EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 9 | 2026-10-10 23:00 JST
3 – 0
43' P. Bamford 52' T. Chong 77' P. Bamford
Match summary Sheffield United and Lincoln City met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 9 on October 10. Sheffield United cruised to a 3-0 victory over Lincoln City. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time. They added 2 more after the break to pull clear.
Sheffield United's scorers: T. Chong and P. Bamford (2 goals). Assists: Sheffield United – S. McCallum, J. Rothwell and B. Brereton.
Possession: Sheffield United 56%, Lincoln City 44%. Shots: Sheffield United 10, Lincoln City 12. Sheffield United won despite having fewer shots. Sheffield United scored 3 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Sheffield United 4, Lincoln City 3 in a heated match.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Cooper 3 McCa llu 15 Kitc hin 5 Tang ang 8 Chou dhu 42 Peck 7 Rothwel 22 Brereto 45 Bamford 19 Chong 9 Cannon
3-4-2-1 1 Wickens 6 Towler 15 Bradley 25 Elerewe 3 Reach 14 McGr and 8 Bayl iss 16 Jeff eri 18 House 17 Street 34 Draper
0.68 Expected goals (xG) 1.39
-1.15 Goals prevented (xG) -1.15
View as table Sheffield United Stat Lincoln City 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-2-1 56% Possession 44% 0.68 Expected goals (xG) 1.39 10 Shots 12 5 Shots on target 3 2 Shots off target 5 3 Blocked shots 4 5 Shots inside the box 9 5 Shots outside the box 3 2 Corner kicks 2 2 Offsides 1 14 Fouls 17 475 Passes 363 376 Accurate passes 247 79% Pass accuracy 68% 3 Goalkeeper saves 2 -1.15 Goals prevented (xG) -1.15 4 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Josh Smith, 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 M. Cooper 0 24(60%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 1(1) DF H. Choudhury 0 2 1 42(88%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 73 2 6(3) DF J. Tanganga 0 2 2 53(79%) 0 1 0 2 7.2 90 1 16(9) DF L. Kitching 0 1(100%) 1 56(86%) 0 1 0 1 7.2 90 1 12(5) DF S. McCallum 0 2 41(72%) 1 1 0 1 5 7.7 90 1 1 13(9) MF J. Rothwell 2 0 38(88%) 1 0 0 6.3 85 1 1 7(None) MF Sydie Peck 0 2 49(78%) 0 1 0 4 6.9 90 2 1 13(5) MF T. Chong 1 1 1 1 16(89%) 0 0 0 1 5 8 78 1 9(6) MF P. Bamford 2 2 2 1(100%) 14(78%) 0 0 0 2 3 9 90 11(5) MF B. Brereton 2 2 0 2(100%) 2 32(86%) 1 0 0 1 1 7.2 84 1 8(5) FW T. Cannon 0 1(100%) 1 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 85 1 11(4) DF M. McGuinness 0 1 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 17 1 3(1) MF R. Donovan 0 2(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 12 2(1) FW R. Oné 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 6.7 10 2(2) MF J. Riedewald 0 0 0 0 6.3 9 1(None) FW T. Campbell 0 2(40%) 0 0 0 6.5 9 GK A. Davies 0 0 0 0 DF H. Burrows 0 0 0 0 MF O. Arblaster 0 0 0 0 FW J. Ayew 0 0 0 0
Lincoln 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 G. Wickens 0 24(50%) 0 0 0 5.3 90 DF D. Elerewe 1 0 1 21(66%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.2 90 1 10(7) DF S. Bradley 0 43(80%) 0 0 0 2 6.3 90 7(3) DF R. Towler 0 1 17(65%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 62 1 4 3(2) MF D. Jefferies 0 2 15(83%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.9 79 1 4(1) MF T. Bayliss 0 1(25%) 1 22(71%) 0 1 0 2 6.3 90 10(4) MF C. McGrandles 1 1 0 31(89%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.2 62 5(2) MF A. Reach 1 1 0 1(50%) 2 18(72%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 78 1 9(6) FW R. Street 1 0 1 10(48%) 0 0 0 2 3 7.9 90 1 14(8) FW B. House 0 3(60%) 3 1 13(72%) 0 0 0 4 3 7.2 90 21(11) FW F. Draper 1 0 1 2(22%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 62 14(5) MF Y. Konak 0 10(71%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 28 3(2) FW C. Ogbene 0 1(100%) 11(92%) 0 0 0 6.9 28 1 2(2) FW M. Ladefoged 3 1 0 1(25%) 0 0 0 1 6 28 6(4) DF C. Elder 0 7(70%) 0 0 0 7.2 12 2 3(None) DF T. Hamer 0 1 2(33%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 11 1 4(2) GK J. Gauci 0 0 0 0 DF D. Oyegoke 0 0 0 0 MF I. Varfolomeev 0 0 0 0 FW I. Olaofe 0 0 0 0
Lineups Sheffield United Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 M. Cooper Starter DF 8 H. Choudhury Starter DF 5 J. Tanganga Starter DF 15 L. Kitching Starter DF 3 S. McCallum Starter MF 7 J. Rothwell Starter MF 42 Sydie Peck Starter MF 19 T. Chong Starter MF 45 P. Bamford Starter MF 22 B. Brereton Starter FW 9 T. Cannon Bench MF 44 J. Riedewald Bench DF 25 M. McGuinness Bench FW 23 T. Campbell Bench FW 26 R. Oné Bench MF 11 R. Donovan
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 17 A. Davies Bench DF 14 H. Burrows Bench MF 4 O. Arblaster Bench FW 10 J. Ayew
Lincoln City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 G. Wickens Starter DF 25 D. Elerewe Starter DF 15 S. Bradley Starter DF 6 R. Towler Starter MF 16 D. Jefferies Starter MF 8 T. Bayliss Starter MF 14 C. McGrandles Starter MF 3 A. Reach Starter FW 17 R. Street Starter FW 18 B. House Starter FW 34 F. Draper Bench DF 20 C. Elder Bench DF 22 T. Hamer Bench MF 26 Y. Konak Bench FW 27 C. Ogbene Bench FW 11 M. Ladefoged
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 46 J. Gauci Bench DF 33 D. Oyegoke Bench MF 24 I. Varfolomeev Bench FW 19 I. Olaofe
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 15' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card S. McCallum 1H 26' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card C. McGrandles 1H 39' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card L. Kitching 1H 43' Sheffield United ⚽ Goal P. Bamford 1-0 2H 7' Sheffield United ⚽ Goal T. Chong 2-0 2H 17' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT C. McGrandles → IN Y. Konak 2H 17' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Towler → IN C. Ogbene 2H 17' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Draper → IN M. Ladefoged 2H 22' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card J. Tanganga 2H 22' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card D. Elerewe 2H 28' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT H. Choudhury → IN M. McGuinness 2H 30' Sheffield United 🟨 Yellow card Sydie Peck 2H 31' Lincoln City 🟨 Yellow card T. Bayliss 2H 32' Sheffield United ⚽ Goal P. Bamford 3-0 2H 33' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Chong → IN R. Donovan 2H 33' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Reach → IN C. Elder 2H 34' Lincoln City 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Jefferies → IN T. Hamer 2H 39' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Brereton → IN R. Oné 2H 40' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Rothwell → IN J. Riedewald 2H 40' Sheffield United 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Cannon → IN T. Campbell
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