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Matchday

EFL Cup 26/27, Round 1 · 9 Aug 2026

Mansfield Town 0–3 Sheffield United

Expected and what happened

No prediction: one side wasn't rated the month before.

Expected xG
–
Actual xG
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Goals
0 – 3

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Michael Cooper, 56.1 in 90′.

Well below it: Femi Seriki −18.8, Harrison Burrows −14.0, Mark McGuinness −11.0.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Mansfield Town

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Sheffield United

2 May 2026W 2–1at Derby County Championship
25 Apr 2026L 2–3v Preston North End Championship
22 Apr 2026L 1–3v Blackburn Rovers Championship
18 Apr 2026W 2–0at Watford Championship
11 Apr 2026W 2–1v Hull City Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Mansfield Town

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Adedeji Oshilaja Defender9000–51.9–
Ryan Sweeney Defender6000–50.0–
Elliott Hewitt Defender3000–47.1–
Michael Smith Forward1600–45.6–
Stephen McLaughlin Defender7400–40.0–
Louis Reed Midfielder9000–38.1–
Liam Thompson Midfielder3000–37.5–
Tyler Roberts Forward4500–36.4–
Jon Russell Midfielder9000–36.3–
Regan Hendry Midfielder6000–35.9–
Frazer Blake-Tracy Defender9000–35.1–
Harry Lewis Goalkeeper9000–33.5–
David McGoldrick Forward7400–27.6–
Lucas Akins Midfielder9000–22.4–
Rhys Oates Forward4500–12.1–
Nathan Moriah-Welsh Midfielder1600–10.5–

Sheffield United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Ryan One Forward2001–81.9–
Tahith Chong Midfielder2900–58.8–
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper9000–56.1+2.8
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder2000–50.2–
Joe Rothwell Midfielder7001–41.6+2.8
Japhet Tanganga Defender9000–41.4−11.0
Matt Doherty Defender1000–39.1–
Mark McGuinness Defender9010–39.0−11.0
Thomas Cannon Forward9000–38.7−0.0
Callum O'Hare Midfielder9010–37.1+1.0
Sydie Peck Midfielder9001–35.5−0.9
Patrick Bamford Forward7010–35.2−3.4
Romelle Donovan Midfielder6100–33.0–
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender4500–30.0+3.7
Harrison Burrows Defender4500–13.6−14.0
Femi Seriki Defender8400–11.7−18.8