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Championship · Matchweek 5

Momentum

SHUNorwich City
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Competition

Stage
Regular Season
Round
5

Venue

Stadium
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Capacity
32,702
Surface
grass
Attendance
26,519

Teams

Coaches
Chris Wilder · Philippe Clement
Position
8 · 21
Formation
4-4-2 · 4-2-3-1

Referee

Joshua Smith

Weather

Conditions
scattered clouds
Temperature
19.3° (feels 19.0°)
Wind
0.9
Humidity
65%

Where to watch · 5

2026/2027

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
1 West Ham United 7421 20911 14 DWWWW
2 Swansea City 7421 1156 14 WWDLW
3 Middlesbrough 7421 14104 14 WDWWD
4 West Bromwich Albion 7421 1073 14 LDWWD
5 Queens Park Rangers 7331 853 12 WWLDD
6 Charlton Athletic 7331 67-1 12 WDLDD
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 6321 14104 11 WWLDW
8 Lincoln City 7322 660 11 WDDWW
9 Southampton (-4) 7421 18810 10 WDDWW
10 Birmingham City 7241 1091 10 WDDLW
11 Millwall 7313 13130 10 LLWLD
12 Stoke City 7313 11110 10 LWWDW
13 Bristol City 7313 1012-2 10 WWWLL
14 Norwich City 7304 13130 9 WLWWL
15 Sheffield United 7232 89-1 9 DWLWL
16 Blackburn Rovers 7223 10100 8 LDLLW
17 Watford 7223 79-2 8 DLLWL
18 Portsmouth 6213 78-1 7 WLLWD
19 Wrexham 7142 711-4 7 LWDDL
20 Bolton Wanderers 7214 712-5 7 LLLLW
21 Cardiff City 7043 711-4 4 DLLDL
22 Derby County 7115 613-7 4 LWLLL
23 Preston North End 7106 613-7 3 LLWLL
24 Burnley 7034 816-8 3 LDLDL
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  • Relegation

Sheffield United

DDDW 1W 3D 0L · 6 pts (1.5 ppg) · GF 5 GA 4 · xG 5.61–6.02 · xPts 5.25

  • W H Bolton Wanderers 3–2 xG 1.96–1.97 UK CHAMP
  • D A Cardiff City 2–2 xG 1.4–2.55 UK CHAMP
  • D A Swansea City 0–0 xG 1.82–0.67 UK CHAMP
  • D H Birmingham City 0–0 xG 0.42–0.83 UK CHAMP

Norwich City

LLWL 1W 0D 3L · 3 pts (0.75 ppg) · GF 5 GA 7 · xG 6.92–6.55 · xPts 6.34

  • L A Stoke City 0–1 xG 1.03–0.25 UK CHAMP
  • W H Burnley 4–1 xG 2.33–1.13 UK CHAMP
  • L A Millwall 0–3 xG 1.0–3.53 UK CHAMP
  • L H West Bromwich Albion 1–2 xG 2.55–1.64 UK CHAMP

No predictions from model engine-only-1.1.0 (available: engine-only-1.0.0, engine-only-1.0.1).

All meetings · 21 matches since 2005

Sheffield United 84 draws9 Norwich City

Goals 26–28 · 2.57 per match · BTTS 62% · over 2.5 52%

Last 10 · 10 matches

Sheffield United 44 draws2 Norwich City

Goals 14–12 · 2.6 per match · BTTS 70% · over 2.5 50%

Last 5 · 5 matches

Sheffield United 12 draws2 Norwich City

Goals 6–7 · 2.6 per match · BTTS 80% · over 2.5 40%

Recent meetings

  • L Sheffield United 1–3 Norwich City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • L Norwich City 2–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Sheffield United 1–1 Norwich City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 2–0 Norwich City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Norwich City 1–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Norwich City 0–1 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • D Sheffield United 2–2 Norwich City UK CHAMP · Regular Season
  • W Sheffield United 1–0 Norwich City UK PL · Regular Season
  • W Norwich City 1–2 Sheffield United UK PL · Regular Season
  • D Norwich City 2–2 Sheffield United UK CHAMP · Regular Season
MetricSheffield United all · 7Sheffield United at home · 4Norwich City all · 7Norwich City away · 4
Results
Matches77
Points per game1.291.29
W / D / L2 / 3 / 23 / 0 / 4
Goals for / match1.141.86
Goals against / match1.291.86
Clean sheets29%0%
Failed to score43%29%
Both teams scored57%71%
Over 2.557%86%
Expected goals
xG for / match1.121.63
xG against / match1.661.64
xG difference-0.53-0.01
Finishing vs xG0.020.23
xPts / match1.031.47
Points vs xPts0.26-0.18
Game state
Scored first0%57%
PPG when scoring first2.25
PPG when conceding first1.400.00
Came back from behind60%0%
Leads held67%75%
Minutes leading12%34%
Minutes level75%29%
Minutes trailing13%37%
First goal (min)1626
First goal conceded (min)2432
Timing
Goals scored in 2nd half25%38%
Goals conceded in 2nd half33%46%
Late goals for (76'+)0.140.14
Late goals against0.140.43
Style
Possession40%52%
Shots8.315.6
On target3.15.7
Shot conversion14%12%
Shots inside box69%61%
Big chances created1.63.1
Corners3.14.9
xG from set plays33%13%
Goals from headers12%8%
Pressure index8.19.6
Dominant minutes34.145.4
Pass accuracy70%79%
Fouls10.011.4
Cards1.433.00

Goal timing for / against per 15 min

Sheffield United

0–15'33
16–30'11
31–45'22
46–60'00
61–75'12
76–90'11

Norwich City

0–15'43
16–30'23
31–45'21
46–60'01
61–75'42
76–90'13

Pressure DNA · intensity v an average side in the same situations, SD units

Sheffield United · 7 matches

Pressure below an average side in the same situations (-0.18) · stands out: 10 min after conceding -0.49

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.187
Early press (0-15, level)-0.017
Late push (76+, level)-0.365
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.392

Game state

When ahead-0.373
When level-0.117
When behind-0.355
10 min after conceding-0.495
10 min after scoring-0.104

Situations

At home-0.154
Away-0.223
3 days rest or fewer-0.202
4+ days rest-0.175

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents-0.094
v bottom-tier opponents-0.303
As favourite-0.202
Evenly matched-0.204

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.347
Conceded when ahead+0.303
Conceded late (76+)+0.197

Congested vs rested -0.02 · Ahead vs level -0.26 · Behind vs level -0.23

Norwich City · 7 matches

Pressure in line with an average side in the same situations (-0.02) · stands out: 10 min after scoring +0.66

Tempo

Overall intensity-0.027
Early press (0-15, level)-0.197
Late chase (76+, behind)-0.364

Game state

When ahead+0.124
When level-0.147
When behind-0.054
10 min after conceding-0.277
10 min after scoring+0.665

Situations

At home-0.213
Away+0.114
3 days rest or fewer+0.072
4+ days rest-0.065

Opposition

v mid-tier opponents+0.025
v bottom-tier opponents-0.142
As favourite-0.144
Evenly matched+0.142

Conceded

Pressure conceded+0.027
Conceded when ahead-0.134
Conceded late (76+)-0.146

Congested vs rested +0.14 · Ahead vs level +0.27 · Behind vs level +0.10

Sheffield United

Current: winless 1 · conceding 5

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-4-24 57%1.752.02.01.192.02
3-4-31 14%0.00.01.00.852.04
4-2-2-21 14%1.00.00.00.420.83
3-1-4-21 14%1.00.00.01.820.67

Norwich City

Current: winless 1 · scoring 3 · conceding 14

FormationUsePPGGFGAxGxGA
4-2-3-17 100%1.291.861.861.631.64

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Pre-match movement · ends at kick-off

Every snapshot up to kick-off only — in-play prices are in Match Hub. Movement is in fair-probability points since the first snapshot (overround removed): ▲ shortened, ▼ drifted.

Pinnacle · opened 3.8d before kick-off · 96 snapshots · last 10m before kick-off · biggest step: away +1.8 pts at 3.4d

2.67Home 36% ▼ -2.8 ptsopened 2.413.62Draw 27% · +0.3 ptsopened 3.562.62Away 37% ▲ +2.6 ptsopened 2.74
5d4d3d2d24h12h6h1hKO 25%30%35%40%

Home Draw Away consensus of 8 bookmakers (dashed) · time axis compressed towards kick-off

BookmakerHomeDrawAwayLast
Pinnacle2.67 ▼ -2.83.62 · +0.32.62 ▲ +2.610m
bet3652.6 ▼ -4.63.3 · +0.22.6 ▲ +4.410m
Betfair2.5 ▼ -3.13.4 · +0.92.7 ▲ +2.310m
BetVictor2.6 ▼ -4.53.5 · -0.92.55 ▲ +5.310m
Coral2.6 ▼ -3.93.4 · +0.52.6 ▲ +3.410m
Ladbrokes2.6 ▼ -4.53.4 · +0.92.6 ▲ +3.610m
Unibet2.48 ▼ -4.23.4 · -0.82.7 ▲ +5.010m
WilliamHill2.6 ▼ -4.83.3 · -0.12.5 ▲ +4.910m

Latest prices

bet365 · last snapshot 0.2h before kick-off. Fair % removes the overround; P = Pinnacle fair %.

Fulltime Result

2.6Home 36% P 36%3.3Draw 28% P 27%2.6Away 36% P 37%

Double Chance

1.5Sheff Utd or Draw 32%1.33Sheff Utd or Norwich 36%1.44Draw or Norwich 33%

Draw No Bet

1.831 50%1.832 50%

Both Teams To Score

1.57Yes 59%2.25No 41%

Goals Over/Under

2.51.72Over 55% P 55%2.1Under 45% P 45%

Total Corners

13.0Under 6 7%3.56 - 8 25%2.69 - 11 34%3.7512 - 14 23%8.0Over 14 11%

Number of Cards

4.52.2Over 42% P 41%1.61Under 58% P 59%

Fixtures priced like this · Pinnacle closing price · 2017–2026

Every past fixture whose Pinnacle fair price fell in the same band as this one, and how it finished at 90 minutes. Band = mean price in the band; ± = actual minus price, in probability points.

Match result · home 35–37.5% · away 35–37.5% · 584 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Home36%36%35%-0.6
Draw27%28%28%+0.2
Away37%36%36%+0.4

In those fixtures: 2.8 goals a game · BTTS 58% · over 2.5 53%

Goals over/under 2.5 · over 52.5–55% · 2,940 fixtures

This matchBandActual±
Over 2.555%54%54%+0.8

Joshua Smith

Career
156 matches · 10 seasons
Cards / match
4.09 (3.95 yellow · 0.08 red)
Fouls / match
22.1 · 5.3 fouls per card
Penalties / match
0.2
Cards to home side
47%

Style in Championship (5-year window · 122 matches)

MetricRefereeLeaguevs peerspct
Cards / match4.34.05+0.4563
Fouls / match22.121.8+0.21
Fouls per card5.35.4-0.42 (+ = lenient)
Penalties / match0.20.17+0.2667
Time added6.97.2-0.3735
First card
35' on average
Card timing
16% in first 30' · 35% in last 15'
Cards to home side
45% (league 45%)

Recent matches

DateYRFoulsPens1st card+min
2026-08-29 50 190 10'7
2026-08-16 50 211 33'6
2026-05-02 · Norwich City 40 251 35'9
2026-04-21 30 190 5'5
2026-04-18 19 9
2026-04-14 20 130 5'6
2026-04-06 51 240 17'9
2026-03-21 70 211 12'9
2026-03-14 51 210 36'11
2026-03-08 12 5