Derby County 1-2 Sheffield United: result and report
Championship · Saturday 2 May 2026
Result
Derby County 1-2 Sheffield United
Championship · Saturday 2 May 2026, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
Derby County 1-2 Sheffield United: match report
Derby County lost to Sheffield United 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 2 May 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.
Sammie Szmodics opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Derby County's goal came from Sammie Szmodics (5'). Sheffield United scored through Tom Cannon (62') and Sydie Peck (69').
Discipline: Derby County received 4 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Derby County were 8th on 69 points from 45 and Sheffield United 15th on 57 points from 45. Derby County went on to finish that season 8th with 69 points, and Sheffield United 13th with 60.
Derby County lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Sydie frederick Peck of Sheffield United (7.8), ahead of Gustavo Hamer (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Derby County wins, 1 draw and 6 for Sheffield United.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Sammie Szmodics
- 18'Yellow card · Sondre Langås
- 26'Yellow card · Matt Clarke
- 45+2'Yellow card · Harrison Burrows
- 54'Yellow card · Japhet Tanganga
- 62'Goal · Tom Cannon
- 69'Goal · Sydie Peck
- 89'Yellow card · Bobby Clark
- 90+7'Yellow card · Tahith Chong
- 90+7'Yellow card · Sammie Szmodics
Head-to-head
Team news
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Derby County line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jacob Widell Zetterström, Joe Ward, Sondre Langås, Matt Clarke, Craig Forsyth, David Ozoh, Lewis Travis, Ben Brereton Díaz, Sammie Szmodics, Jaydon Banel, Carlton Morris
Sheffield United line-up (4-4-2)
Adam Davies, Femi Seriki, Japhet Tanganga, Mark McGuinness, Harrison Burrows, Gustavo Hamer, Sydie frederick Peck, Oliver Arblaster, Callum O'Hare, Tom Cannon, Patrick Bamford