Sheffield Utd v Sunderland result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 0–1 Sunderland

League Cup · Wed, 25 Sep 2019 19:45 BST · Bramall Lane

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Sheffield Utd 0–1 Sunderland — Sunderland won this League Cup 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 0–1 Sunderland · League Cup
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: T. Robinson
Head-to-head (last 2): Sheffield Utd 2 · draws 0 · Sunderland 0 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 2W 1D 2L · Sunderland 2W 2D 1L

Sheffield Utd 0–1 Sunderland (League Cup): 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.29 / 5

Corners

against 5.14 / 5 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3 / 4

Shots on target

against 3.86 / 3.2 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.71 / 2.4

Cards

against 0.86 / 0.6 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 21 September 2019. 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	1.38 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.29 for · 5.14 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	9.57 for · 11.86 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.2 for · 10.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 3.86 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.43 for · 8.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	13.8 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.71 for · 0.86 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2.4 for · 0.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: T. Robinson.

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. 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
L. Mousset n 8	15.1	3 3/1	0.7 1/0	L. O'Nien
G. Madine n 8	39.1	2.3 6/2	1.4 4/1	—
Enda Stevens n 8	90	2 7/5	0.4 2/1	—
B. Sharp n 8	52.4	1.7 5/3	1.1 3/2	—
G. Baldock n 8	90	1.6 6/3	0.9 5/2	—

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Mousset n 8	15.1	6.7 5/3	3.7 4/1
D. McGoldrick n 8	72.5	2.9 6/5	1.2 5/2
K. Dowell n 8	69.3	2.3 6/4	0.8 3/2
C. Robinson n 8	64.1	2.3 5/5	0.9 4/1
B. Sharp n 8	52.4	1.7 4/2	0.6 3/0

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Mousset n 8	15.1	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
J. Fleck n 8	82.4	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
J. Lundstram n 8	70.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
K. Dowell n 8	69.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Oliver McBurnie n 8	61	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Norwood n 8	81.1	2.4 8/4
D. McGoldrick n 8	72.5	2.2 8/5
Enda Stevens n 8	90	2.1 6/5
G. Baldock n 8	90	2 6/4
C. Basham n 8	83.8	1.9 6/3

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Henderson n 8	90	2.5 5/4

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. 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
C. Wyke n 8	54.5	2.9 6/4	1.7 4/2	—
L. O'Nien n 8	77.9	2.6 5/4	1.6 6/3	L. Mousset
M. Power n 8	52.5	2.4 6/3	1.1 4/1	—
G. Leadbitter n 8	86.1	2 7/4	0.7 3/2	—
T. Flanagan n 8	80.8	2 8/5	0.8 4/2	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. McGeady n 8	85.4	2.8 6/4	1.2 5/3
E. Embleton n 8	44.6	2.5 4/3	1 2/2
C. Maguire n 8	65.3	1.9 6/2	1 4/1
C. Wyke n 8	54.5	1.9 6/2	0.8 3/1
W. Grigg n 8	37.3	1.8 5/1	0.9 3/0

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Maguire n 8	65.3	0.7 2/1	0.2 1/0
A. McGeady n 8	85.4	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
M. McNulty n 8	63	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
L. O'Nien n 8	77.9	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
W. Grigg n 8	37.3	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Dobson n 7	67.1	1.5 4/3
C. McLaughlin n 8	72.1	1.4 6/2
G. Leadbitter n 8	86.1	1 4/1
L. O'Nien n 8	77.9	1 5/2
E. Embleton n 8	44.6	1 4/0

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 21 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. McLaughlin n 8	90	2.5 4/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Utd		Sunderland
66%	Possession	34%
14	Shots	8
5	Shots on target	2
4	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	4
6	Corners	8
2	Offsides	2
10	Fouls	7
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
576	Passes	286
81%	Pass accuracy	64%

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Jagielka	90	1	0	2	0	0	6.8
R. Stearman	90	1	0	0	1	0	7.1
K. Freeman	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.8
L. Freeman	90	4	1	1	3	0	7.1
M. Bešić	90	0	0	2	2	0	7.3
R. Morrison	90	1	1	2	1	0	7.2
B. Osborn	90	1	1	2	5	0	7.3
K. Bryan	70	0	0	1	5	0	6.8
C. Robinson	57	3	1	0	0	0	6.5
L. Mousset	57	1	1	1	0	0	6.8
L. Clarke sub	33	1	0	0	0	0	6.4
Oliver McBurnie sub	33	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Fleck sub	20	0	0	0	1	Y	6.5

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Burge	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8
C. McLaughlin	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
T. Flanagan	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7
J. Lynch	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
L. De Bock	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.8
D. McGeouch	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.3
M. Power	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
L. O'Nien	90	0	1	2	0	2	1	0	6.9
C. Wyke	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.4
C. Maguire	89	0	0	1	0	2	3	Y	7.3
E. Embleton	45	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
D. Hume	45	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.4
G. Dobson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

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Recent form

Sheffield UtdLWDLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

SunderlandWLWDD

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

Head-to-head last 2

Sheffield Utd 2 · 0 draws · Sunderland 0 · 3 goals/game

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

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.4

Sunderland scored1.6

Sheffield Utd conceded1.2

Sunderland conceded1.4

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What is the head-to-head record between Sheffield Utd and Sunderland?: In their last 2 meetings, Sheffield Utd won 2, Sunderland won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 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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