Sheffield United FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Sheffield United FC vs Plymouth Argyle FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.
- Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Plymouth Argyle FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Farai Hallam (England)
- Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
- Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)
27 games this season 🟨 0.7/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–0 W 11 Dec Millwall FC A 1–0 W 08 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–2 D 29 Nov Sunderland AFC H 1–0 W 26 Nov Oxford United FC H 3–0 W 23 Nov Coventry City FC A 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 14 Dec Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L 10 Dec Swansea City AFC H 1–2 L 30 Nov Bristol City FC A 0–4 L 26 Nov Norwich City FC A 1–6 L 22 Nov Watford FC H 2–2 D 09 Nov Derby County FC A 1–1 D Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Sheffield United FC0-15–/416-301/331-45–/246-604/–61-754/176+3/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Sheffield United FCPatrick Bamford 12 G 1 A Callum O'Hare 8 G 5 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sheffield United FC is hosting Plymouth Argyle FC for another epic battle.
- 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi made 378 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 10' 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.
- 15' It looks like no one’s ball. Plymouth Argyle FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 19' GOAL! Gustavo Hamer scores on 19.
- 24' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Plymouth Argyle FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Callum O'Hare suffering a number of foals already.
- 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 39' Sheffield United FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bali Mumba, as he is very good at scoring at Bramall Lane with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 52' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Jesurun Rak-Sakyi departs to be replaced by Jamie Shackleton.
- 53' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Harrison Burrows departs to be replaced by Sam McCallum.
- 58' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 60' A meaty challenge results in booking for Kornel Szucs on 60.
- 65' The travelling Plymouth Argyle FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 68' The referee calls foul for Darko Gyabi. He receives a card.
- 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 74' Time for substitution for Plymouth Argyle FC. Darko Gyabi is replaced by Adam Forshaw.
- 75' It is a substitution in Plymouth Argyle FC team. Ryan Hardie is replaced by Andre Gray on 75 minute.
- 80' Another substitution for Plymouth Argyle FC to replace Michael Obafemi by Callum Wright on 80 minute.
- 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 86' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 86 minute. Callum O'Hare leaves to be changed by Rhian Brewster.
- 88' Goal! Kieffer Moore scores his 89 goal in 385 matches.
- 89' The whistle greets Tom Davies as he departs to be replaced by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Sheffield United FC players.
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Lineups
Sheffield United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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- 19
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Callum O'Hare ↓ Rhian Brewster 86'
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14
Harrison Burrows ↓ Sam McCallum 53'
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- 8
- 11
- 2
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39
Ryan One ↓ Kieffer Moore 53'
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Bench
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33
Rhys Norrington-Davies ↑ 89'
- 17
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9
Kieffer Moore ↑ 53'
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16
Jamie Shackleton ↑ 52'
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3
Sam McCallum ↑ 53'
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7
Rhian Brewster ↑ 86'
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- 35
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Coach Chris WilderPlymouth Argyle FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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9
Ryan Hardie ↓ Andre Gray 75'
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14
Michael Obafemi ↓ Callum Wright 80'
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- 31
- 28
- 17
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15
Mustapha Bundu ↓ Freddie Issaka 80'
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18
Darko Gyabi ↓ Adam Forshaw 74'
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Bench
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19
Andre Gray ↑ 75'
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27
Adam Forshaw ↑ 74'
- 21
- 44
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11
Callum Wright ↑ 80'
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35
Freddie Issaka ↑ 80'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Chris Basham 1 Billy Sharp 1 Panutche Camara 1 Kieffer Moore 1 Gustavo Hamer 1 Jesurun Rak-Sakyi 1 Ryan Hardie 1 Muhamed Tijani 1 Head to Head
Sheffield United FC Form
2024-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2024-12-11 Millwall FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2024-12-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2024-11-29 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC W 2024-11-26 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Oxford United FC W 2024-11-23 Coventry City FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC DPlymouth Argyle FC Form
2024-12-14 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2024-12-10 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC L 2024-11-30 Bristol City FC 4–0 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2024-11-26 Norwich City FC 6–1 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2024-11-22 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2024-11-09 Derby County FC 1–1 Plymouth Argyle FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.88 Sheffield United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.69 Plymouth Argyle FC xGI would bet for: Sheffield United FC to win 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Sheffield United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.57Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Sheffield United FC or Draw 87%Draw or Plymouth Argyle FC 35%Sheffield United FC or Plymouth Argyle FC 78%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Sheffield United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 13.7%2 – 0 Actual1 – 1 10.6%0 – 0 9.5%2 – 1 9%3 – 0 8.1%3 – 1 5.7%0 – 1 4.4%4 – 0 3.8%1 – 2 3.3%2 – 2 3.1%4 – 1 2.8%Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC
Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Plymouth Argyle FC covers -2.5 19% — 81% -2 19% 20% 61% -1.5 39% — 61% -1 39% 25% 36% -0.5 64% — 36% +0.5 88% — 12% +1 88% 9% 3% +1.5 97% — 3% +2 97% 3% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet 51% ✓Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet 16% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.