Sheffield United 1-0 Brentford: result and report

Championship · Saturday 5 August 2017

Result

Sheffield United 1-0 Brentford

Championship · Saturday 5 August 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Sheffield United · Brentford · Championship predictions

Sheffield United 1-0 Brentford: match report

Sheffield United beat Brentford 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 5 August 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from Billy Sharp of Sheffield United in the 39th minute.

Neither side received a card.

Sheffield United went on to finish that season 10th with 69 points, and Brentford 9th with 69.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Brentford in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Patrick McCarthy of Sheffield United (7.8), level with Jota Peleteiro (7.8).

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 39'Goal · Billy SharpSheffield United · 1-0

Team news

Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)

Pavel Kucera, Jack O'Connell, Chris Basham, Richard Stearman, Enda Stevens, John Fleck, Paul Coutts, Kieron Freeman, Samir Carruthers, Leon Clarke, Patrick McCarthy

Brentford line-up (4-2-3-1)

Daniel Bentley, Rico Henry, Andreas Bjelland, John Egan, Henrik Dalsgaard, Florian Jozefzoon, Josh McEachran, Islom Ismoilov, Ryan Woods, Jota Peleteiro, Lasse Vibe