Sheffield Utd vs Southampton
Ref: Adam Herczeg, EnglandBramall Lane, Sheffield · 32,702 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Sheffield Utd 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Campbell scored for Sheffield Utd; Stewart and Stewart replied for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.90 for Sheffield Utd versus 2.02 for Southampton. Sheffield Utd sit 13th in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
First Half
⚽
Campbell
Assist: Hamer
Campbell
Yellow Card
37'
Manning
Yellow Card
Tanganga
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Fellows
46'
⇄
Azaz
46'
Charles
Yellow Card
51'
⚽
Stewart
58'
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Stewart
Assist: Robinson
67'
Armstrong
Yellow Card
⇄
Davies
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Campbell
75'
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Armstrong
75'
⇄
Manning
⇄
Ogbene
⇄
Mee
⇄
Burrows
85'
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Stewart
Peck
Yellow Card
90+5'
Wood-Gordon
Yellow Card
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 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 UtdSouthampton
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.90VS2.02
Attack0 · 5 won
8
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
5
5
Shots in the box
9
3
Shots outside box
3
2
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
48%
Possession
52%
430
Total passes
471
346
Accurate passes
384
80%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline2 · 1 won
14
Fouls
19
3
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
2
0.21
Goals prevented
0.21
Sheffield Utd
3-4-2-1
Southampton
4-2-3-1
Sheffield Utd
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 1M. CooperG
- 2J. TangangaD
- 8G. HamerF
- 10C. O'HareF
- 14H. BurrowsM
- 15B. MeeD
- 19C. OgbeneM
- 22T. DaviesM
- 23T. CampbellF
- 25M. McGuinnessD
- 42Sydie PeckM
Substitutes
- 3S. McCallumD
- 6Tyler BindonD
- 7T. CannonF
- 9D. IngsF
- 17A. DaviesG
- 18El Hadji Djibril SoumaréM
- 27L. BarryF
- 28Alex MatosM
- 38F. SerikiD
Southampton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 3R. ManningD
- 9A. ArmstrongM
- 10F. AzazM
- 11R. StewartF
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 24S. CharlesM
Substitutes
- 2M. RoerslevD
- 4F. DownesM
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 13Léo ScienzaM
- 19C. ArcherF
- 26R. FraserM
- 31G. BazunuG
- 38E. JelertD
- 46Jay RobinsonF
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavo Hamer | F | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Tyrese Campbell | F | 71 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Japhet Tanganga(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum O'Hare | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Chiedozie Ogbene | M | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Michael Cooper | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Burrows | M | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Tom Davies | M | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Mark McGuinness | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydie Peck | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Mee | D | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Tyler Bindon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djibril Soumaré | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louie Barry | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Davies | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Ings | F | 16 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam McCallum | D | 13 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thomas Cannon | F | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Femi Seriki | D | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex Matos | M | 20 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Stewart | F | 85 | 8.3 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Shea Charles | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Caspar Jander | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tom Fellows | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/4 |
| Alex McCarthy | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | 75 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Armstrong(C) | M | 75 | 5.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Scienza | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elias Jelert | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Roerslev | D | 15 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fraser | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Robinson | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/4 |