Sheffield United FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2026-27

Sheffield United FC

1 – 3

Full Time

Norwich City FC

Sat 5 Sep 2026 · 14:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 8' Anthony Musaba

Patrick Bamford 23' 1–1

1–2 44' Mohamed Toure

1–3 62' Mathias Kvistgaarden

Y 38' Ruairi McConville

Y 39' Kellen Fisher

Y 44' Mohamed Toure

Liam Kitching 45' Y

Rhys Norrington-Davies 56' Y

Overview

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

Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Norwich City FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Joshua Smith
Assistant 1 Andrew Fox
Assistant 2 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)

7 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 11.6 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 11 games · Avg 2.6 goals Norwich City FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-09-05 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Norwich City FC 2026-03-11 Norwich City FC 2–1 Sheffield United FC 2025-12-09 Sheffield United FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2025-01-18 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Norwich City FC 2024-08-24 Norwich City FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Norwich City FC	H	1–3	L
01 Sep	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	3–2	W
29 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	2–2	D
22 Aug	Swansea City AFC	A	0–0	D
15 Aug	Birmingham City FC	H	0–0	D
02 May	Derby County FC	A	2–1	W

Norwich City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	3–1	W
01 Sep	Stoke City FC	A	0–1	L
29 Aug	Burnley FC	H	4–1	W
22 Aug	Millwall FC	A	0–3	L
15 Aug	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–2	L
02 May	Hull City AFC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		Norwich City FC
#18	Position	#17
9	Points	9
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	3 / 0 / 5
9	Scored	16
11	Conceded	17
-2	GD	-1
1.13	PPG	1.13
25%	Win %	38%

Key Stats

73% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

55% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts). Norwich City FC are 17th (9 pts).

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

Norwich City FC

0-15

5/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/2

61-75

5/3

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Norwich City FC

Mohamed Toure	5 G
Andre Brooks	2 G	2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sheffield United FC and Norwich City FC has kicked off!
5' Norwich City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
8' Anthony Musaba is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the forward.
13' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield United FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
18' A quiet spell here at Bramall Lane. Sheffield United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
23' GOAL! Patrick Bamford fires home to make it 1-1!
28' Michael Cooper has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
38' Norwich City FC player sees a card in front of him.
39' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kellen Fisher.
44' The deadlock is broken! Mohamed Toure gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
44' Norwich City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
45' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Mohamed Toure on 45 minutes.
46' Kalvin Phillips gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Jairo Riedewald and will look to change the dynamic.
51' 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.
56' Rhys Norrington-Davies was booked on 56.
58' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 58 minute. Rhys Norrington-Davies leaves to be changed by Sam McCallum.
61' The crowd applauds Anis Ben Slimane as he leaves the pitch. Jacob Wright steps in for Norwich City FC.
62' Mathias Kvistgaarden makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Norwich City FC are in front.
67' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
70' The whistle greets Anthony Musaba as he departs to be replaced by Pape Diallo.
75' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
77' A change in the Sheffield United FC ranks — Ben Brereton exits the field as Jamie Shackleton enters on 77.
82' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield United FC in their 4-4-2 trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
85' The whistle greets Ruairi McConville as he departs to be replaced by Harry Darling.
90' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 371 games and scored 442 goals.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Norwich City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

30
Rhys Norrington-Davies ↓ Sam McCallum 58'
8
Hamza Choudhury
44
Jairo Riedewald ↓ Kalvin Phillips 46'
23
Tyrese Campbell ↓ Thomas Cannon 58'
45
Patrick Bamford
22
Ben Brereton ↓ Jamie Shackleton 77'
1
Michael Cooper
15
Liam Kitching
5
Japhet Tanganga
11
Romelle Donovan ↓ Ollie Arblaster 77'
42
Sydie Peck

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Norwich City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

23
Kenny McLean
49
Anthony Musaba ↓ Pape Diallo 70'
14
Benjamin Chrisene
21
Mohamed Toure ↓ Mathias Kvistgaarden 61'
20
Anis Ben Slimane ↓ Jacob Wright 61'
7
Pelle Mattsson
11
Andre Brooks ↓ Ante Crnac 85'
35
Kellen Fisher
33
Jose Cordoba
1
Vladan Kovacevic
15
Ruairi McConville ↓ Harry Darling 85'

Bench

Coach Philippe Clement

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	4
Teemu Pukki	3
Harrison Burrows	2
John Egan	1
James McAtee	1
Jordan Rhodes	1
Josh Sargent	1
Billy Sharp	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-09-05 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Norwich City FC L 2026-09-01 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-08-29 Cardiff City FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2026-08-22 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2026-08-15 Sheffield United FC 0–0 Birmingham City FC D 2026-05-02 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W

Norwich City FC Form

2026-09-05 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Norwich City FC W 2026-09-01 Stoke City FC 1–0 Norwich City FC L 2026-08-29 Norwich City FC 4–1 Burnley FC W 2026-08-22 Millwall FC 3–0 Norwich City FC L 2026-08-15 Norwich City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-05-02 Hull City AFC 2–1 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.68 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.69 Norwich City FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Norwich City FC 74% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC38% Draw26% Norwich City FC36%

Actual: Norwich City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes66% 0% No34%

Avg goals/match: 3.37

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	85%	15%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	43%	57%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

64%

Draw or Norwich City FC

62%

Sheffield United FC or Norwich City FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC29% Draw42% Norwich City FC29%

Actual: Norwich City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.7%

1 – 2

2 – 1

7.9%

2 – 2

6.6%

0 – 1

5.2%

1 – 0

5.1%

0 – 0

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

Actual

3 – 1

4.4%

2 – 3

3.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Norwich City FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	11%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	18%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	18%	20%
+1.5	80%	—	20%
+2	80%	11%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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