English League Championship

Sheffield United vs Wrexham, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield United
  • 30': Ben Brereton Díaz
FT
1 - 0
Wrexham

    Struggling Wrexham beaten by Sheffield United

    Ben Brereton Díaz's first goal of the season sealed a deserved 1-0 Championship win for Sheffield United against Wrexham at Bramall Lane.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
    • 3': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Romelle Donovan with a cross.
    • 4': Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Jacques Ekomié (Wrexham).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 5': Foul by Tahith Chong (Sheffield United).
    • 5': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Issa Kaboré.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 14': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
    • 14': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 15': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Patterson (Wrexham). Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 16': Foul by Ben Sheaf (Wrexham).
    • 16': Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 22': Foul by Kieffer Moore (Wrexham).
    • 22': Michael Cooper (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 24': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
    • 24': Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sydie Peck with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham).
    • 27': Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 27': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
    • 27': Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 27': Callum Doyle (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Burrows with a cross.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Anthony Patterson (Wrexham). Assisted by Japhet Tanganga.
    • 30': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 0. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Burrows.
    • 33': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Jacques Ekomié (Wrexham) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
    • 36': Foul by Dominic Hyam (Wrexham).
    • 36': Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United).
    • 40': Offside, Wrexham. Kieffer Moore is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Oliver Rathbone (Wrexham) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left following a fast break.
    • 45': Foul by Issa Kaboré (Wrexham).
    • 45': Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Sam Smith replaces Oliver Rathbone.
    • 45': Substitution, Wrexham. Max Cleworth replaces Dominic Hyam.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 0.
    • 50': Offside, Sheffield United. Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 52': Offside, Sheffield United. Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matty James with a through ball.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
    • 55': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Liam Kitching (Sheffield United).
    • 55': Liam Kitching (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Sheaf.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 58': Delay in match because of an injury Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jacques Ekomié.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Liam Kitching (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Sam Smith (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
    • 66': Foul by Callum Doyle (Wrexham).
    • 66': Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Ben Sheaf (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
    • 67': Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Tahith Chong (Sheffield United).
    • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon replaces Jordan Ayew.
    • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Femi Seriki replaces Tahith Chong because of an injury.
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Offside, Wrexham. Jacques Ekomié is caught offside.
    • 73': Substitution, Wrexham. George Thomason replaces Jacques Ekomié.
    • 73': Substitution, Wrexham. Danny Imray replaces Issa Kaboré.
    • 73': Substitution, Wrexham. George Dobson replaces Ben Sheaf.
    • 74': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 74': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by George Thomason.
    • 76': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by George Thomason.
    • 78': Foul by George Thomason (Wrexham).
    • 78': Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 81': Offside, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon is caught offside.
    • 82': Foul by Danny Imray (Wrexham).
    • 82': Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
    • 85': Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United).
    • 86': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Romelle Donovan because of an injury.
    • 86': Substitution, Sheffield United. Mark McGuinness replaces Hamza Choudhury.
    • 87': Attempt missed. George Dobson (Wrexham) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by George Thomason with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 87': Foul by Matty James (Wrexham).
    • 87': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Anthony Patterson (Wrexham). Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Danny Imray (Wrexham) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Kieffer Moore (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Smith with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Sam Smith (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Lewis O'Brien with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Sam Smith (Wrexham).
    • 90'+6': Michael Cooper (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 1, Wrexham 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    0 Corner Kicks 7
    3 Saves 1
    49.1 Possession 50.9
    9 SHOTS 13
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    355 Accurate Passes 370
    443 Passes 453
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 8
    16 Crosses 27
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 58
    22 Accurate Long Balls 34
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    16 Effective Tackles 4
    27 Tackles 8
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 10
    32 Effective Clearances 14
    32 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Bramall Lane
    Location: Sheffield, England
    Attendance: 26,512

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Middlesbrough 12 +10 25
    2 Swansea City 12 +3 23
    3 West Ham United 12 +17 22
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 +4 21
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    SHU Sheffield United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    15 Liam Kitching Yellow Card
    5 Japhet Tanganga
    14 Harrison Burrows
    8 Hamza Choudhury
    27 Kalvin Phillips Yellow Card
    42 Sydie Peck
    11 Romelle Donovan
    19 Tahith Chong
    22 Ben Brereton Díaz
    10 Jordan Ayew
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Tommy Betts, Thomas Cannon, Tyrese Campbell, Oliver Arblaster, Sam McCallum, Mark McGuinness, Femi Seriki, Jairo Riedewald, Jamal Baptiste.

    WXM Wrexham (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    22 Anthony Patterson (GK)
    6 Joe Worrall
    2 Callum Doyle Yellow Card
    5 Dominic Hyam
    18 Ben Sheaf
    37 Matty James
    3 Jacques Ekomie
    12 Issa Kaboré
    19 Kieffer Moore
    27 Lewis O'Brien
    20 Oliver Rathbone
    Wrexham Substitutes:
    Danny Imray, Max Cleworth, Zak Vyner, Bailey Cadamarteri, Benjamin Whiteman, George Dobson, George Thomason, Danny Ward, Sam Smith.

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