Sheffield Utd vs Birmingham
Ref: Simon Hooper, EnglandBramall Lane, Sheffield · 32,702 cap
Match recap
Sheffield Utd beat Birmingham 3–0 in their Championship fixture. Bindon, Hamer, and Bamford scored for Sheffield Utd. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.80 for Sheffield Utd versus 0.65 for Birmingham. Sheffield Utd sit 13th in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
2'
Neumann
Yellow Card
⚽
Bindon
Assist: Hamer
11'
Klarer
Yellow Card
18'
Doyle
Red Card
25'
Anderson
Yellow Card
⚽
Hamer
30'
⇄
Anderson
Second Half
⚽
Bamford
Assist: Arblaster
⇄
Hamer
⇄
Bamford
63'
⇄
Willumsson
64'
⇄
Robinson
64'
⇄
Gray
⇄
Arblaster
⇄
McCallum
⇄
Riedewald
83'
⇄
Stansfield
Tanganga
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sheffield UtdBirmingham
14Won
Statistical edge
14–2
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.80VS0.65
Attack6 · 0 won
20
Shots
7
9
Shots on target
1
13
Shots in the box
5
7
Shots outside box
2
6
Shots off goal
5
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
66%
Possession
34%
621
Total passes
311
547
Accurate passes
227
88%
Pass accuracy
73%
Discipline3 · 1 won
5
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
6
5
Blocked shots
1
0.34
Goals prevented
0.34
Sheffield Utd
4-2-3-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Sheffield Utd
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1M. CooperG
- 2J. TangangaD
- 3S. McCallumD
- 4O. ArblasterM
- 6Tyler BindonD
- 8G. HamerM
- 10C. O'HareM
- 24T. ChongM
- 38F. SerikiD
- 44J. RiedewaldM
- 45P. BamfordF
Substitutes
- 7T. CannonF
- 9D. IngsF
- 11A. BrooksM
- 14H. BurrowsD
- 17A. DaviesG
- 18El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 23T. CampbellF
- 25M. McGuinnessD
- 28Alex MatosM
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 10D. GrayM
- 14K. AndersonM
- 18W. WillumssonM
- 21R. AllsopG
- 24T. IwataD
- 28J. StansfieldF
Substitutes
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 12M. LeonardM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 17L. DykesF
- 23A. SampstedD
- 30L. KoumasF
- 33M. DuckschF
- 41E. CashinD
- 48Bradley MayoG
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Hamer | M | 57 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Tyler Bindon | D | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Japhet Tanganga(C) | D | 90 | 8.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Femi Seriki | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/6 |
| Sam McCallum | D | 72 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Michael Cooper | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaïro Riedewald | M | 77 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tahith Chong | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Callum O'Hare | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Oliver Arblaster | M | 71 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Patrick Bamford | F | 57 | 6.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex Matos | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark McGuinness | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyrese Campbell | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Davies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Burrows | D | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andre Brooks | M | 13 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djibril Soumaré | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Cannon | F | 33 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |
| Danny Ings | F | 33 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Robinson | D | 64 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Demarai Gray | M | 64 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jay Stansfield | F | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Keshi Anderson | M | 30 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Ryan Allsop | G | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 5.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 18 | 3.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Bradley Mayo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | 26 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Leonard | M | 60 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 26 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |