Fleetwood Town 1-0 Sheffield United · Carabao Cup
Fleetwood Town beat Sheffield United 1-0 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Fleetwood Town and Sheffield United met in the Carabao Cup at Highbury Stadium in Fleetwood on Wednesday, 16 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Fleetwood Town: R. Norrington-Davies 57'. Sheffield United did not score.
How the match went
Sheffield United saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Fleetwood Town had 11 shots with 5 on target, Sheffield United 10 with 4 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 4 to Fleetwood Town and 5 to Sheffield United. Fleetwood Town conceded 13 fouls, Sheffield United 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Fleetwood Town, 1 for Sheffield United).
Line-ups
Fleetwood Town started in a 3-1-4-2: Jay Lynch, Shaun Rooney, Rhys Bennett, Finley Potter, Harrison Neal, Lewis McCann, Crispin McLean, Mark Helm, Danny Andrew, Ched Evans, Aaron Loupalo-Bi.
Sheffield United started in a 4-4-2: Michael Cooper, Matt Doherty, Japhet Tanganga, Mark McGuinness, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Romelle Donovan, Jaïro Riedewald, Joe Rothwell, Oliver Arblaster, Thomas Cannon, Tyrese Campbell.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Fleetwood Town 0-0 Sheffield United.
- 57'Goal! Fleetwood Town 1-0 Sheffield United. Own goal by R. Norrington-Davies.
- 90'Full-time. Fleetwood Town 1-0 Sheffield United.
Full commentary (57 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield United.
- 1'Attempt blocked. O. Arblaster (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 5'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 7'Corner, Fleetwood Town.
- 7'Attempt missed. S. Rooney (Fleetwood Town), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 7'Attempt saved. M. Helm (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 12'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 12'Attempt missed. R. Donovan (Sheffield United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 12'Attempt saved. J. Rothwell (Sheffield United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 15'Attempt missed. A. Loupalo-Bi (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.10.
- 18'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 21'Corner, Fleetwood Town.
- 22'Attempt saved. L. McCann (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 23'Yellow card for L. McCann (Fleetwood Town) for foul.
- 30'Attempt saved. C. McLean (Fleetwood Town), header. xG 0.06.
- 32'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 33'Attempt missed. T. Campbell (Sheffield United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 45'Attempt missed. M. Helm (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 45'Half-time. Fleetwood Town 0-0 Sheffield United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 52'Attempt saved. C. Evans (Fleetwood Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 53'Yellow card for C. Evans (Fleetwood Town) for foul.
- 55'Attempt missed. H. Neal (Fleetwood Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Goal! Fleetwood Town 1-0 Sheffield United. Own goal by R. Norrington-Davies.
- 58'Substitution, Sheffield United: B. Brereton Díaz comes on for T. Campbell.
- 58'Substitution, Sheffield United: J. Ayew comes on for J. Riedewald.
- 63'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 63'Attempt missed. M. McGuinness (Sheffield United), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 63'Attempt blocked. O. Arblaster (Sheffield United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 66'Attempt saved. L. McCann (Fleetwood Town), header. xG 0.04.
- 68'Substitution, Sheffield United: J. Shackleton comes on for M. Doherty.
- 68'Substitution, Sheffield United: S. Peck comes on for J. Rothwell.
- 69'Attempt missed. D. Andrew (Fleetwood Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 69'Offside, Fleetwood Town.
- 71'Substitution, Fleetwood Town: W. Davies comes on for A. Loupalo-Bi.
- 71'Substitution, Fleetwood Town: R. Coughlan comes on for C. Evans.
- 72'Corner, Fleetwood Town.
- 72'Off the woodwork! D. Andrew (Fleetwood Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 76'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 78'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 78'Attempt blocked. T. Cannon (Sheffield United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 79'Offside, Sheffield United.
- 79'Substitution, Fleetwood Town: A. Murphy comes on for C. McLean.
- 83'Substitution, Sheffield United: P. Bamford comes on for O. Arblaster.
- 85'Attempt saved. S. Peck (Sheffield United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 85'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 87'Cleared off the line! T. Cannon (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 88'Corner, Fleetwood Town.
- 89'Substitution, Fleetwood Town: C. Haughey comes on for M. Helm.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Corner, Sheffield United.
- 90+1'Yellow card for R. Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) for foul.
- 90+3'Corner, Fleetwood Town.
- 90+4'Attempt saved. B. Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'Full-time. Fleetwood Town 1-0 Sheffield United.