Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Utd: Live Score, Stats & Head-to-Head
Round of 32
Full time
Rhys Norrington-Davies 57' (OG)
Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood · Referee: B. Speedie
Match statistics
Possession
34%
66%
Total shots
11
10
Shots on target
5
4
Corners
4
5
Fouls
13
10
Yellow cards
2
1
Match log
Fleetwood Town·Sheffield Utd
- Lewis McCannYellow card23'
- Ched EvansYellow card53'
- Rhys Norrington-DaviesOwn goal57'
- 58'Jaïro RiedewaldOn: Jordan Ayew
- 58'Tyrese CampbellOn: Ben Brereton
- 68'Joe RothwellOn: Sydie Peck
- 68'Matt DohertyOn: Jamie Shackleton
- Ched EvansOn: Ronan Coughlan71'
- Aaron Loupalo-BiOn: Will davies71'
- Crispin McLeanOn: Adam Murphy79'
- 83'Oliver ArblasterOn: Patrick Bamford
- Mark HelmOn: Conor Haughey89'
- 90+1'Rhys Norrington-DaviesYellow card
Our prediction
Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Utd Prediction, Odds & Betting Tips
Sheffield Utd to Win · 10 picks
Match intel
Team news & context
collected 2026-09-16 13:15 UTC · collected after the models locked their picks- Sheffield United will be unable to call on Harrison Burrows, Femi Seriki, Tahith Chong and Ryan One due to ongoing injuries for the Fleetwood Town tie. Sports Mole → · 14 Sept
- Fleetwood Town will likely remain without Kane Thompson-Sommers and Andy Cannon, both sidelined with injuries in recent weeks. Sports Mole → · 14 Sept
- Chris Wilder admitted Sheffield United will have little choice but to rotate their side amid an increasingly congested fixture schedule ahead of the trip to Fleetwood. OneFootball → · 15 Sept
- The Fleetwood cup tie arrives only three days after Sheffield United's Championship defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers, with the Blades then facing a trip to Stoke City on Saturday. OneFootball → · 15 Sept
- Sheffield United suffered a 1-0 defeat to Wolves at Bramall Lane after Raul Jimenez scored a 90th-minute winner, marking the Blades' second defeat of the season. Sky Sports → · 13 Sept
- Matt Doherty and Rhys Norrington-Davies are among those likely to come in for Sheffield United to allow rests for Hamza Choudhury and Sam McCallum in the full-back areas. Sports Mole → · 14 Sept
- Fleetwood Town are unbeaten in all competitions this season and are already the last League Two team standing in the EFL Cup third round. Sports Mole → · 14 Sept
- Ched Evans, a former Sheffield United player, may again start alongside Ronan Coughlan up front for Fleetwood, having scored four goals so far this season including three in two EFL Cup matches. Sports Mole → · 14 Sept
Head-to-head
Sep 16, 2026Fleetwood Town 1–0 Sheffield UtdRound of 32
Jan 24, 2017Sheffield Utd 0–2 Fleetwood TownRegular Season - 26
Oct 01, 2016Fleetwood Town 1–1 Sheffield UtdRegular Season - 11
Mar 05, 2016Fleetwood Town 2–2 Sheffield UtdRegular Season - 35
Nov 10, 2015Fleetwood Town 0–0 Sheffield UtdSectional Quarter-finals
Lineups
Fleetwood Town (3-1-4-2)
- 1J. LynchG
- 26S. RooneyD
- 6R. BennettD
- 5F. PotterD
- 4H. NealM
- 14L. McCannM
- 27C. McLeanM
- 10M. HelmM
- 3D. AndrewM
- 17C. EvansF
- 20A. Loupalo-BiF
Sheffield Utd (4-4-2)
- 1M. CooperG
- 2M. DohertyD
- 5J. TangangaD
- 25M. McGuinnessD
- 30R. Norrington-DaviesD
- 11R. DonovanM
- 44J. RiedewaldM
- 7J. RothwellM
- 4O. ArblasterM
- 9T. CannonF
- 23T. CampbellF
Model predictions
LLM League table →7 of 7 models: Sheffield Utd to Win
CLClaude Opus 4.850%✕MSMistral Large55%✕CSClaude Sonnet 552%✕QWQwen3 Max58%✕GPGPT-554%✕GMGemini 3.1 Pro52%✕GKGrok 4.647%✕CFCoin-flip BaselineFleetwood Town (no signal)34%✓
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