Championship 25/26 · 24 Jan 2026

Sheffield United 3–1 Ipswich Town

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sheffield United favourites at 43%.

Sheffield United won a close one on the chances: 1.6 xG to 2.0.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Michael Cooper, 55.0 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Femi Seriki +13.0, Andre Brooks +11.0, Gustavo Hamer +10.6.

Well below it: Jacob Greaves −14.8, Cédric Kipré −14.2, Christian Walton −11.6.

Each side's last five results before this match.

21 Jan 2026	L 0–1	at Southampton Championship
17 Jan 2026	L 0–1	at Charlton Athletic Championship
1 Jan 2026	W 3–1	v Leicester City Championship
29 Dec 2025	W 2–1	at Stoke City Championship
26 Dec 2025	L 3–5	at Wrexham Championship

20 Jan 2026	W 2–0	v Bristol City Championship
17 Jan 2026	W 3–0	v Blackburn Rovers Championship
1 Jan 2026	W 2–1	v Oxford United Championship
29 Dec 2025	W 2–0	at Coventry City Championship
26 Dec 2025	D 0–0	at Millwall Championship

12 Sep 2025	Ipswich Town 5–0 Sheffield United Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	55.0	+8.0
Ki-Jana Hoever Defender	11	0	0	–	51.7	–
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder	73	0	2	0.12	49.9	+10.6
Andre Brooks Midfielder	87	1	0	0.15	46.7	+11.0
Mark McGuinness Defender	90	0	0	–	45.9	−6.3
Callum O'Hare Midfielder	90	1	0	0.60	44.7	+6.0
Tom Davies Midfielder	63	0	0	–	42.1	–
Femi Seriki Defender	90	0	0	0.02	40.7	+13.0
Patrick Bamford Forward	84	1	0	0.44	38.7	−6.6
Ben Mee Defender	90	0	0	0.28	37.0	−11.4
Sam McCallum Defender	90	0	0	–	36.6	+4.9
Sydie Peck Midfielder	90	0	0	–	35.5	−6.6
Thomas Cannon Forward	17	0	0	0.02	34.8	–
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder	27	0	0	–	24.7	–

Player	Min	G	xG	Score	vs usual
Wes Burns Midfielder	33	0	–	43.2	–
Christian Walton Goalkeeper	90	0	–	41.0	−11.6
Azor Matusiwa Midfielder	90	0	–	39.7	−1.6
Dara O'Shea Defender	90	0	–	38.4	−0.9
Jacob Greaves Defender	90	0	–	38.4	−14.8
Jack Clarke Midfielder	90	1	1.23	37.0	−8.6
George Hirst Forward	57	0	0.30	36.6	−6.4
Ivan Azón Forward	33	0	0.04	35.8	–
Sammie Szmodics Midfielder	57	0	0.10	34.6	−5.8
Leif Davis Defender	34	0	0.05	34.5	–
Jack Taylor Midfielder	71	0	0.19	33.5	−6.8
Sindre Walle Egeli Midfielder	71	0	0.08	31.1	−0.7
Jens-Lys Cajuste Midfielder	19	0	–	30.4	–
Cédric Kipré Defender	56	0	–	28.2	−14.2
Darnell Furlong Defender	90	0	–	25.8	−5.1
Anis Mehmeti Forward	19	0	–	21.8	–