Championship 26/27 · 5 Sep 2026

Sheffield United 1–3 Norwich City

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sheffield United favourites at 58%.

Norwich City won and made the better chances: 1.5 xG to 0.7.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Anthony Musaba, 73.2 in 70′.

Well above their usual level: Anthony Musaba +34.7, Kellen Fisher +14.4, Mohamed Touré +13.8.

Each side's last five results before this match.

1 Sep 2026	W 3–2	v Bolton Wanderers Championship
29 Aug 2026	D 2–2	at Cardiff City Championship
25 Aug 2026	W 2–1	at Blackburn Rovers EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	D 0–0	at Swansea City Championship
15 Aug 2026	D 0–0	v Birmingham City Championship

1 Sep 2026	L 0–1	at Stoke City Championship
29 Aug 2026	W 4–1	v Burnley Championship
25 Aug 2026	W 2–1	at Cardiff City EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026	L 0–3	at Millwall Championship
15 Aug 2026	L 1–2	v West Bromwich Albion Championship

11 Mar 2026	Norwich City 2–1 Sheffield United Championship
9 Dec 2025	Sheffield United 1–1 Norwich City Championship

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Michael Cooper Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	49.0	−6.0
Patrick Bamford Forward	90	1	0	0.03	44.2	+4.6
Japhet Tanganga Defender	90	0	0	–	41.5	−7.8
Liam Kitching Defender	90	0	0	0.20	40.4	+0.7
Hamza Choudhury Midfielder	90	0	0	–	39.7	+3.0
Ben Brereton Díaz Midfielder	77	0	0	0.05	39.5	+8.9
Tyrese Campbell Forward	58	0	1	0.06	38.4	−3.9
Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender	58	0	0	–	35.0	+3.1
Kalvin Phillips Midfielder	45	0	0	0.13	34.8	−2.6
Thomas Cannon Forward	32	0	0	–	34.3	–
Sydie Peck Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	33.9	−0.8
Jaïro Riedewald Midfielder	45	0	0	–	33.6	−7.5
Romelle Donovan Midfielder	77	0	0	0.07	32.3	−6.4
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder	13	0	0	–	32.0	–
Sam McCallum Defender	32	0	0	0.15	25.3	–
Jamie Shackleton Defender	13	0	0	–	20.1	–

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score	vs usual
Harry Darling Defender	10	0	0	–	95.4	–
Anthony Musaba Midfielder	70	1	0	0.14	73.2	+34.7
Mathias Kvistgaarden Forward	29	1	0	0.27	70.9	–
Papa Amadou Diallo Midfielder	20	0	0	–	61.7	–
Mohamed Touré Forward	61	1	0	0.24	58.6	+13.8
Vladan Kovačević Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	50.9	+4.3
Anis Ben Slimane Midfielder	61	0	1	0.14	45.6	+11.0
Kenny McLean Midfielder	90	0	0	0.03	45.2	+8.0
Pelle Mattsson Midfielder	90	0	1	–	44.9	+7.6
José Córdoba Defender	90	0	0	–	43.6	+4.3
Kellen Fisher Defender	90	0	0	–	43.0	+14.4
Ruairi McConville Defender	85	0	0	0.01	42.7	−2.9
Andre Brooks Midfielder	85	0	0	0.43	41.1	+3.7
Ante Crnac Forward	10	0	0	–	38.3	–
Jacob Wright Midfielder	29	0	0	0.14	37.9	–
Ben Chrisene Defender	90	0	0	0.07	35.0	+0.8