Bristol City vs Sheffield United

17 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Benjamin Speedie

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Oliver Arblaster 5’

Match summary

Sheffield United won 1-0 away at Bristol City. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

Oliver Arblaster put Sheffield United ahead in the 5th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 1.43 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Bristol City's 0.67 from 7.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
7 Shots 16
1 Shots on target 2
3 Corners 5
90 Attacks 101
38 Dangerous attacks 47
411 Passes 370
65.0% Pass accuracy 62.4%
19 Tackles 14
16 Fouls 10
1 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Bristol City Sheffield United
Kick-off
Yu HirakawaShot on target
4’
5’
Oliver ArblasterRight foot shot0-1 (Sheffield United)
9’
Corner
27’
Corner
Half-time0-1
Second half underway
Corner
66’
Corner
71’
Corner
72’
74’
Corner
75’
Corner
76’
Japhet TangangaShot on target
90+6’
90+7’
Corner
90+10’
Patrick BamfordArgument
Full-time0-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 1.43 5’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), 0-1 5’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.67 1.43 5’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), 0-1 Arblaster 5’
Bristol City 0.67 xGSheffield United 1.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Bristol City attacking 
76’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.30 xG, blocked 4’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 87’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 66’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 8’ Liam Kitching (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 8’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 38’ Gibson Yah (Bristol City), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 27’ Liam Kitching (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 9’ Liam Kitching (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Ryan One (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 75’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 75’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Jed Wallace (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 9’ Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Ryan One (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Jed Wallace (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Rio Cardines (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 76’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.30 xG, blocked 4’ Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City), open play, 0.26 xG, saved 87’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 66’ Dominic Ballard (Bristol City), from a corner, 0.17 xG, off target 8’ Liam Kitching (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.13 xG, blocked 8’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.13 xG, off target 27’ Liam Kitching (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.11 xG, blocked 38’ Gibson Yah (Bristol City), set piece, 0.12 xG, blocked 9’ Liam Kitching (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 87’ Ryan One (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 75’ Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, blocked 75’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 65’ Jed Wallace (Bristol City), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.03 xG, goal 9’ Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+2’ Sam Bell (Bristol City), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+5’ Ryan One (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Jordan Ayew (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Sam McCallum (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 61’ Jed Wallace (Bristol City), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Rio Cardines (Bristol City), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Tickle
Pring
McNally
Atkinson
Tanner 46’
Knight 85’
Yah 72’
Cardines
Twine 46’
Hirakawa 85’
Ballard
Sheffield United 4-4-2 Starting XI
Cooper
Burrows
Tanganga
McGuinness 79’
Kitching
Phillips
Arblaster 78’
Chong 69’
Díaz 79’
Cannon 87’
Ayew 69’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 1 1 44 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
George Tanner Taken off
45′ – 1 – 3 3 25 – – – –
90′ 4 4 – 12 7 59 1 – – –
90′ – 2 3 11 10 49 1 – – –
90′ 1 – 1 3 – 29 – – – –
Midfielders8 players
Jason Knight Taken off
85′ – – 41 – – 2 1 3 2 – –
Gibson Yah Taken off
72′ – – 35 1 – 1 – 5 1 1 –
90′ – – 48 1 – 3 2 7 – 1 –
Scott Twine Taken off
45′ – – 9 – – 2 – 2 1 – –
Yu Hirakawa Taken off
85′ – – 12 1 – 2 – 4 – 1 –
Jed Wallace Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 19 – – 3 – 5 1 1 –
Brian De Keersmaecker Came on as a substitute
18′ – – 10 – – 1 – 2 2 1
Tomi Horvat Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 4 – – 1 – 1 1 – –
Forwards3 players
90′ – – 1 – 0.17 – – 1 1 9 –
Elijah Adebayo Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – – – – 1 5 1 8 –
Sam Bell Came on as a substitute
15′ – – 1 – 0.03 – – – – 4 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol City win 47% Avg odds 1.98
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.47
Sheffield United win 26% Avg odds 3.69

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.