Fleetwood Town 1-0 Sheffield Utd — EFL Cup, 16 Sep 2026
Fleetwood Town beat Sheffield Utd 1-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 32 on 16 September 2026 at Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Fleetwood Town have won 2 and Sheffield Utd 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·Highbury Stadium · Fleetwood·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 23'Foul
- Half-time0-0
- 53'Foul
- 0-157'Own Goal
- 58'
- 58'
- 68'
- 68'
- 71'
- 71'
- 79'
- 83'
- 89'
- 90+1'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Fleetwood Town
- 6.9A. Loupalo-BiF
- 6.8Jay LynchG
- 6.8Lewis McCannM
- 6.7Mark HelmM
- 6.7Shaun RooneyD
- 6.6R. CoughlanF
- 6.5Conor HaugheyD
- 6.5Adam MurphyM
- 6.4W. DaviesF
- 6.4Harrison NealM
- 6.3Rhys BennettD
- 6.3C. McLeanM
- 6.3Daniel AndrewM
- 6.1Finley PotterD
- 6.0Chedwyn EvansF
- 6.6Jesse DempseyD
- 6.6R. CirinoD
- 6.6J. RobertsonM
- 6.6Joshua ThomasF
- 6.6James PradicG
Sheffield Utd
- 7.7Michael CooperG
- 7.1Japhet TangangaD
- 7.0Matthew DohertyD
- 7.0Mark McGuinnessD
- 6.8Jaïro RiedewaldM
- 6.7Jordan AyewF
- 6.7Romelle DonovanM
- 6.6Sydie PeckM
- 6.5Benjamin BreretonF
- 6.4Oliver ArblasterM
- 6.3Patrick BamfordF
- 6.3J. ShackletonD
- 6.2Tyrese CampbellF
- 6.1Joseph RothwellM
- 6.0Thomas CannonF
- 5.1Rhys Norrington-DaviesD
- 6.6Jamal BaptisteM
- 6.6Hamza ChoudhuryM
- 6.6Adam DaviesG
- 6.6L. KitchingD
Line-ups
Sheffield Utd4-4-2
Fleetwood Town3-1-4-2
Substitutes
Fleetwood TownM. Lawlor
Substitutes
- 19R. CoughlanF6.6
- 11Joshua ThomasF6.6
- 15Adam Murphy79'M6.5
- 22James PradicG6.6
- 36Jesse DempseyD6.6
- 9W. DaviesF6.4
- 29R. CirinoD6.6
- 28J. RobertsonM6.6
- 16Conor Haughey89'D6.5
Sheffield UtdChris Wilder
Substitutes
- 10Jordan Ayew58'F6.7
- 15L. KitchingD6.6
- 8Hamza ChoudhuryM6.6
- 16J. ShackletonD6.3
- 45Patrick Bamford83'F6.3
- 22Benjamin Brereton58'F6.5
- 17Adam DaviesG6.6
- 33Jamal BaptisteM6.6
- 42Sydie Peck68'M6.6
Team statistics
34%Possession66%
11Total shots10
5Shots on target4
6Shots off target3
0Blocked shots3
4Corners5
1Offsides6
13Fouls10
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves6
297Total passes595
214Accurate passes503
Fleetwood Town
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Loupalo-Bi | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jay Lynch | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Lewis McCann | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Mark Helm | 89 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Shaun Rooney | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| R. Coughlan | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Conor Haughey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Adam Murphy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| W. Davies | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Harrison Neal | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Rhys Bennett | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| C. McLean | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Andrew | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Finley Potter | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Chedwyn Evans | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Jesse Dempsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| R. Cirino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Joshua Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| James Pradic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Sheffield Utd
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Cooper | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Japhet Tanganga | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Matthew Doherty | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Mark McGuinness | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jaïro Riedewald | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Jordan Ayew | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Romelle Donovan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6.7 |
| Sydie Peck | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Oliver Arblaster | 83 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Patrick Bamford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| J. Shackleton | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tyrese Campbell | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Joseph Rothwell | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Thomas Cannon | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.1 |
| Jamal Baptiste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Hamza Choudhury | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Adam Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| L. Kitching | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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Head-to-head
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