Sheffield United 3-1 Derby County: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 26 December 2018

Result

Sheffield United 3-1 Derby County

Championship · Wednesday 26 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sheffield United 3-1 Derby County: match report

Sheffield United beat Derby County 3-1 in the Championship on Wednesday 26 December 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Billy Sharp opened the scoring in the 41st minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Billy Sharp (41'), David McGoldrick (64') and Leon Clarke (84'). Derby County scored through Harry Wilson (53').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards; Derby County received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 6th on 38 points from 23 and Derby County 5th on 39 points from 23. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Derby County 6th with 77.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Derby County in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Enda Stevens of Sheffield United (8.1), ahead of John Fleck (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Sheffield United wins, 2 draws and 3 for Derby County.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Yellow card · Harry WilsonDerby County
  • 32'Yellow card · Enda StevensSheffield United
  • 41'Goal · Billy SharpSheffield United · 1-0
  • 45+1'Yellow card · M. DuffySheffield United
  • 53'Goal · Harry WilsonDerby County · 1-1
  • 54'Yellow card · Richard KeoghDerby County
  • 64'Goal · David McGoldrickSheffield United · 2-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Oliver NorwoodSheffield United
  • 82'Yellow card · Fikayo TomoriDerby County
  • 84'Goal · Leon ClarkeSheffield United · 3-1
  • 89'Yellow card · Scott CarsonDerby County
  • 89'Yellow card · David NugentDerby County

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield United 5, draws 2, Derby County 3.

Team news

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

Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack O'Connell, George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, Mark Duffy, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Patrick McCarthy, David McGoldrick

Derby County line-up (4-3-3)

Scott Carson, Jayden Bogle, Richard Keogh, Fikayo Tomori, Andre Wisdom, Craig Bryson, Tom Huddlestone, Mason Mount, Florian Jozefzoon, Jack Marriott, Harry Wilson