English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Bristol City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Sheffield United
    • 5': Oliver Arblaster

    About

    Bristol City are hosting Sheffield United at Ashton Gate, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United).
    • 4': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Gibson Yah (Bristol City).
    • 5': Goal! Bristol City 0, Sheffield United 1. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Liam Kitching (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Rob Atkinson.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Liam Kitching (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark McGuinness.
    • 11': Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United).
    • 12': Delay in match because of an injury Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 16': Gibson Yah (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United).
    • 17': Foul by Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
    • 17': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Dom Ballard (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United).
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Dom Ballard (Bristol City).
    • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Liam Kitching (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 27': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Gibson Yah.
    • 31': Offside, Bristol City. Dom Ballard is caught offside.
    • 32': Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 32': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United).
    • 34': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Gibson Yah (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 39': Foul by Rob Atkinson (Bristol City).
    • 39': Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
    • 45'+2': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 45'+3': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
    • 45'+4': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+5': Offside, Sheffield United. Liam Kitching is caught offside.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Sheffield United 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Elijah Adebayo replaces Scott Twine.
    • 45': Substitution, Bristol City. Jed Wallace replaces George Tanner.
    • 45': Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Sheffield United 1.
    • 46': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City).
    • 46': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City).
    • 47': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City).
    • 49': Michael Cooper (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City).
    • 51': Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United).
    • 58': Foul by Luke McNally (Bristol City).
    • 58': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips with a cross.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gibson Yah with a cross.
    • 61': Delay in match because of an injury Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United).
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Rio Cardines (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa with a cross.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 65': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Harrison Burrows.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
    • 67': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United).
    • 67': Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Offside, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Patrick Bamford replaces Jordan Ayew.
    • 69': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sam McCallum replaces Tahith Chong.
    • 71': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
    • 72': Substitution, Bristol City. Brian De Keersmaecker replaces Gibson Yah.
    • 72': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
    • 74': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Luke McNally.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jed Wallace.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Ben Brereton with a cross.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United).
    • 78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sydie Peck replaces Oliver Arblaster.
    • 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ryan Oné replaces Ben Brereton.
    • 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Romelle Donovan replaces Mark McGuinness because of an injury.
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by Jed Wallace (Bristol City).
    • 83': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Bristol City).
    • 85': Substitution, Bristol City. Tomi Horvat replaces Jason Knight.
    • 85': Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Yu Hirakawa.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Ryan Oné (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 87': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamal Baptiste replaces Thomas Cannon.
    • 90': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
    • 90': Luke McNally (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Adebayo.
    • 90'+2': Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Bristol City).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+3': Luke McNally (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Tomi Horvat (Bristol City).
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Ryan Oné (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Kitching with a cross.
    • 90'+6': Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Brian De Keersmaecker (Bristol City).
    • 90'+6': Brian De Keersmaecker (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Luke McNally.
    • 90'+8': Foul by Liam Kitching (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+8': Jed Wallace (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+10': Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, Sheffield United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Bristol City 0, Sheffield United 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 3
    1 Saves 1
    47.1 Possession 52.9
    16 SHOTS 7
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.1 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    228 Accurate Passes 267
    366 Passes 408
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    18 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    75 Long Balls 90
    22 Accurate Long Balls 25
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    7 Blocked Shots 3
    10 Effective Tackles 14
    15 Tackles 19
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 11
    35 Effective Clearances 44
    35 Clearances 44

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ashton Gate
    Location: Bristol, England
    Attendance: 22,016

    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

    BRC Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Tickle (GK)
    5 Robert Atkinson
    15 Luke McNally
    3 Cameron Pring
    19 George Tanner
    10 Scott Twine
    27 Gibson Yah
    12 Jason Knight
    23 Dominic Ballard
    7 Yu Hirakawa
    21 Rio Cardines
    Bristol City Substitutes:
    Lisav Eissat, Elijah Adebayo, Sam Bell, Brian De Keersmaecker, Jed Wallace, Sam Greenwood, Adam Randell, Bradley Collins, Tomi Horvat.

    SHU Sheffield United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    15 Liam Kitching
    25 Mark McGuinness
    14 Harrison Burrows
    5 Japhet Tanganga
    4 Oliver Arblaster
    27 Kalvin Phillips
    19 Tahith Chong
    22 Ben Brereton Díaz
    10 Jordan Ayew
    9 Thomas Cannon
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Ryan One, Patrick Bamford, Romelle Donovan, Joe Rothwell, Sydie Peck, Tyrese Campbell, Jamal Baptiste, Sam McCallum, Adam Davies.

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