Southampton vs Sheffield Utd

Championship 21 Jan 2026, 19:45
Southampton
Southampton
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
Round 28

Match report

Southampton edged past Sheffield Utd 1-0 in the Championship on 21 January 2026.

Sheffield Utd had 16 shots to Southampton's 15.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 15 - 16 On target 3 - 4 Corners 6 - 7 Fouls 11 - 14 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Leo Scienza
Southampton · 1 goal
8 Elias Jelert captained the side
7 Daniel Peretz 4 saves
7 Taylor Harwood-Bellis captained the side
7 Jack Stephens captained the side
First half vs second half
Sheffield Utd came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 7–11
Shots On Goal 2–1 1–3
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 2–3 4–4
Attacks 39–33 35–39
Match statistics
6 Corners 7
5 Substitution 5
74 Attacks 72
49 Dangerous Attacks 54
3 On Target 3
11 Off Target 7
50% Ball Possession 50%
15 Shots Total 16
3 Shots On Goal 4
10 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 7
11 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 6
11 Fouls 14
6 Corners 7
3 Offsides 0
54% Ball Possession 46%
3 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 2
414 Passes Total 350
299 Passes Accurate 244
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Southampton · 3-4-2-1
41 D. Peretz
6 T. Harwood-Bellis 5 J. Stephens 38 E. Jelert
18 T. Fellows 20 C. Jander 4 F. Downes 34 Welington
10 F. Azaz 13 L. Scienza
11 R. Stewart
Sheffield Utd · 4-4-2
1 M. Cooper
12 K. Hoever 25 M. McGuinness 15 B. Mee 14 H. Burrows
24 T. Chong 4 O. Arblaster 42 S. Peck 10 C. O'Hare
7 T. Cannon 23 T. Campbell
Southampton
Coach
Tonda Eckert
Substitutes
  • 9 Adam Armstrong
  • 3 Ryan Manning
  • 24 Shea Charles
  • 46 Jay Robinson
  • 15 Nathan Wood
  • 1 Alex McCarthy
  • 17 Joshua Quarshie
  • 27 Kuryu Matsuki
  • 19 Cameron Archer
Sheffield Utd
Coach
Chris Wilder
Substitutes
  • 45 Patrick Bamford
  • 11 Andre Brooks
  • 38 Femi Seriki
  • 8 Gustavo Hamer
  • 9 Danny Ings
  • 17 Adam Davies
  • 3 Sam McCallum
  • 19 Chiedozie Ogbene
  • 22 Tom Davies
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ P. Bamford ↓ T. Campbell Sheffield Utd
  • 60' ↑ A. Brooks ↓ T. Chong Sheffield Utd
  • 61' ↑ A. Armstrong ↓ R. Stewart Southampton
  • 66' ↑ G. Hamer ↓ C. O'Hare Sheffield Utd
  • 66' ↑ F. Seriki ↓ K. Hoever Sheffield Utd
  • 78' ↑ R. Manning ↓ F. Azaz Southampton
  • 78' ↑ S. Charles ↓ Welington Southampton
  • 78' ↑ J. Robinson ↓ L. Scienza Southampton
  • 79' ↑ D. Ings ↓ T. Cannon Sheffield Utd
  • 90+2' ↑ N. Wood ↓ T. Fellows Southampton
Cards
  • 53' C. O'Hare Sheffield Utd
  • 55' L. Scienza Southampton
  • 90+3' S. Charles Southampton
  • 90+7' C. Jander Southampton
Head-to-head
Southampton 6 0 draws 0 Sheffield Utd
2026-01-21 Southampton vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 0
2025-09-30 Sheffield Utd vs Southampton 1 - 2
2021-09-21 Sheffield United vs Southampton 2 - 3
2021-03-06 Sheffield United vs Southampton 0 - 2
2020-12-13 Southampton vs Sheffield United 3 - 0
2020-07-26 Southampton vs Sheffield United 3 - 1
Recent form
Southampton D W D D D
Sheffield Utd W D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Southampton vs Sheffield Utd?
Southampton won 1-0 against Sheffield Utd on 21 January 2026.
Who won Southampton vs Sheffield Utd?
Southampton won the match 1-0.
Who had more possession in Southampton vs Sheffield Utd?
Southampton had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.