EFL Championship · Matchday 2

Swansea City v Sheffield United

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCSwansea.com StadiumMatchday 2

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Swansea City 71%Draw 18%Sheffield United 11%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Swansea CitySheffield United
69Possession31
0.64Expected goals (xG)1.75
9Shots12
1Shots on target2
3Shots off target6
5Blocked shots4
6Shots inside box8
3Shots outside box4
6Corners3
2Offsides6
14Fouls10
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Saves1
542Passes252
429Accurate passes143
79Pass accuracy57

Match events

  • 24′Harrison Burrows
  • 59′Jay Fulton
  • 61′Moussa Yeo → Ji-sung Eom
  • 61′Adam Idah → Žan Vipotnik
  • 65′Joe Rothwell ← Jairo Riedewald
  • 67′Ben Cabango → Joshua Key
  • 67′Elijah Just → Melker Widell
  • 72′Japhet Tanganga
  • 78′Patrick Bamford ← Tyrese Campbell
  • 81′Jay Fulton → Ross Stewart
  • 90′Oliver Arblaster ← Jamie Shackleton
  • 90′Harrison Burrows ← Rhys Norrington-Davies
  • 90′Filip Lissah

Swansea City · Sheffield United

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Swansea City4-3-2
227.0Vigouroux
146.9Tymon
56.9↓67'Cabango
236.9Welsh
266.6Lissah
46.2↓81'Fulton
66.5Stamenic
496.5↓61'Yeo
336.5↓61'Idah
86.5↓67'Just
Sheffield United4-5-1
456.5↓78'Bamford
76.5↓65'Rothwell
56.6Tanganga
17.0Cooper
36.9McCallum
106.5O'Hare
146.2↓90'Burrows
256.9McGuinness
46.5↓90'Arblaster
386.9Seriki
426.5Peck

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Swansea City

  • 4Jay Fulton6.2
  • 22Lawrence Vigouroux7.0
  • 33Adam Idah6.5
  • 5Ben Cabango6.9
  • 14Josh Tymon6.9
  • 23Stephen Welsh6.9
  • 6Marko Stamenic6.5
  • 8Elijah Just6.5
  • 49Moussa Yeo6.5
  • 26Filip Lissah6.6

Sheffield United

  • 45Patrick Bamford6.5
  • 7Joe Rothwell6.5
  • 5Japhet Tanganga6.6
  • 1Michael Cooper7.0
  • 3Sam McCallum6.9
  • 10Callum O'Hare6.5
  • 14Harrison Burrows6.2
  • 25Mark McGuinness6.9
  • 4Oliver Arblaster6.5
  • 38Oluwafemi Seriki6.9
  • 42Sydie Peck6.5
Swansea CityTale of the tapeSheffield United
—Formation4-5-1
23 ptsTable15 pts
+8Goal difference+1
WWDWLFormDWLLW
1Head-to-head wins0
71%Win chance11%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Swansea City 1W1D0W Sheffield United

Goals 4–3

  • 2026-04-03Sheffield United3–3Swansea City
  • 2025-08-16Swansea City1–0Sheffield United

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Swansea City

WWDWL
  • @Stoke City2-1
  • vsCharlton Athletic3-1
  • @Norwich City1-1
  • @Queens Park Rangers2-1
  • vsSouthampton1-2

Sheffield United

DWLLW
  • vsBirmingham City0-0
  • @Derby County2-1
  • vsPreston North End2-3
  • vsBlackburn Rovers1-3
  • @Watford2-0

This season — other meeting

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Swansea City11722+823
Sheffield United11434+115