Championship · Matchday 17 Sheffield United vs Southampton: Match Preview & Stats
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Sheffield United: 3 of 7 right
Southampton: 3 of 7 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Championship, Matchday 17
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Bramall Lane, Sheffield
- Since last match
- Sheffield United: 3 days (Championship) · Watford Southampton: 3 days (Championship) · Derby County
- Next match
- Sheffield United: 3 days (Championship) later Southampton: 3 days (Championship) later
Last starting XI
Sheffield United 4-4-2
- 1 Cooper
- 8 Choudhury
- 5 Tanganga
- 15 Kitching
- 14 Burrows
- 19 Chong
- 42 Peck
- 27 Phillips
- 11 Donovan
- 10 Ayew
- 22 Brereton
Coach: Chris Wilder 
at Charlton Athletic, 1-2 · Championship · 7 Nov
Southampton 4-2-3-1
- 1 Peretz
- 14 Bree
- 5 Stephens
- 13 Schlotterbeck
- 34 Welington
- 4 Downes
- 30 Ward-Prowse
- 27 Matsuki
- 10 Azaz
- 7 Scienza
- 11 Dobbin
Coach: Tonda Eckert 
at Preston North End, 0-1 · Championship · 7 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
Sheffield United
- DF Femi SerikiInjured · Doubtful
- DF Jamie ShackletonInjured · Late November 2026
- MF Joe RothwellInjured · Doubtful
- FW Patrick BamfordInjured · Late November 2026
- FW Ryan OnéInjured · Late November 2026
Southampton
- DF Keven SchlotterbeckInjured · Doubtful
- MF Caspar JanderInjured · Late November 2026
- FW Cyle LarinInjured · Doubtful
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
Sheffield United
Moderate impact - FW Patrick Bamford 9% attack · 4% mins
Southampton
Moderate impact - FW Cyle Larin 9% attack · 4% mins
- DF Keven Schlotterbeck 4% attack · 8% mins
Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 10 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Tactical Profile & Play Quality (0–100)
Sheffield United Southampton Sheffield United Balanced (results match underlying play) Southampton Results above play quality (running hot) OptimaGoal 0–100 performance indices built from the last 10 matches before kick-off.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
Sheffield United
Southampton
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
Sheffield United
- 1. MF Sydie Peck 3G · 0ATeam attack 15.0% Team shots 18.0%
- 2. FW Ben Brereton 1G · 2ATeam attack 9.0% Team shots 8.0%
- 3. FW Thomas Cannon 1G · 0ATeam attack 9.0% Team shots 15.0%
Southampton
- 1. MF Finn Azaz 2G · 3ATeam attack 16.0% Team shots 15.0%
- 2. FW Kuryu Matsuki 4G · 1ATeam attack 12.0% Team shots 13.0%
- 3. FW Léo Scienza 1G · 0ATeam attack 9.0% Team shots 12.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | Sheffield United | Southampton |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 6/10 | 6/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 5/10 | 5/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2/10 | 4/10 |
| Both teams scored | 5/10 | 6/10 |
| Clean sheet | 3/10 | 3/10 |
| Failed to score | 2/10 | 2/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 1.3 / 1.2 | 1.8 / 0.9 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Sheffield United
- L 1-2 at Charlton Athletic (A) Championship · 7 Nov
- W 3-2 at Preston North End (A) Championship · 3 Nov
- W 1-0 vs
Wrexham (H) Championship · 30 Oct - D 1-1 vs
Derby County (H) Championship · 24 Oct - W 1-0 at
Bristol City (A) Championship · 17 Oct
Southampton
- L 0-1 at Preston North End (A) Championship · 7 Nov
- D 1-1 at
West Bromwich Albion (A) Championship · 3 Nov - W 4-1 vs
Queens Park Rangers (H) Championship · 31 Oct - W 3-2 at
West Ham United (A) Championship · 24 Oct - D 0-0 vs
Bolton Wanderers (H) Championship · 17 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
Sheffield United
- 1-15 minutes: 4 scored, 5 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 4 scored, 1 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 5 scored, 4 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 3 scored, 1 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 3 scored, 6 conceded
Southampton
- 1-15 minutes: 5 scored, 2 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 2 scored, 4 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 6 scored, 2 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 6 scored, 2 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 3 scored, 2 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 7 scored, 3 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Championship this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
Sheffield United
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bamford | 5 | 1 |
| Sydie Peck | 4 | 2 |
| Thomas Cannon (1 pen) | 3 | 0 |
| Japhet Tanganga | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Brereton | 1 | 2 |
Southampton
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Cyle Larin | 7 | 0 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 4 | 1 |
| Finn Azaz | 3 | 5 |
| Léo Scienza (1 pen) | 2 | 2 |
| James Bree | 2 | 1 |
Goals and assists in the Championship this season.
Corners and yellow cards
Sheffield United Southampton - 3.9 Corners won 5.6
- 5.7 Corners conceded 4.6
- 1.7 Yellow cards 1.7
- 2.0 Opponents' yellow cards 2.7
Per match in the Championship this season. Average per club and match: 5.2 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
Sheffield UnitedSouthampton0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
1Sheffield United wins6Southampton wins8 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 21 Jan 2026 · Championship Southampton 1-0 Sheffield United
- 30 Sep 2025 · Championship Sheffield United 1-2 Southampton
- 21 Sep 2021 · EFL Cup Sheffield United 2-2 Southampton
- 6 Mar 2021 · Premier League Sheffield United 0-2 Southampton
- 13 Dec 2020 · Premier League Southampton 3-0 Sheffield United
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28:14 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 30:19 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 24:18 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 29:15 | +14 | 28 |
| 5 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26:18 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 23:15 | +8 | 28 |
| 7 |  Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 22:18 | +4 | 26 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 24:18 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37:23 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 21:19 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20:18 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 |  Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 32:24 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22:23 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 |  Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 27:27 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18:20 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 23:27 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 16:24 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 20:29 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13:23 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 |  Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 13:23 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 |  Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15:26 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 22:31 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14:30 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13:30 | -17 | 8 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Championship: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Title | Promoted | Play-offs | Relegated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United | 22 | ||||||
| Southampton | 28 |
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