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Bristol City vs Sheffield Utd: match report

Bristol City hosted Sheffield United at Ashton Gate on Saturday 17 October 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 11). Ben Speedie is the referee, averaging 3.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Bristol City 0-1 Sheffield Utd. Goals: Oliver Arblaster 5' for Sheffield Utd. Attendance: 22,016.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 5' Goal: Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield Utd) 0-1
  • 90'+6' Yellow card: Brian De Keersmaecker (Bristol City)
  • 90'+10' Yellow card: Patrick Bamford (Sheffield Utd)
Match stats (contains the result)
52.9%Possession47.1%
7Shots16
1Shots on target2
3Corners5
16Fouls10
1Offsides2
1Saves1
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Bristol City 4-2-3-1

Coach: Michael Skubala

  1. 1 Sam Tickle GK
  2. 19 George Tanner DEF
  3. 15 Luke McNally DEF
  4. 5 Robert Atkinson DEF
  5. 3 Cameron Pring DEF
  6. 12 Jason Knight MID
  7. 27 Gibson Yah MID
  8. 21 Rio Cardines FWD
  9. 10 Scott Twine MID
  10. 7 Yu Hirakawa FWD
  11. 23 Dominic Ballard FWD

Bench

  • 17 Jed Wallace MID
  • 45 Elijah Adebayo FWD
  • 6 Brian De Keersmaecker MID
  • 14 Tomi Horvat MID
  • 11 Sam Bell FWD
  • 40 Bradley Collins GK
  • 2 Lisav Naif Eissat DEF
  • 20 Sam Greenwood MID
  • 4 Adam Randell MID

Sheffield Utd 4-4-2

Coach: Chris Wilder

  1. 1 Michael Cooper GK
  2. 5 Japhet Tanganga DEF
  3. 25 Mark McGuinness DEF
  4. 15 Liam Kitching DEF
  5. 14 Harrison Burrows DEF
  6. 22 Ben Brereton MID
  7. 27 Kalvin Phillips MID
  8. 4 Ollie Arblaster MID
  9. 19 Tahith Chong MID
  10. 9 Thomas Cannon FWD
  11. 10 Jordan Ayew FWD

Bench

  • 3 Sam McCallum DEF
  • 45 Patrick Bamford FWD
  • 42 Sydie Peck MID
  • 11 Romelle Donovan MID
  • 26 Ryan Oné FWD
  • 33 Jamal Baptiste MID
  • 17 Adam Davies GK
  • 7 Joe Rothwell MID
  • 23 Tyrese Campbell FWD
Previous meetings
  • Monday 6 April 2026: Bristol City 1-0 Sheffield United
  • Saturday 9 August 2025: Sheffield United 1-4 Bristol City
  • Monday 12 May 2025: Sheffield United 3-0 Bristol City
  • Thursday 8 May 2025: Bristol City 0-3 Sheffield United
  • Tuesday 11 March 2025: Sheffield United 1-1 Bristol City