Sheffield United 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Sunday 22 February 2026

Result

Sheffield United 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Sunday 22 February 2026, 12:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Sheffield United 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Sheffield United won against Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 in the Championship on Sunday 22 February 2026. The half-time score was 2-0.

Patrick Bamford opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Patrick Bamford (2') and Harrison Burrows (19'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Charlie McNeill (53').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card and 1 red card; Sheffield Wednesday received 8 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 16th on 42 points from 32 and Sheffield Wednesday 24th on 11 points from 32. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 13th with 60 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 24th with 18.

Sheffield United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Sydie frederick Peck of Sheffield United (7.6), ahead of Japhet Tanganga (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Sheffield United wins, 4 draws and 1 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

2'Goal · Patrick BamfordSheffield United · 1-0
16'Yellow card · Jaden HeskeySheffield Wednesday
16'Yellow cardSheffield Wednesday
19'Goal · Harrison BurrowsSheffield United · 2-0
26'Yellow card · Svante IngelssonSheffield Wednesday
49'Red card · Kalvin PhillipsSheffield United
53'Goal · Charlie McNeillSheffield Wednesday · 2-1
62'Yellow card · Liam CooperSheffield Wednesday
65'Yellow card · Charlie McNeillSheffield Wednesday
82'Yellow card · Gabriel OtegbayoSheffield Wednesday
85'Yellow card · Oliver ArblasterSheffield United
90'Second yellow · Gabriel OtegbayoSheffield Wednesday
90+4'Yellow cardSheffield Wednesday
90+4'Yellow card · Devlan MosesSheffield Wednesday

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield United 5, draws 4, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

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Team news

Unavailable

Jamie ShackletonSheffield United · injury (Foot Injury)
Murphy CooperSheffield Wednesday · injury (Groin Injury)

Sheffield United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Michael Cooper, Femi Seriki, Japhet Tanganga, Tyler Bindon, Harrison Burrows, Sydie frederick Peck, Kalvin Phillips, Andre Brooks, Callum O'Hare, Gustavo Hamer, Patrick Bamford

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (4-2-3-1)

Seny Dieng, Liam Palmer, Gabriel Otegbayo, Liam Cooper, Tayo Adaramola, Jaden Heskey, Svante Ingelsson, Charlie McNeill, Jamal Lowe, Joel Ndala, Jerry Yates