English League Championship

Sheffield United vs Cardiff City, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield United
  • 24': James McAtee
  • 54': Jack Robinson
  • 80': Iliman Ndiaye
  • 85': Ciaran Clark
FT
4 - 1
Cardiff City
  • 19': Sory Kaba (P)

About

Sheffield United are hosting Cardiff City at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, 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.
  • 3': Offside, Sheffield United. George Baldock tries a through ball, but Jack Robinson is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Jack Simpson (Cardiff City).
  • 4': James McAtee (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Jack Simpson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 12': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Max Lowe.
  • 13': Attempt saved. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sory Kaba.
  • 13': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Adam Davies.
  • 15': Foul by James McAtee (Sheffield United).
  • 15': Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by George Baldock.
  • 17': Penalty Cardiff City. Jack Simpson draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 17': Penalty conceded by Max Lowe (Sheffield United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 17': Max Lowe (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Cardiff City 1. Sory Kaba (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 20': Offside, Sheffield United. John Egan tries a through ball, but Max Lowe is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jaden Philogene.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 24': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Cardiff City 1. James McAtee (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sander Berge.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
  • 26': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
  • 30': Foul by Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
  • 30': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 32': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Sheffield United).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 35': Delay in match because of an injury Jack Simpson (Cardiff City).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Sander Berge with a through ball.
  • 38': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
  • 38': Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Sander Berge (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Foul by Jack Simpson (Cardiff City).
  • 39': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Delay in match because of an injury James McAtee (Sheffield United).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Foul by Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City).
  • 42': Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Delay in match because of an injury Cédric Kipré (Cardiff City).
  • 44': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a through ball.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
  • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sory Kaba with a headed pass.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sander Berge.
  • 45'+5': Attempt saved. Jack Simpson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sory Kaba.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Cardiff City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, Cardiff City 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum O'Dowda replaces Jack Simpson.
  • 52': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City).
  • 52': James McAtee (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 52': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Tommy Doyle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 53': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sory Kaba.
  • 54': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Cardiff City 1. Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
  • 56': Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield United).
  • 56': Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by George Baldock (Sheffield United).
  • 57': George Baldock (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 61': Substitution, Cardiff City. Connor Wickham replaces Kion Etete.
  • 62': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
  • 62': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by James McAtee.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Callum O'Dowda.
  • 67': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Tommy Doyle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 70': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by James McAtee.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
  • 73': Connor Wickham (Cardiff City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Perry Ng.
  • 75': Substitution, Sheffield United. John Fleck replaces James McAtee.
  • 76': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
  • 76': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Offside, Sheffield United. Sander Berge tries a through ball, but Iliman Ndiaye is caught offside.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jaden Philogene (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
  • 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Norwood replaces Tommy Doyle.
  • 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Ciaran Clark replaces Jayden Bogle.
  • 80': Goal! Sheffield United 3, Cardiff City 1. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 81': Substitution, Sheffield United. Billy Sharp replaces Oliver McBurnie.
  • 82': Substitution, Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 83': Ciaran Clark (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by Connor Wickham (Cardiff City).
  • 84': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
  • 85': Goal! Sheffield United 4, Cardiff City 1. Ciaran Clark (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sander Berge following a corner.
  • 87': Offside, Sheffield United. Sander Berge tries a through ball, but Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Daniel Jebbison.
  • 89': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+1': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Max Lowe (Sheffield United).
  • 90'+2': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Daniel Jebbison (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 4, Cardiff City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 4, Cardiff City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 5
3 Saves 5
44.7 Possession 55.3
15 SHOTS 13
6 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
230 Accurate Passes 331
336 Passes 423
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 2
17 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.1
68 Long Balls 58
26 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
4 Blocked Shots 3
7 Effective Tackles 12
15 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 10
18 Effective Clearances 33
18 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 27,768

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
4 Burnley 16 +13 30
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SHU Sheffield United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
12 John Egan
19 Jack Robinson
2 George Baldock Yellow Card
22 Tommy Doyle
8 Sander Berge
13 Max Lowe Yellow Card
20 Jayden Bogle
9 Oliver McBurnie
29 Iliman Ndiaye
28 James McAtee
Sheffield United Substitutes:
Daniel Jebbison, Billy Sharp, John Fleck, Marcus Dewhurst, Oliver Arblaster, Oliver Norwood, Ciaran Clark.

CAR Cardiff City (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Ryan Allsop (GK)
23 Cedric Kipre
26 Jack Simpson Yellow Card
5 Mark McGuinness
6 Ryan Wintle
35 Andy Rinomhota
8 Joe Ralls
38 Perry Ng
48 Sory Kaba
9 Kion Etete
25 Jaden Philogene
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Jak Alnwick, Romaine Sawyers, Mahlon Romeo, Callum O'Dowda, Isaak Davies, Connor Wickham, Sheyi Ojo.

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