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League Cup Round of 32 Wednesday, 16 September 2026

Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Utd 1-0 – League Cup, 16 Sep 2026

Fleetwood Town
1–0 HT 0–0 Full-time
Sheffield Utd
Rhys Norrington-Davies 57' (og)
VenueHighbury Stadium, Fleetwood RefereeB. Speedie Kick-off16 Sep · 19:45 BST Season2026/27

Match stats

34%66%Ball Possession
1110Total Shots
54Shots on Goal
45Corner Kicks
1310Fouls
21Yellow Cards

Key events

  • 90'+1 Rhys Norrington-DaviesYellow Card · Foul Sheffield Utd
  • 89' Mark Helm for Conor HaugheySubstitution 4 Fleetwood Town
  • 83' Oliver Arblaster for Patrick BamfordSubstitution 5 Sheffield Utd
  • 79' Crispin McLean for Adam MurphySubstitution 3 Fleetwood Town
  • 71' Aaron Loupalo-Bi for Will daviesSubstitution 2 Fleetwood Town
  • 71' Ched Evans for Ronan CoughlanSubstitution 1 Fleetwood Town
  • 68' Matt Doherty for Jamie ShackletonSubstitution 4 Sheffield Utd
  • 68' Joe Rothwell for Sydie PeckSubstitution 3 Sheffield Utd
  • 58' Tyrese Campbell for Ben BreretonSubstitution 2 Sheffield Utd
  • 58' Jaïro Riedewald for Jordan AyewSubstitution 1 Sheffield Utd
  • 57' Rhys Norrington-DaviesOwn Goal Fleetwood Town
  • 53' Ched EvansYellow Card · Foul Fleetwood Town
  • 23' Lewis McCannYellow Card · Foul Fleetwood Town

SportsLife forecast

Made before kick-off
Our pick Fleetwood Town 45% Fleetwood Town Home
= 45% Draw Draw
Sheffield Utd 10% Sheffield Utd Away

Our pick Fleetwood Town win or draw Correct

Double chance : Fleetwood Town or draw · goals home -2.5, away -3.5

50%50%Form
50%50%Attack
100%0%Defence
50%50%Head-to-head
45%55%Goals
48.8%51.3%Overall

Win probability for each side, worked out from recent form, attack and defence strength, goals scored and conceded, and past meetings. Close numbers mean an open match; the bars show which side each factor favours. Not betting advice.

Fleetwood Town

League formWW
Last 5 · form100%
Last 5 · attack / defence20% / 100%
Last 5 · goals for / against5 (2.5) / 0 (0.0)

Sheffield Utd

League formWW
Last 5 · form100%
Last 5 · attack / defence20% / 96%
Last 5 · goals for / against5 (2.5) / 1 (0.5)

Line-ups

Fleetwood Town3-1-4-2

  • 1J. LynchG
  • 26S. RooneyD
  • 6R. BennettD
  • 5F. PotterD
  • 4H. NealM
  • 14L. McCannM
  • 27C. McLeanM
  • 10M. HelmM
  • 3D. AndrewM
  • 17C. EvansF
  • 20A. Loupalo-BiF

Substitutes

  • 16Conor HaugheyD
  • 22J. PradicG
  • 15A. MurphyM
  • 19R. CoughlanF
  • 28J. RobertsonM
  • 29R. CirinoD
  • 9W. DaviesF
  • 36J. DempseyD
  • 11Joshua ThomasF
CoachM. Lawlor

Sheffield Utd4-4-2

  • 1M. CooperG
  • 2M. DohertyD
  • 5J. TangangaD
  • 25M. McGuinnessD
  • 30R. Norrington-DaviesD
  • 11R. DonovanM
  • 44J. RiedewaldM
  • 7J. RothwellM
  • 4O. ArblasterM
  • 9T. CannonF
  • 23T. CampbellF

Substitutes

  • 45P. BamfordF
  • 33J. BaptisteM
  • 22B. BreretonF
  • 8H. ChoudhuryM
  • 17A. DaviesG
  • 15L. KitchingD
  • 42Sydie PeckM
  • 16J. ShackletonD
  • 10J. AyewF
CoachChris Wilder

Statistics

216503Passes Accurate
79Shots Insidebox
41Shots Outsidebox
1013Free Kicks
54Shots On Goal
36Goalkeeper Saves
63Shots Off Goal
16Offsides
299595Total Passes
1110Total Shots
21Yellow Cards
45Corner Kicks
03Blocked Shots
1310Fouls
00Red Cards
34%66%Ball Possession

All events

  • 23' Lewis McCannCard · Yellow Card · Foul Fleetwood Town
  • 53' Ched EvansCard · Yellow Card · Foul Fleetwood Town
  • 57' Rhys Norrington-DaviesGoal · Own Goal Fleetwood Town
  • 58' Jaïro Riedewald for Jordan Ayewsubst · Substitution 1 Sheffield Utd
  • 58' Tyrese Campbell for Ben Breretonsubst · Substitution 2 Sheffield Utd
  • 68' Joe Rothwell for Sydie Pecksubst · Substitution 3 Sheffield Utd
  • 68' Matt Doherty for Jamie Shackletonsubst · Substitution 4 Sheffield Utd
  • 71' Ched Evans for Ronan Coughlansubst · Substitution 1 Fleetwood Town
  • 71' Aaron Loupalo-Bi for Will daviessubst · Substitution 2 Fleetwood Town
  • 79' Crispin McLean for Adam Murphysubst · Substitution 3 Fleetwood Town
  • 83' Oliver Arblaster for Patrick Bamfordsubst · Substitution 5 Sheffield Utd
  • 89' Mark Helm for Conor Haugheysubst · Substitution 4 Fleetwood Town
  • 90'+1 Rhys Norrington-DaviesCard · Yellow Card · Foul Sheffield Utd

Player ratings

Fleetwood Town

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
A. Loupalo-BiF 716.9 001 8 7%12/9
J. LynchG 906.8 000 33 13%01/1
L. McCannM 906.8 002 21 16%04/8
M. HelmM 896.7 002 28 24%01/5
S. RooneyD 906.7 001 24 18%35/5
R. CoughlanF 196.6 000 7 5%01/1
Conor HaugheyD 16.5 000 000/0
A. MurphyM 116.5 000 4 2%11/4
W. DaviesF 196.4 000 201/2
H. NealM 906.4 001 46 37%03/7
R. BennettD 906.3 000 29 23%01/3
C. McLeanM 796.3 001 19 14%13/6
D. AndrewM 906.3 002 24 19%46/13
F. PotterD 906.1 000 34 22%12/8
C. EvansF 716.1 001 20 16%12/7

Sheffield Utd

PlayerMinRatingGAShPassTklDuels
M. CooperG 907.7 000 37 29%00/0
J. TangangaD 907.1 000 79 74%12/2
M. DohertyD 687.1 000 75 66%15/6
M. McGuinnessD 907.0 001 77 70%14/6
J. RiedewaldM 586.8 000 32 29%00/2
J. AyewF 326.7 000 7 7%13/4
R. DonovanM 906.7 001 29 24%212/21
Sydie PeckM 226.6 001 20 16%12/6
B. BreretonF 326.5 001 25 17%02/2
O. ArblasterM 836.4 002 41 31%22/3
P. BamfordF 76.3 000 1 1%00/0
J. ShackletonD 226.3 000 15 15%00/1
T. CampbellF 586.2 001 7 6%00/4
J. RothwellM 686.1 001 47 39%00/0
T. CannonF 906.0 002 16 12%17/11
R. Norrington-DaviesD 905.1 000 87 67%27/11

Head-to-head last 8 meetings

4Fleetwood Town wins3Draws1Sheffield Utd wins
  • 16 Sep 2026 League Cup Fleetwood Town 1 – 0 Sheffield Utd
  • 24 Jan 2017 League One Sheffield Utd 0 – 2 Fleetwood Town
  • 1 Oct 2016 League One Fleetwood Town 1 – 1 Sheffield Utd
  • 5 Mar 2016 League One Fleetwood Town 2 – 2 Sheffield Utd
  • 10 Nov 2015 EFL Trophy Fleetwood Town 0 – 0 Sheffield Utd
  • 20 Oct 2015 League One Sheffield Utd 3 – 0 Fleetwood Town
  • 7 Mar 2015 League One Sheffield Utd 1 – 2 Fleetwood Town
  • 13 Dec 2014 League One Fleetwood Town 1 – 1 Sheffield Utd

Squads

Fleetwood Town28 players

Goalkeepers

  • 42O. Bellizia18 y
  • 1J. Lynch32 y
  • 22J. Pradic20 y

Defenders

  • 26Jake Thomas Batty20 y
  • 6R. Bennett22 y
  • 29Raffaele Cirino18 y
  • 36J. Dempsey20 y
  • 16Conor Haughey18 y
  • 5F. Potter21 y
  • 26S. Rooney29 y

Midfielders

  • 3D. Andrew35 y
  • 40D. Animasaun
  • 7A. Cannon29 y
  • 35S. Costelloe18 y
  • 10M. Helm24 y
  • 27C. McLean19 y
  • 15A. Murphy20 y
  • 4H. Neal24 y
  • 28J. Robertson20 y
  • 8K. Thompson-Sommers25 y
  • 14L. McCann24 y

Forwards

  • 19R. Coughlan29 y
  • 9W. Davies26 y
  • 17C. Evans37 y
  • 32M. Lane19 y
  • 20A. Loupalo-Bi20 y
  • 43N. Sawkins
  • 11Joshua Thomas23 y

Sheffield Utd30 players

Goalkeepers

  • 46Tommy Betts
  • 1M. Cooper26 y
  • 17A. Davies33 y

Defenders

  • 14H. Burrows23 y
  • 2M. Doherty33 y
  • 15L. Kitching26 y
  • 43H. McGlinchey17 y
  • 25M. McGuinness24 y
  • 30R. Norrington-Davies26 y
  • 37D. Sasnauskas18 y
  • 38F. Seriki23 y
  • 16J. Shackleton26 y
  • 5J. Tanganga26 y

Midfielders

  • 33J. Baptiste22 y
  • 3S. McCallum25 y
  • 44J. Riedewald29 y
  • 4O. Arblaster21 y
  • 8H. Choudhury28 y
  • 42Sydie Peck21 y
  • 27K. Phillips30 y
  • 7J. Rothwell30 y
  • 11R. Donovan19 y

Forwards

  • 10J. Ayew34 y
  • 45P. Bamford32 y
  • 24Billy Blacker19 y
  • 22B. Brereton26 y
  • 23T. Campbell26 y
  • 9T. Cannon23 y
  • 19T. Chong26 y
  • 26R. Oné19 y

Season numbers League Cup 2026/27

Fleetwood Town

FormWWW
Played (home / away)3 (3 / 0)
W · D · L3 · 0 · 0
Goals for (avg)6 (2.0)
Goals against (avg)0 (0.0)
Clean sheets / failed to score3 / 0
Biggest win (home / away)4-0 / –
Longest win streak3
Most used formation3-1-4-2 (2×)
Cards (yellow / red)6 / 0

Sheffield Utd

FormWWL
Played (home / away)3 (0 / 3)
W · D · L2 · 0 · 1
Goals for (avg)5 (1.7)
Goals against (avg)2 (0.7)
Clean sheets / failed to score1 / 1
Biggest win (home / away)– / 0-3
Longest win streak2
Most used formation4-4-2 (3×)
Cards (yellow / red)2 / 0