Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland match stats & report

1–2 Full time

Championship · England · Promotion Play-offs - Final · Wembley Stadium, London · Ref C. Kavanagh

Sheffield Utd stats & fixtures · Sunderland stats & fixtures

Sheffield Utd lost to Sunderland 1–2 in the Championship (Promotion Play-offs - Final) on 24 May 2025. Expected goals finished 1.46–0.71. Sunderland had 57% of the ball.

Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland match statistics

Sheffield UtdSunderland

43% Ball possession 57%
1.46 Expected goals (xG) 0.71
7 Total shots 9
4 Shots on target 3
0 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 3
7 Shots inside the box 5
1 Corners 6
9 Fouls 6
4 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 3
353 Passes 465
73% Pass accuracy 84%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

25' Goal T. Campbell (assist G. Hamer) Sheffield Utd
59' Yellow card R. Brewster Sheffield Utd
68' Yellow card R. Mundle Sunderland
76' Goal Eliezer Mayenda (assist P. Roberts) Sunderland
85' Yellow card B. Brereton Sheffield Utd
90+5' Goal T. Watson Sunderland
90+6' Yellow card T. Watson Sunderland
90+8' Yellow card D. Cirkin Sunderland

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sheffield Utd

Confirmed 4-4-2 C. Wilder

1 M. Cooper

14 H. Burrows 19 Jack Robinson 15 A. Ahmedhodzic 24 H. Choudhury

8 G. Hamer 21 Vinicius Souza 42 Sydie Peck 7 R. Brewster

23 T. Campbell 9 K. Moore

Bench A. Brooks , C. O'Hare , B. Brereton , T. Cannon , F. Seriki , T. Davies , R. Holding , S. McCallum , A. Davies

Sunderland

Confirmed 4-4-2 R. Le Bris

1 A. Patterson

3 D. Cirkin 13 L. O'Nien 5 D. Ballard 32 T. Hume

14 R. Mundle 7 J. Bellingham 4 D. Neil 11 C. Rigg

12 Eliezer Mayenda 28 E. Le Fée

Bench C. Mepham , P. Roberts , W. Isidor , T. Watson , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , Harrison Jones , S. Moore , A. Browne , Salis Abdul Samed

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.

Sunderland away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

35% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Utd vs Sunderland head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
1 Jan 25	Sunderland v Sheffield Utd	2–1
29 Nov 24	Sheffield Utd v Sunderland	1–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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