Sheffield United FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Sheffield United FC

2 – 0

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West Bromwich Albion FC

Wed 26 Apr 2023 · 19:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 26' Erik Pieters

Y 27' Erik Pieters

John Egan 84' Y

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)

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 12 games · Avg 2.3 goals West Bromwich Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-04-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-10-29 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2022-02-09 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-08-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–0 Sheffield United FC 2021-02-02 Sheffield United FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	2–0	W
22 Apr	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L
18 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	1–0	W
15 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	4–1	W
10 Apr	Burnley FC	A	0–2	L
07 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	H	1–0	W

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	0–2	L
23 Apr	Sunderland AFC	H	1–2	L
18 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	2–0	W
15 Apr	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
10 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–2	D
07 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		West Bromwich Albion FC
#18	Position	#5
9	Points	14
8	Played	8
2 / 3 / 3	W / D / L	4 / 2 / 2
9	Scored	10
11	Conceded	8
-2	GD	+2
1.13	PPG	1.75
25%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (14 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

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Bramall Lane will turn into a battlefield for Sheffield United FC and West Bromwich Albion FC.
5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
10' England international Karlan Ahearne-Grant has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
15' Max Lowe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield United FC tonight.
20' Sheffield United FC have won 441 goals from 370 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
26' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 26.
27' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 27.
32' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield United FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
42' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
47' 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' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield United FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
57' Sheffield United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
58' Sander Berge is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
63' The travelling West Bromwich Albion FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
68' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
71' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Okay Yokuslu departs to be replaced by John Swift.
74' The crowd applauds James McAtee as he leaves the pitch. John Fleck steps in for Sheffield United FC.
75' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 75 minute. Oliver McBurnie leaves to be changed by Billy Sharp.
76' The deadlock is broken! Anel Ahmedhodzic gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
78' Fresh legs for West Bromwich Albion FC! Marc Albrighton comes on to replace Karlan Ahearne-Grant.
81' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Thomas Doyle is replaced by Oliver Norwood.
84' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Egan on 84.
89' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
90' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jayden Bogle is hanging George Baldock on the field on 90 minute.
Another three points for Sheffield United FC.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

20
Jayden Bogle ↑ 90'
1
Adam Davies
16
Oliver Norwood ↑ 81'
6
Chris Basham ↑ 90'
4
John Fleck ↑ 74'
10
Billy Sharp ↑ 75'
36
Daniel Jebbison

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

21
Brandon Thomas-Asante
3
Conor Townsend
15
Erik Pieters ↓ Kyle Bartley 71'
17
Jed Wallace ↓ Jovan Malcolm 90'
2
Darnell Furlong
18
Karlan Ahearne-Grant ↓ Marc Albrighton 78'
6
Semi Ajayi
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ John Swift 71'
24
Alex Palmer
14
Jayson Molumby
29
Taylor Gardner-Hickman

Bench

19
John Swift ↑ 71'
22
Marc Albrighton ↑ 78'
8
Jake Livermore
5
Kyle Bartley ↑ 71'
7
Tom Rogic
33
Joshua Griffiths
42
Jovan Malcolm ↑ 90'

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	3
Oliver McBurnie	2
Alex Mowatt	2
Callum Robinson	1
Gareth Barry	1
Iliman Ndiaye	1
David McGoldrick	1
Kieran Dowell	1

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2023-04-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-04-22 Manchester City FC 3–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-04-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Bristol City FC W 2023-04-15 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Cardiff City FC W 2023-04-10 Burnley FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2023-04-07 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Wigan Athletic FC W

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-04-26 Sheffield United FC 2–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-04-23 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Sunderland AFC L 2023-04-18 Blackpool FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-04-15 Stoke City FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2023-04-10 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-04-07 Rotherham United FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.32 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.98 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC48% Draw28% West Bromwich Albion FC24%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.3

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	67%	33%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

76%

Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC

52%

Sheffield United FC or West Bromwich Albion FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC30% Draw51% West Bromwich Albion FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

12.3%

1 – 0

12.1%

0 – 1

8.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

6.1%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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