EFL Championship 2026-27 ｜ Matchday 1 ｜ 2026-08-16 01:30 JST
Match summary The EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 1 fixture between Sheffield United and Birmingham City was played on August 16. Neither side found the net in a goalless draw.
Possession: Sheffield United 45%, Birmingham City 55%. Shots: Sheffield United 3, Birmingham City 10.
Team stats 4-2-2-2 1 Cooper 3 McCa llu 25 McGu inn 5 Tang ang 38 Seriki 42 Peck 7 Rothwel 10 O'Hare 11 Donovan 9 Cannon 45 Bamford
4-2-3-1 1 Beadle 20 Coch ran 4 Klarer 5 Neum ann 26 Osay i-S 14 Romero 24 Iwata 28 Stansfi 8 Seung-H 7 Vicente 9 Priske
0.29 Expected goals (xG) 0.77
0.1 Goals prevented (xG) 0.1
View as table Sheffield United Stat Birmingham City 4-2-2-2 Formation 4-2-3-1 45% Possession 55% 0.29 Expected goals (xG) 0.77 3 Shots 10 1 Shots on target 2 2 Shots off target 5 0 Blocked shots 3 3 Shots inside the box 6 0 Shots outside the box 4 2 Corner kicks 8 2 Offsides 3 12 Fouls 12 307 Passes 366 198 Accurate passes 254 64% Pass accuracy 69% 2 Goalkeeper saves 1 0.1 Goals prevented (xG) 0.1 0 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Gavin Ward, England
Player stats Sheffield United Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Michael Cooper 0 15(48%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 2(2) DF Femi Seriki 0 1(33%) 2 1 16(57%) 0 0 0 3 2 7.2 90 1 12(6) DF Japhet Tanganga 0 1 22(69%) 0 0 0 2 7.2 90 2 13(9) DF Mark McGuinness 0 1 18(82%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.2 90 2 12(7) DF Sam McCallum 1 0 2(100%) 15(50%) 0 0 0 2 7.3 77 1 14(12) MF Joe Rothwell 0 13(76%) 0 0 0 6.7 67 1 2(1) MF Sydie Peck 0 1 25(69%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.6 90 1 12(5) MF Romelle Donovan 0 2(50%) 3 11(85%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.9 60 15(7) MF Callum O'Hare 0 2(100%) 2 24(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 90 1 1 15(7) FW Patrick Bamford 2 1 0 1 1 6(40%) 0 0 0 6.2 77 17(5) FW Thomas Cannon 0 2(25%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 60 7(3) MF Tahith Chong 0 6(75%) 0 0 0 6.5 30 FW Tyrese Campbell 0 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 30 4(1) MF Oliver Arblaster 0 13(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 23 2(2) DF Harrison Burrows 0 6(60%) 0 0 0 6.3 13 FW Ryan One 0 1 1(33%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 13 5(2) GK Adam Davies 0 0 0 0 MF Jamal Baptiste 0 0 0 0 DF Matt Doherty 0 0 0 0 MF Jaïro Riedewald 0 0 0 0
Birmingham City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK James Beadle 0 5(16%) 0 0 0 6.5 90 DF Bright Osayi-Samuel 1 0 2(100%) 4 34(72%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 12(7) DF Phil Neumann 0 2 14(64%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 4 17(10) DF Christoph Klarer 0 2 20(77%) 0 0 0 1 4 7.6 90 3 19(13) DF Alex Cochrane 0 3 23(70%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 3 1 4(4) MF Tomoki Iwata 1 0 3 32(70%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 90 1 1 10(5) MF Jhon Solís 0 2(100%) 2 39(83%) 0 0 0 2 4 7.3 90 1 16(10) MF Carlos Vicente 0 1(100%) 1 19(76%) 0 0 0 1 6 87 11(2) MF Seung Ho Paik 3 0 1 29(83%) 0 0 0 6.3 80 1 6(2) MF Jay Stansfield 2 2 0 1 12(80%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 74 1 9(2) FW August Priske 0 13(62%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.5 87 18(6) FW Demarai Gray 0 10(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.2 16 3(None) MF Max Bird 0 1(100%) 2(67%) 0 0 0 6.6 10 1(1) DF Ethan Laird 0 1(25%) 0 0 0 6.3 8 2(None) FW Luis Vázquez 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 6.5 8 4(1) GK Ryan Allsop 0 0 0 0 DF Dael Fry 0 0 0 0 DF Kristoffer Lund 0 0 0 0 MF K. Fujimoto 0 0 0 0 MF Patrick Roberts 0 0 0 0
Lineups Sheffield United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 M. Cooper Starter DF 38 F. Seriki Starter DF 5 J. Tanganga Starter DF 25 M. McGuinness Starter DF 3 S. McCallum Starter MF 7 J. Rothwell Starter MF 42 S. Peck Starter MF 11 R. Donovan Starter MF 10 C. O'Hare Starter FW 45 P. Bamford Starter FW 9 T. Cannon Bench DF 14 H. Burrows Bench MF 4 O. Arblaster Bench FW 23 T. Campbell Bench FW 26 R. One Bench MF 19 T. Chong
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 17 A. Davies Bench DF 2 M. Doherty Bench MF 44 J. Riedewald Bench MF 33 J. Baptiste
Birmingham City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Beadle Starter DF 26 B. Osayi-Samuel Starter DF 5 P. Neumann Starter DF 4 C. Klarer Starter DF 20 A. Cochrane Starter MF 24 T. Iwata Starter MF 14 J. E. Solis Romero Starter MF 7 C. Vicente Starter MF 8 Paik Seung-Ho Starter MF 28 J. Stansfield Starter FW 9 A. Priske Bench DF 2 E. Laird Bench MF 18 M. Bird Bench FW 10 D. Gray Bench FW 32 L. Vazquez
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 21 R. Allsop Bench DF 25 K. Lund Bench DF 23 D. Fry Bench MF 27 K. Fujimoto Bench MF 16 P. Roberts
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 2H 15' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Cannon → IN T. Campbell 2H 15' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Donovan → IN T. Chong 2H 22' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Rothwell → IN O. Arblaster 2H 29' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Stansfield → IN D. Gray 2H 32' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT S. McCallum → IN H. Burrows 2H 32' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT P. Bamford → IN R. One 2H 35' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT Paik Seung-Ho → IN M. Bird 2H 42' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Vicente → IN E. Laird 2H 42' Birmingham City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Priske → IN L. Vazquez
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