Bristol City v Sheffield United

FULL TIME0 – 1

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 14:00:00 UTCAshton GateMatchday 11

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Bristol City 38%Draw 25%Sheffield United 37%

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

Bristol CitySheffield United

53Possession47

0.58Expected goals (xG)1.23

7Shots16

1Shots on target2

3Shots off target7

3Blocked shots7

5Shots inside box13

2Shots outside box3

3Corners5

1Offsides2

16Fouls10

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

1Saves1

411Passes367

268Accurate passes229

Match events

5′Oliver Arblaster
45′Scott Twine → Elijah Adebayo
45′George Tanner → Jed Wallace
69′Jordan Ayew ← Patrick Bamford
69′Tahith Chong ← Sam McCallum
72′Gibson Yah → Brian De Keersmaecker
78′Oliver Arblaster ← Sydie Peck
79′Ben Brereton Díaz ← Ryan Oné
79′Mark McGuinness ← Romelle Donovan
85′Jason Knight → Tomi Horvat
85′Yu Hirakawa → Samuel Bell
87′Thomas Cannon ← Jamal Baptiste
90′Brian De Keersmaecker
90′Patrick Bamford

Bristol City · Sheffield United

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

Sheffield United3-4-3

276.8Phillips

106.8↓69'Ayew

226.8↓79'Díaz

57.2Tanganga

196.8↓69'Chong

17.3Cooper

146.8Burrows

157.2Kitching

257.2↓79'McGuinness

96.8↓87'Cannon

47.8↓78'Arblaster

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Bristol City

Sheffield United

27Kalvin Phillips6.8
10Jordan Ayew6.8
22Ben Brereton Díaz6.8
5Japhet Tanganga7.2
19Tahith Chong6.8
1Michael Cooper7.3
14Harrison Burrows6.8
15Liam Kitching7.2
25Mark McGuinness7.2
9Thomas Cannon6.8
4Oliver Arblaster7.8

Bristol CityTale of the tapeSheffield United

—Formation3-4-3

14 ptsTable15 pts

-3Goal difference+1

LDWLLFormLWLLW

2Head-to-head wins0

38%Win chance37%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Bristol City 2W0D0W Sheffield United

Goals 5–1

2026-04-06Bristol City1–0Sheffield United
2025-08-09Sheffield United1–4Bristol City

Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Bristol City

LDWLL

vsBlackburn Rovers0-1
@Charlton Athletic1-1
vsWatford1-0
vsLincoln City0-1
@Southampton1-4

Sheffield United

LWLLW

@Portsmouth2-3
vsLincoln City3-0
@Stoke City1-2
vsWolverhampton Wanderers0-1
@Blackburn Rovers2-1

This season — other meeting

Sheffield UnitedvBristol City

Where they stand — In a 24-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Bristol City	11	4	2	5	-3	14
Sheffield United	11	4	3	4	+1	15