Sheffield Utd v Lincoln result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 3–0 Lincoln

Championship · Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:00 BST · Bramall Lane

Updated 24 Oct 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

The model’s pre-match pick

Sheffield Utd 3–0 Lincoln — Sheffield Utd won this Championship match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Home or Away.

Free pick

Home or Away

Best price: 1.30 at Betano

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Home or Away in the last 90 days, 77.6% of 5130 landed (95% range 76.5–78.8%); it had given them 74.3% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sheffield Utd beat Lincoln 3–0 at Bramall Lane in the Championship on Saturday 10 October. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Lincoln out-shot Sheffield Utd 12 to 10 and created the better chances, 1.39 xG to 0.68 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

Sheffield Utd led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Utd: Patrick Bamford (43’, assisted by Sam McCallum; 77’, assisted by B. Brereton) and Tahith Chong (52’, assisted by Joseph Rothwell).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s three key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Patrick Bamford’s goal on 43 minutes.

Discipline

Josh Smith, England showed seven yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 13 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Sheffield Utd: Sam McCallum (15’), Liam Kitching (39’), Japhet Tanganga (67’) and Sydie Peck (75’); Lincoln: Conor McGrandles (26’), D. Elerewe (67’) and Thomas Bayliss (76’).

What it changes

Sheffield Utd move up from 15th to 14th (nine league matches played). Sheffield Utd have scored 20 goals, the 12th-most (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). Sheffield Utd have conceded 17 goals, the sixth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Lincoln move down from 13th to 16th (nine league matches played). Lincoln have scored 14 goals, the fifth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 14 games). Lincoln have conceded 24 goals, the seventh-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Patrick Bamford (Sheffield Utd) 8.9, B. Brereton (Sheffield Utd) 6.3 and Tahith Chong (Sheffield Utd) 5.8 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Sheffield Utd or Lincoln (no draw), a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 77.6% of the time in the last 90 days (3983 of 5130).

Next up

Sheffield Utd next travel to Charlton on 7 November 2026.

Lincoln next travel to QPR on 7 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sheffield Utd: Charlton v Sheffield Utd, Saturday 7 November — the preview. Next for Lincoln: QPR v Lincoln, Saturday 7 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 3–0 Lincoln · Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: Josh Smith, England
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Head-to-head (last 1): Sheffield Utd 0 · draws 1 · Lincoln 0 · 0 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 1W 0D 4L · Lincoln 2W 1D 2L

Sheffield Utd 3–0 Lincoln (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 24 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.38 / 1.13

Goals

against 1.63 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.38 / 2.63

Corners

against 7 / 8.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 3.5

Shots on target

against 5.88 / 4.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.63 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.88 / 2 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.31 yellows

Referee · Josh Smith, England

22.85 fouls a game

Home and away split · Pro

over 13 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 19 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Lincoln for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5our book	1.13 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.38 for · 7 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	2.63 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	9.63 for · 16.63 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 16 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.88 for · 5.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.5 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.63 for · 12.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.38 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.63 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Josh Smith, England — 4.31 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 22.85 fouls over 13 matches.

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Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd Goalkeeper

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Cooper	10	90900 min	353.5 /90	111.1 /90	00 /90
A. Davies	1	9090 min	44 /90	11 /90	00 /90

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Cooper n 8	90	3.9 7/6

Sheffield Utd Defensive

Sheffield Utd — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
J. Tanganga	10	90900 min	80.8 /90	161.6 /90	90.9 /90	575.7 /90	50.5 /90	30.3 /90
M. McGuinness	8	90720 min	81 /90	101.3 /90	60.8 /90	324 /90	70.9 /90	10.1 /90
S. McCallum	8	71565 min	152.4 /90	101.6 /90	20.3 /90	6610.5 /90	71.1 /90	10.2 /90
R. Norrington-Davies	7	62435 min	81.7 /90	40.8 /90	20.4 /90	245 /90	91.9 /90	30.6 /90
H. Choudhury	5	80399 min	143.2 /90	102.3 /90	30.7 /90	214.7 /90	30.7 /90	00 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.6 5/0	1 5/2	D. Elerewe
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0	—
Sydie Peck n 8	78	1.3 6/3	1.9 7/4	—
T. Cannon n 8	58	1 4/1	1 2/2	F. Draper
O. Arblaster n 8	54.9	0.2 1/0	1.2 4/1	—
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Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Tanganga n 8	90	1 6/2
Sydie Peck n 8	78	1 4/2
T. Cannon n 8	58	0.6 3/0
O. Arblaster n 8	54.9	1.2 4/1
M. McGuinness n 8	90	1 5/2
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Sheffield Utd Attacking

Sheffield Utd — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
T. Cannon	10	61614 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	142.1 /90	81.2 /90	50.7 /90	30.4 /90
P. Bamford	8	78620 min	30.4 /90	10.1 /90	111.6 /90	50.7 /90	60.9 /90	10.1 /90
B. Brereton	6	69416 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.6 /90	20.4 /90	30.6 /90	40.9 /90
T. Campbell	6	57342 min	00 /90	10.3 /90	51.3 /90	20.5 /90	61.6 /90	20.5 /90
J. Ayew	2	2958 min	00 /90	00 /90	11.6 /90	00 /90	11.6 /90	11.6 /90
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Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.3 2/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sydie Peck n 8	78	1.6 8/3	0.7 5/0
T. Cannon n 8	58	2.3 7/4	1.4 5/2
O. Arblaster n 8	54.9	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
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Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Sheffield Utd before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Tanganga n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Cooper n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Sydie Peck n 8	78	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
T. Cannon n 8	58	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
O. Arblaster n 8	54.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Lincoln

Lincoln Goalkeeper

Lincoln — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
G. Wickens	9	91815 min	303.3 /90	91 /90	00 /90
J. Gauci	2	90180 min	63 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90

Lincoln — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
G. Wickens n 8	90	3.5 8/4

Lincoln Defensive

Lincoln — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
D. Elerewe	10	83832 min	121.3 /90	181.9 /90	80.9 /90	485.2 /90	101.1 /90	10.1 /90
R. Towler	9	82735 min	81 /90	111.3 /90	111.3 /90	334 /90	40.5 /90	20.2 /90
Andrei Coubiș	6	71427 min	71.5 /90	81.7 /90	00 /90	224.6 /90	40.8 /90	00 /90
S. Bradley	5	70351 min	41 /90	30.8 /90	61.5 /90	215.4 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90
C. Elder	4	86343 min	112.9 /90	30.8 /90	10.3 /90	164.2 /90	41 /90	10.3 /90
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Lincoln — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Hackett n 8	60.9	0.4 2/0	0.6 3/0	—
D. Elerewe n 8	80.9	1 4/2	0.6 2/1	J. Tanganga
F. Draper n 8	62.6	5.4 6/6	1.8 4/4	T. Cannon
R. Street n 8	46.4	1.7 6/1	1.2 3/2	—
G. Wickens n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
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Lincoln — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Hackett n 8	60.9	2.2 6/5
D. Elerewe n 8	80.9	1 4/3
F. Draper n 8	62.6	0.5 2/1
R. Street n 8	46.4	1.7 4/1
C. McGrandles n 8	85	2.8 6/6
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Lincoln Attacking

Lincoln — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
F. Draper	10	64639 min	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	121.7 /90	60.8 /90	101.4 /90	20.3 /90
R. Street	10	48481 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	81.5 /90	20.4 /90	50.9 /90	10.2 /90
B. House	9	72647 min	20.3 /90	10.1 /90	121.7 /90	60.8 /90	30.4 /90	10.1 /90
I. Olaofe	5	35177 min	10.5 /90	00 /90	21 /90	10.5 /90	00 /90	21 /90
C. Ogbene	4	50201 min	00 /90	00 /90	41.8 /90	20.9 /90	00 /90	31.3 /90
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Lincoln — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Hackett n 8	60.9	0.9 2/1	0.6 1/1
D. Elerewe n 8	80.9	0.7 5/0	0.1 1/0
F. Draper n 8	62.6	1.6 6/2	0.9 4/1
R. Street n 8	46.4	1.9 4/2	0.5 2/0
G. Wickens n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Lincoln — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Lincoln before kick-off, to 19 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
R. Hackett n 8	60.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
D. Elerewe n 8	80.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
F. Draper n 8	62.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
R. Street n 8	46.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
G. Wickens n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Utd		Lincoln
56%	Possession	44%
0.68	Expected goals (xG)	1.39
10	Shots	12
5	Shots on target	3
2	Shots off target	5
3	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	9
2	Corners	2
2	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	17
4	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
475	Passes	363
79%	Pass accuracy	68%

Sheffield Utd Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
P. Bamford	90	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	9
M. Cooper	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Sydie Peck	90	0	0	0	0	2	2	Y	6.9
S. McCallum	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	Y	7.7
Liam Kitching	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.2
J. Tanganga	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	7.2
J. Rothwell	85	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	6.3
T. Cannon	85	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
B. Brereton	84	0	1	2	2	1	2	0	7.2
T. Chong	78	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	8
H. Choudhury	73	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
M. McGuinness sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
R. Donovan sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Oné sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Riedewald sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Campbell sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Lincoln Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Street	90	1	0	1	1	0	7.9
B. House	90	0	0	0	3	0	7.2
D. Elerewe	90	1	0	0	1	Y	6.2
S. Bradley	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Bayliss	90	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
G. Wickens	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
D. Jefferies	79	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
A. Reach	78	1	1	1	2	0	6.9
R. Towler	62	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
C. McGrandles	62	1	1	0	0	Y	6.2
F. Draper	62	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
Y. Konak sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Ladefoged sub	28	3	1	0	0	0	6
C. Ogbene sub	28	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
C. Elder sub	12	0	0	2	0	0	7.2
T. Hamer sub	11	0	0	1	1	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Sheffield Utd v Lincoln — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield UtdLWLLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 0.8 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

LincolnDLWWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Sheffield Utd 0 · 1 draw · Lincoln 0 · 0 goals/game

2023-08-30 Sheffield Utd 0–0 Lincoln

League standing · 2026/27

Sheffield Utd#9 pos22 pts14 pl+3 GD

Lincoln#19 pos15 pts14 pl-10 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.43

Lincoln scored1

Sheffield Utd conceded1.21

Lincoln conceded1.71

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Sheffield Utd v Lincoln?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Sheffield Utd v Lincoln was Home or Away (best price 1.30 at Betano).
What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Lincoln?: In their last 1 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 0, Lincoln won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 0 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and Lincoln?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 1W 0D 4L; Lincoln 2W 1D 2L.

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