EFL Championship · Matchday 2

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

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Swansea City 39%Draw 34%Sheffield United 27%

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 playedRatings are a Pulse estimate

Swansea City4-3-2
227.0Vigouroux
146.9Tymon
56.967'Cabango
236.9Welsh
266.6Lissah
46.281'Fulton
66.5Stamenic
496.561'Yeo
336.561'Idah
86.567'Just
Sheffield United4-5-1
456.578'Bamford
76.565'Rothwell
56.6Tanganga
17.0Cooper
36.9McCallum
106.5O'Hare
146.290'Burrows
256.9McGuinness
46.590'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
11 ptsTable6 pts
+6Goal difference-1
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%

Head to head3 previous meetings

Swansea City 1W2D0W Sheffield United

Goals 43

  • 2026-08-22Swansea City00Sheffield United
  • 2026-04-03Sheffield United33Swansea City
  • 2025-08-16Swansea City10Sheffield United

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

This seasonother meeting

Where they standIn a 24-team table

TeamPWDLGDPts
Swansea City5320+611
Sheffield United5131-16
Swansea City v Sheffield United — EFL Championship | Factlen