Sheffield Utd vs Norwich match stats & report

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Championship · England · Regular Season - 5 · Bramall Lane, Sheffield · Ref Josh Smith, England

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Sheffield Utd lost to Norwich 1–3 in the Championship on 5 September 2026. Expected goals finished 0.79–3.04. Norwich had 54% of the ball.

Sheffield Utd vs Norwich match statistics

Sheffield UtdNorwich

46% Ball possession 54%
0.79 Expected goals (xG) 3.04
11 Total shots 19
4 Shots on target 8
6 Shots off target 8
1 Blocked shots 3
9 Shots inside the box 14
7 Corners 4
14 Fouls 13
6 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 3
371 Passes 444
76% Pass accuracy 79%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

8' Goal A. Musaba (assist P. Mattsson) Norwich
23' Goal P. Bamford (assist T. Campbell) Sheffield Utd
38' Yellow card K. Fisher Norwich
38' Yellow card Ruairi McConville Norwich
44' Yellow card M. Toure Norwich
44' Goal M. Toure (assist A. Ben Slimane) Norwich
45+1' Yellow card L. Kitching Sheffield Utd
55' Yellow card R. Norrington-Davies Sheffield Utd
62' Goal M. Kvistgaarden Norwich

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sheffield Utd

Confirmed 4-4-2 Chris Wilder

1 M. Cooper

30 R. Norrington-Davies 15 L. Kitching 5 J. Tanganga 8 H. Choudhury

22 B. Brereton 42 Sydie Peck 44 J. Riedewald 11 R. Donovan

23 T. Campbell 45 P. Bamford

Bench A. Davies , M. McGuinness , J. Baptiste , J. Shackleton , S. McCallum , O. Arblaster , J. Rothwell , K. Phillips , T. Cannon

Norwich

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Philippe Clement

1 V. Kovacevic

14 B. Chrisene 33 J. Córdoba 15 Ruairi McConville 35 K. Fisher

7 P. Mattsson 23 K. McLean

49 A. Musaba 20 A. Ben Slimane 11 A. Brooks

21 M. Toure

Bench D. Grimshaw , H. Darling , J. Stacey , D. Yongwa , P. Maghoma , Jacob Wright , A. Crnac , M. Kvistgaarden , P. A. Diallo

Out and doubtful

A. Ahmed Norwich Out — Knee Injury
M. Topic Norwich Out — Knee Injury
F. Seriki Sheffield Utd Out — Inactive
H. Burrows Sheffield Utd Out — Inactive
T. Chong Sheffield Utd Out — Injury
J. Makama Norwich Out — Foot Injury
L. Mahovo Norwich Out — Ankle Injury
R. One Sheffield Utd Out — Hamstring Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Sheffield Utd at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Norwich away

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Utd vs Norwich head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
11 Mar 26	Norwich v Sheffield Utd	2–1
9 Dec 25	Sheffield Utd v Norwich	1–1
18 Jan 25	Sheffield Utd v Norwich	2–0
24 Aug 24	Norwich v Sheffield Utd	1–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sheffield Utd vs Norwich head-to-head record