sheffield United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
17' The 33-year-old George Baldock has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
22' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
23' Ben Sheaf was booked on 23.
28' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
33' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' James McAtee adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield United FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
40' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield United FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
41' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for John Egan.
46' Gustavo Hamer, a Netherlands , has 70 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
51' Sheffield United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
52' A stunning finish from Ciaran Clark — that came from absolutely nowhere!
57' Max Lowe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
58' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Ben Sheaf by Liam Kelly on 58 minute.
59' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Jamie Allen is replaced by Martyn Waghorn.
60' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Jake Bidwell will be fuming at that decision.
65' Fabio Tavares is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Coventry City FC so far.
68' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kasey Palmer.
70' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 70 minute. James McAtee leaves to be changed by Thomas Doyle.
71' Thomas Doyle has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 71 minutes.
75' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Viktor Gyokeres makes no mistake. 3-1!
77' It’s a booking for Sheffield United FC player. John Egan gets a Red card.
79' The supporters are chanting for Chris Basham. He replaces Iliman Ndiaye on 79 minute.
84' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mark Robins might look to freshen things up shortly.
85' A change in the Coventry City FC ranks — Jonathan Panzo exits the field as Fabio Tavares enters on 85.
90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
Full Time. Sheffield United FC beats Coventry City FC

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

9
Martyn Waghorn ↑ 59'
1
Simon Moore
20
Todd Kane
45
Kasey Palmer ↑ 7'
30
Fabio Tavares ↑ 85'
6
Liam Kelly ↑ 58'
23
Fankaty Dabo ↑ 59'

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Tyrese Campbell	2
Callum O'Hare	2
Ciaran Clark	1
Thomas Doyle	1
James McAtee	1
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi	1
Bobby Thomas	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-12-26 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2022-12-19 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2022-12-10 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-11-12 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2022-11-08 Sheffield United FC 0–1 Rotherham United FC L 2022-11-05 Sheffield United FC 5–2 Burnley FC W

Coventry City FC Form

2022-12-26 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2022-12-21 Coventry City FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-12-17 Coventry City FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-11-12 Coventry City FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-11-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

0.91 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.54 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 82% + Sheffield United FC or Draw 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC45% Draw35% Coventry City FC20%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes27% 0% No73%

Avg goals/match: 1.45

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	74%	26%
± 1.5	43%	57%
± 2.5	18%	82%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Coventry City FC

55%

Sheffield United FC or Coventry City FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC25% Draw63% Coventry City FC12%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

26.1%

1 – 0

19.8%

1 – 1

12.5%

0 – 1

11.1%

2 – 0

2 – 1

5.4%

1 – 2

3.1%

0 – 2

3.1%

3 – 0

2.7%

3 – 1

Actual

2 – 2

1.6%

4 – 0

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	11%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	26%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	15%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✗

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.