Sheffield Utd v Sunderland result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 2–1 Sunderland

Championship · Wed, 17 Aug 2022 20:00 BST · Bramall Lane

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

Sheffield Utd 2–1 Sunderland — Sheffield Utd won this Championship match.

Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 2–1 Sunderland · Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: J. Linington
Head-to-head (last 3): Sheffield Utd 2 · draws 0 · Sunderland 1 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 2W 1D 2L · Sunderland 2W 2D 1L

Sheffield Utd 2–1 Sunderland (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

1.75 / 1.38

Goals

against 1 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.4 / 4.33

Corners

against 4.8 / 4 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.8 / 4.33

Shots on target

against 4.8 / 3 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 5 matches

2.2 / 1.83

Cards

against 1.6 / 2.17 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.6 yellows

Referee · J. Linington

1 home / 2.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 August 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 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	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.4 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	4.33 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 13.6 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	11.17 for · 11.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4.8 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.33 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.2 for · 9.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	11.33 for · 11.33 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.2 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.83 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: J. Linington — 3.6 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.8 fouls over 5 matches (1 to the home side, 2.6 to the away side).

Home 1Away 2.6

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 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
J. McAtee n 7	26.6	1.9 4/0	1.9 3/1	A. Pritchard
J. Robinson n 8	85.9	1.7 6/4	1.2 6/2	—
I. Ndiaye n 8	80.4	1.5 6/4	1.3 5/2	—
A. Ahmedhodžić n 8	85.3	1.3 4/3	0.5 3/1	L. O'Nien
G. Baldock n 8	83.6	1.3 6/4	0.7 4/1	E. Embleton

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 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	51	3.3 4/4	1.5 3/2
R. Khadra n 8	64.5	3 5/5	1.7 5/2
W. Osula n 5	13.8	2.6 2/0	1.3 1/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	92.3	2 7/6	1.1 6/2
I. Ndiaye n 8	80.4	2 6/4	1.4 6/2

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 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	92.3	0.4 3/0	0.4 3/0
I. Ndiaye n 8	80.4	0.6 4/0	0.1 1/0
S. Berge n 8	84.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
O. Norwood n 8	88.4	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
J. Fleck n 8	82.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 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	4.2 6/5
Enda Stevens n 8	85.5	3.6 7/5
B. Osborn n 8	54.3	2.5 6/4
O. Norwood n 8	88.4	2.2 8/5
A. Ahmedhodžić n 8	85.3	2 7/5

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
W. Foderingham n 8	93.8	3.2 6/5

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 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
J. Matete n 8	55.5	3 6/5	1 2/2	—
E. Embleton n 8	41.5	1.9 6/1	0.5 2/0	G. Baldock
L. O'Nien n 8	81.3	1.7 6/5	1.7 3/3	A. Ahmedhodžić
J. Diamond n 8	90	1.5 8/3	1.1 6/3	—
A. Pritchard n 8	77	1.5 5/2	2 6/4	J. McAtee

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 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+
E. Simms n 8	56.5	2.6 5/4	1.8 5/3
N. Broadhead n 8	42.8	2.4 4/3	1.6 4/2
Ross Stewart n 8	87.6	1.8 5/4	1.3 5/4
P. Roberts n 8	70.6	1.4 6/3	1 5/1
A. Pritchard n 8	77	1.3 6/3	0.3 2/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Simms n 8	56.5	1 4/1	0.2 1/0
N. Broadhead n 8	42.8	1.1 3/1	0 0/0
Ross Stewart n 8	87.6	0.5 4/0	0.1 1/0
A. Pritchard n 8	77	0 0/0	0.6 2/2
J. Diamond n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Matete n 8	55.5	3.2 6/5
L. O'Nien n 8	81.3	2.9 8/7
T. Hume n 4	82.5	2.7 3/2
A. Alese n 8	67.9	2.7 5/4
Dan Ballard n 8	79.9	2.5 6/4

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 August 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Patterson n 8	90	1.8 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
W. Foderingham	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Ahmedhodžić	90	1	1	1	1	3	4	0	8.3
J. Egan	90	0	0	2	1	0	3	0	7.2
R. Norrington-Davies	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
G. Baldock	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
S. Berge	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	7.2
O. Norwood	90	0	1	1	1	7	2	0	8.9
M. Lowe	90	1	0	1	1	2	3	0	7.9
I. Ndiaye	74	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.6
J. McAtee	66	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7
R. Brewster	66	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.9
J. Fleck sub	24	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
R. Khadra sub	24	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Oliver McBurnie sub	16	0	0	2	2	0	0	Y	6.9

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Patterson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
L. O'Nien	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.9
Dennis Cirkin	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
L. Gooch	90	1	0	2	2	0	0	Y	6.7
Ross Stewart	90	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	7.3
D. Batth	86	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Jack Clarke	86	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.7
E. Embleton	54	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
A. Pritchard	54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
E. Simms	54	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
Dan Neil	31	0	0	0	0	0	2	R	5.3
B. Wright sub	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
T. Hume sub	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Matete sub	36	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
A. Alese sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Diamond sub	12	0	0	0	0	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 Sunderland — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sheffield UtdWLWLD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

SunderlandWDWLD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 3

Sheffield Utd 2 · 0 draws · Sunderland 1 · 2.33 goals/game

2019-09-25 Sheffield Utd 0–1 Sunderland
2017-12-26 Sheffield Utd 3–0 Sunderland
2017-09-09 Sunderland 1–2 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2022/23

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Utd#2 pos91 pts46 pl+34 GD

Sunderland#6 pos69 pts46 pl+13 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.59

Sunderland scored1.48

Sheffield Utd conceded0.85

Sunderland conceded1.2

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Sunderland?: In their last 3 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 2, Sunderland won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sheffield Utd and Sunderland?: Recent form — Sheffield Utd 2W 1D 2L; Sunderland 2W 2D 1L.

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