TotalBound Football
Sheffield United
FT
3–0
HT 2–0
Birmingham City
Championship Sat 20 Dec, 15:00London Bramall Lane, Sheffield Simon Hooper 28,271 attendance

Timeline

  1. 2' Phil Neumann Yellow Card
  2. 5' Tyler Bindon assist Gustavo Hamer
  3. 11' Christoph Klarer Yellow Card
  4. 18' Tommy Doyle Red Card
  5. 25' Keshi Anderson Yellow Card
  6. 28' Gustavo Hamer
  7. 30' Marc Leonard for Keshi Anderson
  8. 51' Patrick Bamford assist Oliver Arblaster
  9. 57' Thomas Cannon for Patrick Bamford
  10. 57' Danny Ings for Gustavo Hamer
  11. 63' Lewis Koumas for Willum Thór Willumsson
  12. 64' Lyndon Dykes for Demarai Gray
  13. 64' Eiran Cashin for Jack Robinson
  14. 71' Djibril Soumaré for Oliver Arblaster
  15. 72' Harrison Burrows for Sam McCallum
  16. 77' Andre Brooks for Jairo Riedewald
  17. 83' Patrick Roberts for Jay Stansfield
  18. 90'+3' Japhet Tanganga Yellow Card

Match stats

66.3% Possession 33.7%
20 Shots 7
9 On target 1
6 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
2 Offsides 0
1 Saves 6
547 Accurate passes 227

Lineups

Sheffield United 4-2-3-1
1 Cooper
3 McCallum 6 Bindon 2 Tanganga 38 Seriki
44 Riedewald 4 Arblaster
8 Hamer 10 O'Hare 24 Chong
45 Bamford
Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
21 Allsop
6 Robinson 4 Klarer 5 Neumann 24 Iwata
8 Seung-Ho 7 Doyle
10 Gray 18 Willumsson 14 Anderson
28 Stansfield
Sheffield United 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Michael Cooper G
  2. 6 Tyler Bindon CD-L
  3. 2 Japhet Tanganga CD-R
  4. 3 Sam McCallum ▼ LB
  5. 38 Femi Seriki RB
  6. 10 Callum O'Hare AM
  7. 44 Jairo Riedewald ▼ LM
  8. 4 Oliver Arblaster ▼ RM
  9. 45 Patrick Bamford ▼ F
  10. 8 Gustavo Hamer ▼ AM-L
  11. 24 Tahith Chong AM-R

Came on

  1. 7 Thomas Cannon ▲ SUB
  2. 14 Harrison Burrows ▲ SUB
  3. 9 Danny Ings ▲ SUB
  4. 18 Djibril Soumaré ▲ SUB
  5. 11 Andre Brooks ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 28 Alex Matos SUB
  2. 23 Tyrese Campbell SUB
  3. 17 Adam Rhys Davies SUB
  4. 25 Mark McGuinness SUB
Birmingham City 4-2-3-1
  1. 21 Ryan Allsop G
  2. 4 Christoph Klarer CD-L
  3. 5 Phil Neumann CD-R
  4. 6 Jack Robinson ▼ LB
  5. 24 Tomoki Iwata RB
  6. 18 Willum Thór Willumsson ▼ AM
  7. 8 Paik Seung-Ho LM
  8. 7 Tommy Doyle RM
  9. 28 Jay Stansfield ▼ F
  10. 10 Demarai Gray ▼ AM-L
  11. 14 Keshi Anderson ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 16 Patrick Roberts ▲ SUB
  2. 41 Eiran Cashin ▲ SUB
  3. 17 Lyndon Dykes ▲ SUB
  4. 12 Marc Leonard ▲ SUB
  5. 30 Lewis Koumas ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 23 Alfons Sampsted SUB
  2. 33 Marvin Ducksch SUB
  3. 48 Bradley Mayo SUB
  4. 9 Kyogo Furuhashi SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Sheffield United 3, Birmingham City 0.
  2. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Birmingham City 0.
  3. 90'+4' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
  4. 90'+3' Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for handball.
  5. 90'+3' Handball by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
  6. 90' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  7. 88' Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
  8. 85' Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  9. 85' Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Femi Seriki.
  10. 84' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  11. 83' Substitution, Birmingham City. Patrick Roberts replaces Jay Stansfield.
  12. 83' Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89 earlier entries
  1. 83' Foul by Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United).
  2. 81' Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
  3. 81' Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 80' Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  5. 80' Foul by Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City).
  6. 78' Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  7. 77' Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Jairo Riedewald.
  8. 76' Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
  9. 76' Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  10. 74' Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
  11. 72' Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
  12. 72' Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  13. 72' Substitution, Sheffield United. Harrison Burrows replaces Sam McCallum.
  14. 71' Substitution, Sheffield United. Djibril Soumaré replaces Oliver Arblaster.
  15. 70' Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Japhet Tanganga.
  16. 69' Attempt saved. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Femi Seriki.
  17. 68' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Eiran Cashin.
  18. 66' Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  19. 66' Foul by Lewis Koumas (Birmingham City).
  20. 65' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Christoph Klarer.
  21. 64' Substitution, Birmingham City. Eiran Cashin replaces Jack Robinson.
  22. 64' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Demarai Gray.
  23. 63' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Willum Willumsson.
  24. 61' Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Femi Seriki with a cross.
  25. 59' Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  26. 59' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  27. 59' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.
  28. 58' Attempt saved. Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
  29. 57' Substitution, Sheffield United. Danny Ings replaces Gustavo Hamer.
  30. 57' Substitution, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon replaces Patrick Bamford.
  31. 56' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
  32. 56' Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Femi Seriki.
  33. 53' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Tyler Bindon.
  34. 53' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
  35. 51' Goal! Sheffield United 3, Birmingham City 0. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
  36. 51' Attempt missed. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
  37. 50' Attempt missed. Marc Leonard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  38. 50' Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
  39. 46' Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
  40. 45' Second Half begins Sheffield United 2, Birmingham City 0.
  41. 45'+3' First Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Birmingham City 0.
  42. 45'+3' Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
  43. 45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  44. 44' Foul by Marc Leonard (Birmingham City).
  45. 44' Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  46. 42' Attempt blocked. Femi Seriki (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Arblaster.
  47. 42' Attempt blocked. Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
  48. 41' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  49. 40' Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  50. 34' Offside, Sheffield United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
  51. 33' Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  52. 33' Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  53. 30' Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  54. 30' Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
  55. 30' Substitution, Birmingham City. Marc Leonard replaces Keshi Anderson.
  56. 28' Goal! Sheffield United 2, Birmingham City 0. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
  57. 28' Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
  58. 26' Attempt saved. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Gustavo Hamer.
  59. 25' Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  60. 25' Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  61. 25' Foul by Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City).
  62. 24' Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  63. 24' Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
  64. 23' Offside, Sheffield United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.
  65. 18' Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) is shown the red card.
  66. 17' Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  67. 17' Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  68. 17' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Allsop.
  69. 17' Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City). Assisted by Sam McCallum.
  70. 14' Jairo Riedewald (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  71. 14' Foul by Willum Willumsson (Birmingham City).
  72. 11' Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  73. 11' Foul by Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City).
  74. 11' Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  75. 9' Attempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a set piece situation.
  76. 8' Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  77. 8' Foul by Sam McCallum (Sheffield United).
  78. 7' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
  79. 7' Attempt saved. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Willum Willumsson with a cross.
  80. 7' Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  81. 7' Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
  82. 5' Goal! Sheffield United 1, Birmingham City 0. Tyler Bindon (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
  83. 4' Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  84. 4' Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
  85. 2' Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  86. 2' Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  87. 2' Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  88. First Half begins.
  89. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Sheffield United L D W W W

  • W Portsmouth 3-0 EFL Championship
  • W at Leicester City 3-2 EFL Championship
  • W Stoke City 4-0 EFL Championship
  • D Norwich City 1-1 EFL Championship
  • L at West Bromwich Albion 2-0 EFL Championship

Birmingham City D L L W D

  • D at West Bromwich Albion 1-1 EFL Championship
  • W Watford 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Southampton 3-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Queens Park Rangers 2-1 EFL Championship
  • D Charlton Athletic 1-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

  • 13 Aug 2025 Birmingham City 2–1 Sheffield United 2025-26 English Carabao Cup
  • 8 May 2023 Birmingham City 1–2 Sheffield United 2022-23 English League Championship
  • 1 Oct 2022 Sheffield United 1–1 Birmingham City 2022-23 English League Championship
  • 4 Feb 2022 Birmingham City 1–2 Sheffield United 2021-22 English League Championship
  • 7 Aug 2021 Sheffield United 0–1 Birmingham City 2021-22 English League Championship

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