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Championship · Regular Season - 9 October 10, 2026 16:00 Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Sheffield Utd
#12 · 16 pts
3 – 0
Final score
Lincoln
#15 · 15 pts
Patrick Bamford (ast. Sam McCallum) 43'
Tahith Chong (ast. Joe Rothwell) 52'
Patrick Bamford (ast. Ben Brereton) 77'
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Sheffield Utd a 36% win probability (draw 32%, Lincoln 30%). The final result was Sheffield Utd 3–0 Lincoln.

Match statistics
10
Total shots
12
5
Shots on target
3
0.64
Actual xG
1.32
3
Saves
2
56%
Possession
44%
2
Corners
2
13
Tackles
11
4
🟨 Yellow cards
3
Match Events
Sam McCallum
15'
26'
Conor McGrandles
Liam Kitching
39'
⚽Patrick Bamford · ast. Sam McCallum
43'
⚽Tahith Chong · ast. Joe Rothwell
52'
62'
Mikkel Ladefoged / F. Draper ↕
62'
Yunus Konak / Conor McGrandles ↕
62'
Chiedozie Ogbene / Ryley Towler ↕
67'
Deji Elerewe
Japhet Tanganga
67'
↕ Hamza Choudhury / Mark McGuinness
73'
Sydie Peck
75'
76'
Tom Bayliss
⚽Patrick Bamford · ast. Ben Brereton
77'
↕ Tahith Chong / Romelle Donovan
78'
78'
Callum Elder / Adam Reach ↕
79'
Thomas Hamer / Dom Jefferies ↕
↕ Ben Brereton / Ryan One
84'
↕ Joe Rothwell / Jaïro Riedewald
85'
↕ Thomas Cannon / Tyrese Campbell
85'
Pre-match prediction
36.92%
Sheffield ←
32.48%
X
30.6%
Lincoln
we assigned to the actual result (Sheffield Utd) 36.92% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Sheffield
1.09
0.64
-0.45
Lincoln
0.93
1.32
+0.39
Lincoln dominated by xG (1.32 vs 0.64). The final result does not reflect the playing dominance. The model's xG estimates were accurate.
League Table
#Team GPts
1 Middlesbrough Middlesbrough 12 25
2 Swansea Swansea 12 23
3 West Ham West Ham 12 22
4 Wolves Wolves 12 21
5 West Brom West Brom 12 21
6 Southampton Southampton 12 20
7 Birmingham Birmingham 12 20
8 QPR QPR 12 20
9 Stoke City Stoke City 12 20
10 Blackburn Blackburn 12 18
11 Portsmouth Portsmouth 12 18
12 Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 12 16
13 Millwall Millwall 12 15
14 Bristol City Bristol City 12 15
15 Lincoln Lincoln 12 15
16 Cardiff Cardiff 12 14
17 Wrexham Wrexham 12 14
18 Bolton Bolton 12 14
19 Charlton Charlton 12 14
20 Norwich Norwich 12 12
21 Watford Watford 12 11
22 Burnley Burnley 12 8
23 Derby Derby 12 7
24 Preston Preston 12 5
Lineups
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd 4-2-2-2
1 M. Cooper M. Cooper G 7.77
3 S. McCallum S. McCallum 1 👟 D 6.86
15 L. Kitching L. Kitching D 7.28
5 J. Tanganga J. Tanganga D 6.98
8 H. Choudhury H. Choudhury 73' D 7.44
7 J. Rothwell J. Rothwell 1 👟 85' M 7.68
42 Sydie Peck Sydie Peck M 6.91
22 B. Brereton B. Brereton 1 👟 84' M 7.70
19 T. Chong T. Chong 1 ⚽ 78' M 8.11
45 P. Bamford P. Bamford 2 ⚽ F 9.08
9 T. Cannon T. Cannon 85' F 6.33
Bench
17 A. Davies A. Davies G 0.00
14 H. Burrows H. Burrows D 0.00
10 J. Ayew J. Ayew F 0.00
44 J. Riedewald J. Riedewald 5' M 6.79
25 M. McGuinness M. McGuinness 17' D 7.03
4 O. Arblaster O. Arblaster M 0.00
11 R. Donovan R. Donovan 12' M 6.78
26 R. Oné R. Oné 6' F 6.62
23 T. Campbell T. Campbell 5' F 6.48
Lincoln Lincoln 3-4-2-1
1 G. Wickens G. Wickens G 5.86
6 R. Towler R. Towler 62' D 5.62
15 S. Bradley S. Bradley D 6.14
25 D. Elerewe D. Elerewe D 5.50
3 A. Reach A. Reach 78' M 6.56
14 C. McGrandles C. McGrandles 62' M 6.02
8 T. Bayliss T. Bayliss M 5.43
16 D. Jefferies D. Jefferies 79' M 6.25
18 B. House B. House M 6.13
17 R. Street R. Street M 5.72
34 F. Draper F. Draper 62' F 5.86
Bench
20 C. Elder C. Elder 12' D 6.38
27 C. Ogbene C. Ogbene 28' F 6.38
33 D. Oyegoke D. Oyegoke D 0.00
19 I. Olaofe I. Olaofe F 0.00
24 I. Varfolomeev I. Varfolomeev M 0.00
46 J. Gauci J. Gauci G 0.00
11 M. Ladefoged M. Ladefoged 28' F 6.30
22 T. Hamer T. Hamer 11' D 6.01
26 Y. Konak Y. Konak 28' M 5.80
Best on the pitch
P. Bamford
P. Bamford
F · Sheffield
9.08
2 ⚽
2 shots · 17 pass
T. Chong
T. Chong
M · Sheffield
8.11
1 ⚽
1 shots · 19 pass
M. Cooper
M. Cooper
G · Sheffield
7.77
· 40 pass
B. Brereton
B. Brereton
M · Sheffield
7.70
1 👟
2 shots · 37 pass
J. Rothwell
J. Rothwell
M · Sheffield
7.68
1 👟
2 shots · 43 pass
H. Choudhury
H. Choudhury
D · Sheffield
7.44
· 47 pass
Sheffield Utd Sheffield Utd — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
M. Cooper G 90 7.77 — — 0 40 25% 0 — —
S. McCallum D 90 6.86 — 1 0 56 41% 2 1 —
L. Kitching D 90 7.28 — — 0 65 57% 1 1 —
J. Tanganga D 90 6.98 — — 0 67 53% 2 1 —
H. Choudhury D 73 7.44 — — 0 47 40% 2 — —
J. Rothwell M 85 7.68 — 1 2 43 39% 0 — —
Sydie Peck M 90 6.91 — — 2 63 49% 2 1 —
B. Brereton M 84 7.70 — 1 2 37 32% 2 — —
T. Chong M 78 8.11 1 — 1 19 17% 1 — —
P. Bamford F 90 9.08 2 — 2 17 13% 0 — —
T. Cannon F 85 6.33 — — 1 7 5% 1 — —
J. Riedewald M 5 6.79 — — 0 0 0% 0 — —
M. McGuinness D 17 7.03 — — 0 1 1% 0 — —
R. Donovan M 12 6.78 — — 0 4 2% 0 — —
R. Oné F 6 6.62 — — 0 3 2% 0 — —
T. Campbell F 5 6.48 — — 0 4 1% 0 — —
Lincoln Lincoln — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
G. Wickens G 90 5.86 — — 0 48 24% 0 — —
R. Towler D 62 5.62 — — 0 25 16% 1 — —
S. Bradley D 90 6.14 — — 0 50 42% 0 — —
D. Elerewe D 90 5.50 — — 1 30 20% 1 1 —
A. Reach M 78 6.56 — — 1 24 17% 2 — —
C. McGrandles M 62 6.02 — — 1 35 31% 0 1 —
T. Bayliss M 90 5.43 — — 0 30 22% 1 1 —
D. Jefferies M 79 6.25 — — 0 17 14% 0 — —
B. House M 90 6.13 — — 1 18 13% 3 — —
R. Street M 90 5.72 — — 2 21 8% 1 — —
F. Draper F 62 5.86 — — 2 8 2% 1 — —
C. Elder D 12 6.38 — — 0 10 6% 0 — —
C. Ogbene F 28 6.38 — — 0 11 10% 0 — —
M. Ladefoged F 28 6.30 — — 4 4 1% 0 — —
T. Hamer D 11 6.01 — — 0 5 2% 1 — —
Y. Konak M 28 5.80 — — 0 13 9% 0 — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Sheffield Utd vs Lincoln?
The final score was Sheffield Utd 3–0 Lincoln.
What did the model predict before Sheffield Utd vs Lincoln?
The model assigned 36% probability to a Sheffield Utd win, 32% to a draw, and 30% to an Lincoln win.