EFL Championship · Matchday 3
- Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:00:00 UTCCardiff City StadiumMatchday 3
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Cardiff 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
Cardiff CitySheffield United
67Possession33
2.27Expected goals (xG)1.53
28Shots6
10Shots on target4
9Shots off target1
9Blocked shots1
21Shots inside box4
7Shots outside box2
12Corners2
2Offsides1
12Fouls12
2Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Saves8
513Passes259
428Accurate passes174
83Pass accuracy67
Match events
- 2'Jack Moylan (assist Cian Ashford)
- 4'Alex Robertson
- 4'Thomas Cannon · penalty
- 7'Callum O'Hare (assist Patrick Bamford)
- 10'Mark McGuinness
- 33'Jack Moylan
- 38'Cian Ashford
- 46'Patrick Bamford ← Kalvin Phillips
- 46'Romelle Donovan ← Jamie Shackleton
- 58'Jamal Baptiste ← Rhys Norrington-Davies
- 65'Joe Rothwell ← Jairo Riedewald
- 72'Ollie Tanner → Chris Willock
- 75'Sydie Peck
- 84'Thomas Cannon ← Ben Brereton Díaz
- 85'Jack Moylan → Joel Colwill
- 85'Cian Ashford → Isaak Davies
- 85'Yousef Salech → Callum Robinson
- 90'Krystian Bielik → Calum Scanlon
Cardiff City · Sheffield United
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
56.5↓90'Bielik
36.5Bagan
386.5Tian-Hee
106.5Colwill
46.5Osho
186.2Robertson
116.5↓72'Tanner
16.3Trott
96.5↓85'Salech
87.2↓85'Moylan
458.3↓85'Ashford
457.3↓46'Bamford
76.5↓65'Rothwell
56.5Tanganga
16.3Cooper
36.5McCallum
107.5O'Hare
256.2McGuinness
336.5↓58'Baptiste
97.5↓84'Cannon
116.5↓46'Donovan
426.2Peck
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Cardiff City
- 5Krystian Bielik6.5
- 3Joel Bagan6.5
- 38Perry Tian-Hee6.5
- 10Rubin Colwill6.5
- 4Gabriel Osho6.5
- 18Alex Robertson6.2
- 11Ollie Tanner6.5
- 1Nathan Trott6.3
- 9Yousef Salech6.5
- 8Jack Moylan7.2
- 45Cian Ashford8.3
Sheffield United
- 45Patrick Bamford7.3
- 7Joe Rothwell6.5
- 5Japhet Tanganga6.5
- 1Michael Cooper6.3
- 3Sam McCallum6.5
- 10Callum O'Hare7.5
- 25Mark McGuinness6.2
- 33Jamal Baptiste6.5
- 9Thomas Cannon7.5
- 11Romelle Donovan6.5
- 42Sydie Peck6.2
Cardiff CityTale of the tapeSheffield United
3-5-2Formation4-4-2
3 ptsTable6 pts
-3Goal difference-1
0Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Cardiff City 0W1D0W Sheffield United
Goals 2–2
- 2026-08-29Cardiff City2–2Sheffield United
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff City | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Sheffield United | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |