Sheffield Utd v Reading result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 4–0 Reading

Championship · Tue, 30 Aug 2022 19:45 BST · Bramall Lane

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:54 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sheffield Utd · Reading · Head-to-head

Sheffield Utd 4–0 Reading — Sheffield Utd won this Championship match.

Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 4–0 Reading · Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: G. Ward
Head-to-head (last 6): Sheffield Utd 5 · draws 0 · Reading 1 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 2W 2D 1L · Reading 3W 0D 2L

Sheffield Utd 4–0 Reading (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 3.86

Corners

against 5 / 4.43 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

6.33 / 3.29

Shots on target

against 3.33 / 2.86 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2 / 2.57

Cards

against 1.33 / 1.14 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

2.92 yellows

Referee · G. Ward

1.25 home / 1.67 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 August 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 August 2022. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	3.86 for · 4.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	16.67 for · 10.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	8.57 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	6.33 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	3.29 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.33 for · 7.67 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11.57 for · 10.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.33 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	2.57 for · 1.14 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: G. Ward — 2.92 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 21.67 fouls over 12 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.67 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.67

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2022. 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
Oliver McBurnie n 8	54.5	2.3 6/3	1.2 5/1	—
J. McAtee n 8	34.9	1.9 6/0	2.3 4/2	—
J. Robinson n 8	85.9	1.7 6/4	1.2 6/2	—
I. Ndiaye n 8	77.4	1.5 5/4	1.6 6/3	—
G. Baldock n 8	88.3	1.3 6/4	0.5 3/1	M. Loum

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
R. Brewster n 8	42	2.4 5/4	1.6 4/2
Oliver McBurnie n 8	54.5	2.3 5/3	1.4 4/2
R. Khadra n 8	53.1	2.1 3/3	1.3 3/1
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	84.6	2 7/6	0.9 5/1
I. Ndiaye n 8	77.4	1.6 4/3	1.3 4/3

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	84.6	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
S. Berge n 8	79.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
I. Ndiaye n 8	77.4	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
Oliver McBurnie n 8	54.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
O. Norwood n 8	91	0.1 1/0	0.2 2/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	67.8	4.3 6/5
O. Norwood n 8	91	2.7 8/7
A. Ahmedhodžić n 8	75.8	2.5 7/5
B. Osborn n 8	54.3	2.5 6/4
C. Basham n 8	84.3	2.4 7/5

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
W. Foderingham n 8	92.3	2.3 5/3

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2022. 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
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan n 4	39.3	3.4 2/1	1.7 3/0	—
K. Abrefa n 6	28.7	2.6 3/2	2.6 3/1	—
M. Loum n 8	89	2 7/5	0.8 4/2	G. Baldock
J. Laurent n 8	79.1	1.8 6/5	1.1 5/3	—
S. Long n 8	50.6	1.6 4/2	1.1 5/0	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan n 4	39.3	2.3 2/1	0.6 1/0
Lucas João n 8	70.4	1.8 5/4	0.8 4/1
J. Hoilett n 8	76.8	1.2 4/2	0.9 4/1
Y. Meïté n 8	39.3	1.1 3/1	0.3 1/0
T. Ince n 8	89.3	1 5/3	0.5 4/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Lucas João n 8	70.4	0.6 3/1	0.2 1/0
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan n 4	39.3	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
T. Ince n 8	89.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
N. Sarr n 8	66.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Fornah n 8	88.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. R. Baba n 8	86.4	3 6/5
M. Loum n 8	89	2.9 8/5
J. Laurent n 8	79.1	2.6 7/5
K. Abrefa n 6	28.7	2.6 2/1
A. Yiadom n 8	90	2.4 8/6

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Match statistics & details

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
W. Foderingham	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
A. Ahmedhodžić	90	2	0	3	2	0	1	9.3
J. Egan	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.9
R. Norrington-Davies	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7.3
S. Berge	90	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
O. Norwood	90	0	1	1	0	3	6	8.7
M. Lowe	90	0	1	0	0	2	4	7.3
G. Baldock	79	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.7
T. Doyle	79	0	1	2	1	4	2	7.7
Oliver McBurnie	69	1	0	3	2	1	0	7.7
I. Ndiaye	67	1	0	3	1	0	2	7.2
R. Khadra sub	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Brewster sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Basham sub	11	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.7
J. McAtee sub	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	7

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Lumley	90	0	0	0	5.9
T. Holmes	90	0	0	3	6.3
S. Hutchinson	90	0	0	0	6.2
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	2	6.9
J. Hendrick	90	1	0	2	6.3
T. Mcintyre	90	0	1	0	6.3
J. Hoilett	90	1	0	3	6.3
T. Ince	90	1	0	2	7
M. Loum	81	1	0	1	6.9
Lucas João	60	0	1	1	6.5
N. Sarr	45	0	0	0	6.5
T. Fornah sub	45	0	0	0	6.5
S. Long sub	30	0	0	0	6.3
M. Craig sub	9	0	0	0	6.3

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 Reading — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield UtdLDWWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

ReadingLLWWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sheffield Utd 5 · 0 draws · Reading 1 · 2.83 goals/game

2022-04-15 Sheffield Utd 1–2 Reading
2021-11-23 Reading 0–1 Sheffield Utd
2020-03-03 Reading 1–2 Sheffield Utd
2019-02-16 Sheffield Utd 4–0 Reading
2018-12-08 Reading 0–2 Sheffield Utd
2018-02-27 Reading 1–3 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Utd#2 pos91 pts46 pl+34 GD

Reading#22 pos44 pts46 pl-22 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.59

Reading scored1

Sheffield Utd conceded0.85

Reading conceded1.48

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Reading?: In their last 6 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 5, Reading won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and Reading?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 2W 2D 1L; Reading 3W 0D 2L.

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