Sheffield United FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sheffield United FC

3 – 1

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Coventry City FC

Fri 28 Mar 2025 · 20:00 UTC Bramall Lane 30,803 HT 45' · FT 45'

Gustavo Hamer 19' 1–0

Tyrese Campbell 30' 2–0

Rhian Brewster 62' 3–0

3–1 90+3' Jack Rudoni

Y 17' Bobby Thomas

Y 65' Jamie Allen

Ben Brereton 65' Y

Overview

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

Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Langford
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)

4 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 6.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City AFC	8	17
2	West Ham United FC	8	15
3	Middlesbrough FC	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers FC	8	13
7	Stoke City FC	8	13
8	Bristol City FC	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic FC	8	12
10	Birmingham City FC	8	11
11	Millwall FC	8	11
12	Lincoln City FC	8	11
13	Southampton FC	8	10
14	Wrexham AFC	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers FC	8	9
17	Norwich City FC	8	9
18	Sheffield United FC	8	9
19	Portsmouth FC	7	8
20	Watford FC	8	8
21	Cardiff City FC	8	7
22	Derby County FC	8	5
23	Preston North End FC	8	4
24	Burnley FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC 2024-11-23 Coventry City FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Mar	Coventry City FC	H	3–1	W
16 Mar	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–0	W
11 Mar	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
08 Mar	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
01 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	2–1	W
24 Feb	Leeds United FC	H	1–3	L

Coventry City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
28 Mar	Sheffield United FC	A	1–3	L
15 Mar	Sunderland AFC	H	3–0	W
11 Mar	Derby County FC	A	0–2	L
08 Mar	Stoke City FC	H	3–2	W
01 Mar	Oxford United FC	A	3–2	W
22 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Sheffield United FC vs Coventry City FC — let the football do the talking.
5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ellis Simms is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
10' Coventry City FC have won 474 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
15' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
17' Poor challenge from Bobby Thomas. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
19' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Gustavo Hamer makes no mistake. 1-0!
24' Coventry City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
29' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield United FC and Coventry City FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
30' The deadlock is broken! Tyrese Campbell gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
35' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
38' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 38 minute. Oliver Dovin leaves to be changed by Bradley Collins.
43' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
48' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
53' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
58' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Coventry City FC that had 376 games and scored 474 goals.
62' Assisted by Ben Brereton with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rhian Brewster makes no mistake. 3-0!
63' It is a substitution in Coventry City FC team. Victor Torp is replaced by Jack Rudoni on 63 minute.
65' Jamie Allen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 65.
69' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Callum O'Hare is hanging Rhian Brewster on the field on 69 minute.
70' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Tyrese Campbell has done his job and it is now time for Thomas Cannon to step up.
75' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
77' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Ellis Simms comes on to replace Haji Wright.
82' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
83' Another substitution for Sheffield United FC to replace Ben Brereton by Andre Brooks on 83 minute.
88' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. Femi Seriki is withdrawn and Alfie Gilchrist gets his opportunity.
89' Hamza Choudhury makes way for Sam McCallum at the 89 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

5
Rob Holding
17
Adam Davies
9
Kieffer Moore
10
Callum O'Hare ↑ 69'
3
Sam McCallum ↑ 89'
35
Andre Brooks ↑ 83'
28
Thomas Cannon ↑ 70'
11
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi
2
Alfie Gilchrist ↑ 88'

Coach Chris Wilder

Coventry City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

6
Matt Grimes
8
Jamie Allen ↓ Ben Sheaf 77'
21
Jake Bidwell
10
Ephron Mason-Clark ↓ Jamie Paterson 77'
11
Haji Wright ↓ Ellis Simms 77'
27
Milan van Ewijk
7
Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
2
Luis Binks
4
Bobby Thomas
1
Oliver Dovin ↓ Bradley Collins 38'
29
Victor Torp ↓ Jack Rudoni 63'

Bench

12
Jamie Paterson ↑ 77'
3
Jay Dasilva
40
Bradley Collins ↑ 38'
13
Ben Wilson
14
Ben Sheaf ↑ 77'
5
Jack Rudoni ↑ 63'
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
9
Ellis Simms ↑ 77'
37
Norman Bassette

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Viktor Gyokeres	3
Tyrese Campbell	2
Callum O'Hare	2
James McAtee	1
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi	1
Bobby Thomas	1
Sander Berge	1
Norman Bassette	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC W 2025-03-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2025-03-11 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2025-03-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-02-24 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Leeds United FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2025-03-28 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-15 Coventry City FC 3–0 Sunderland AFC W 2025-03-11 Derby County FC 2–0 Coventry City FC L 2025-03-08 Coventry City FC 3–2 Stoke City FC W 2025-03-01 Oxford United FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.67 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.25 Coventry City FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC48% Draw26% Coventry City FC26%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.92

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Coventry City FC

52%

Sheffield United FC or Coventry City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC33% Draw45% Coventry City FC22%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.2%

2 – 1

1 – 0

8.2%

2 – 0

7.4%

0 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

6.8%

0 – 1

5.9%

2 – 2

5.7%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Coventry City FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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