Sheffield United 1-3 Norwich City · Championship
Sheffield United lost to Norwich City 1-3 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Sheffield United and Norwich City met in the Championship at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Sheffield United: P. Bamford 23'. Norwich City: A. Musaba 8'; M. Touré 44'; M. Kvistgaarden 62'.
How the match went
Norwich City saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Sheffield United had 11 shots with 4 on target, Norwich City 19 with 8 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to Sheffield United and 4 to Norwich City. Sheffield United conceded 14 fouls, Norwich City 13. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Sheffield United, 3 for Norwich City).
Line-ups
Sheffield United started in a 4-4-2: Michael Cooper, Hamza Choudhury, Japhet Tanganga, Liam Kitching, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Romelle Donovan, Sydie Peck, Jaïro Riedewald, Ben Brereton Díaz, Patrick Bamford, Tyrese Campbell.
Norwich City started in a 4-2-3-1: Vladan Kovačević, Kellen Fisher, Ruairi McConville, José Córdoba, Ben Chrisene, Kenny McLean, Pelle Mattsson, Andre Brooks, Anis Ben Slimane, Anthony Musaba, Mohamed Touré.
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Minute by minute
- 8'Goal! Sheffield United 0-1 Norwich City. A. Musaba (Norwich City) scores, assisted by P. Mattsson.
- 23'Goal! Sheffield United 1-1 Norwich City. P. Bamford (Sheffield United) scores, assisted by T. Campbell.
- 44'Goal! Sheffield United 1-2 Norwich City. M. Touré (Norwich City) scores, assisted by A. B. Slimane.
- 45'Half-time. Sheffield United 1-2 Norwich City.
- 62'Goal! Sheffield United 1-3 Norwich City. M. Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Sheffield United 1-3 Norwich City.
Full commentary (71 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Sheffield United vs Norwich City.
- 8'Goal! Sheffield United 0-1 Norwich City. A. Musaba (Norwich City) scores, assisted by P. Mattsson.
- 10'Attempt missed. A. Brooks (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 11'Attempt saved. A. Brooks (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 12'Corner, Norwich City.
- 13'Corner, Norwich City.
- 14'Attempt missed. A. Brooks (Norwich City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 15'Attempt missed. A. B. Slimane (Norwich City), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 16'Attempt saved. S. Peck (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 16'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 19'Attempt saved. R. Donovan (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 19'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 23'Goal! Sheffield United 1-1 Norwich City. P. Bamford (Sheffield United) scores, assisted by T. Campbell.
- 29'Offside, Norwich City.
- 32'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 34'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 37'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 38'Yellow card for K. Fisher (Norwich City) for foul.
- 38'Yellow card for R. McConville (Norwich City) for time wasting.
- 39'Attempt missed. L. Kitching (Sheffield United), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 41'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 42'Attempt saved. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 44'Attempt saved. A. Brooks (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 44'Goal! Sheffield United 1-2 Norwich City. M. Touré (Norwich City) scores, assisted by A. B. Slimane.
- 44'Yellow card for M. Touré (Norwich City).
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Yellow card for L. Kitching (Sheffield United) for foul.
- 45+2'Offside, Norwich City.
- 45+3'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 45'Half-time. Sheffield United 1-2 Norwich City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Sheffield United: K. Phillips comes on for J. Riedewald.
- 47'Attempt saved. A. Musaba (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 49'Corner, Norwich City.
- 54'Attempt missed. K. Phillips (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 55'Yellow card for R. Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) for foul.
- 56'Attempt missed. R. McConville (Norwich City), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 57'Attempt missed. M. Touré (Norwich City), header. xG 0.12.
- 58'Substitution, Sheffield United: S. McCallum comes on for R. Norrington-Davies.
- 58'Substitution, Sheffield United: T. Cannon comes on for T. Campbell.
- 61'Substitution, Norwich City: M. Kvistgaarden comes on for M. Touré.
- 61'Substitution, Norwich City: J. Wright comes on for A. B. Slimane.
- 62'Goal! Sheffield United 1-3 Norwich City. M. Kvistgaarden (Norwich City) scores.
- 62'Attempt saved. A. Brooks (Norwich City), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
- 64'Attempt missed. B. Chrisene (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 64'Attempt missed. P. Mattsson (Norwich City), right-footed shot. xG 0.94.
- 65'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 69'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 69'Offside, Norwich City.
- 70'Substitution, Norwich City: P. Diallo comes on for A. Musaba.
- 74'Attempt blocked. J. Wright (Norwich City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 75'Attempt saved. J. Wright (Norwich City), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 76'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 76'Attempt blocked. B. Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 76'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 77'Substitution, Sheffield United: O. Arblaster comes on for R. Donovan.
- 77'Substitution, Sheffield United: J. Shackleton comes on for B. Brereton Díaz.
- 77'Attempt missed. K. Phillips (Sheffield United), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 79'Attempt missed. B. Chrisene (Norwich City), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 81'Corner, Norwich City.
- 82'Attempt blocked. K. McLean (Norwich City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 83'Attempt blocked. J. Wright (Norwich City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 85'Substitution, Norwich City: A. Crnac comes on for A. Brooks.
- 85'Substitution, Norwich City: H. Darling comes on for R. McConville.
- 86'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 86'Attempt missed. S. McCallum (Sheffield United), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 86'Attempt missed. L. Kitching (Sheffield United), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 90'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. S. McCallum (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Sheffield United 1-3 Norwich City.