Sheffield United vs Birmingham City

Championship - Regular Season 7 Aug 2021, 19:00
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 Bramall Lane (Sheffield) 👤 T. Robinson Round 1

Match report

Birmingham City edged past Sheffield United 1-0 in the Championship - Regular Season on 7 August 2021.

Sheffield United dominated possession with 75% of the ball and had 16 shots to Birmingham City's 9.

The match was played at Bramall Lane (Sheffield), with T. Robinson in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 75% - 25% Shots 16 - 9 On target 2 - 2 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 3 - 12 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Jérémie Bela
Birmingham City · 1 assist
7 Maxime Colin 1 goal
7 Aaron Ramsdale captained the side
7 George Baldock 63 passes (86% accurate)
7 John Egan 85 passes (89% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 8–4
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–1
Ball Possession 74–26 —
Corners 4–1 4–1
Attacks 43–43 56–37
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
99 Attacks 80
58 Dangerous Attacks 30
0 On Target 3
15 Off Target 6
16 Shots Total 9
2 Shots On Goal 2
9 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 7
9 Shots Outside Box 2
3 Fouls 12
8 Corners 2
1 Offsides 4
75% Ball Possession 25%
1 Yellow Cards 6
1 Saves 2
593 Passes Total 189
513 Passes Accurate 109
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sheffield United · 4-4-2
1 A. Ramsdale
2 G. Baldock 12 J. Egan 19 J. Robinson 23 B. Osborn
4 J. Fleck 8 S. Berge 16 O. Norwood 17 D. McGoldrick
14 O. Burke 11 L. Mousset
Birmingham City · 3-5-2
13 M. Sarkic
4 M. Roberts 12 H. Dean 3 K. Pedersen
2 M. Colin 20 G. Gardner 6 R. Woods 7 T. Chong 11 J. Bela
9 S. Hogan 10 L. Jutkiewicz
Sheffield United
Coach
S. Jokanović
Substitutes
  • 21 Michael Verrips
  • 6 Chris Basham
  • 15 Luke Freeman
  • 20 Jayden Bogle
  • 10 Billy Sharp
  • 9 Oliver McBurnie
  • 7 Rhian Brewster
Birmingham City
Coach
L. Bowyer
Substitutes
  • 27 Connal Trueman
  • 23 Juan Castillo
  • 5 George Friend
  • 14 Jonathan Leko
  • 34 Ivan Sunjic
  • 17 Iván Sánchez
  • 15 Chuks Aneke
Substitutions
  • 53' ↑ R. Brewster ↓ L. Mousset Sheffield United
  • 68' ↑ J. Leko ↓ S. Hogan Birmingham City
  • 69' ↑ B. Sharp ↓ J. Fleck Sheffield United
  • 74' ↑ I. Šunjić ↓ T. Chong Birmingham City
  • 78' ↑ J. Familia-Castillo ↓ R. Woods Birmingham City
  • 79' ↑ O. McBurnie ↓ O. Burke Sheffield United
Cards
  • 42' K. Pedersen Birmingham City
  • 66' R. Woods Birmingham City
  • 71' R. Brewster Sheffield United
  • 77' J. Leko Birmingham City
  • 79' M. Colin Birmingham City
  • 85' J. Familia-Castillo Birmingham City
  • 90' G. Gardner Birmingham City
Head-to-head
Sheffield United 2 1 draws 2 Birmingham City
2026-03-14 Birmingham vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 1
2025-12-20 Sheffield Utd vs Birmingham 3 - 0
2025-08-13 Birmingham vs Sheff Utd 2 - 1
2022-02-04 Birmingham City vs Sheffield United 1 - 2
2021-08-07 Sheffield United vs Birmingham City 0 - 1
Recent form
Sheffield United D D W D L
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sheffield United vs Birmingham City?
Sheffield United lost 0-1 against Birmingham City on 7 August 2021.
Who won Sheffield United vs Birmingham City?
Birmingham City won the match 1-0.
Where was Sheffield United vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at Bramall Lane (Sheffield).
Who had more possession in Sheffield United vs Birmingham City?
Sheffield United had 75% of possession, compared to 25% for the other side.