Sheffield United vs Derby County

League Cup - 2nd Round 24 Aug 2021, 18:45
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Derby County
Derby County
🏟 Bramall Lane (Sheffield) 👤 A. Backhouse

Match report

Sheffield United edged past Derby County 2-1 in the League Cup - 2nd Round on 24 August 2021.

Derby County had 14 shots to Sheffield United's 13.

The match was played at Bramall Lane (Sheffield), with A. Backhouse in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 13 - 14 On target 3 - 4 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 9 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Billy Sharp
Sheffield United · 1 goal
8 Louie Sibley 1 goal
8 Kyron Gordon 1 assist
8 Kacper Lopata 69 passes (90% accurate)
7 Luke Freeman 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–10 7–4
Shots On Goal 1–3 2–1
Ball Possession 51–49 —
Corners 3–0 1–5
Attacks 53–35 45–47
Match statistics
4 Substitution 2
98 Attacks 82
50 Dangerous Attacks 40
3 On Target 4
10 Off Target 10
13 Shots Total 14
3 Shots On Goal 4
7 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 4
10 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 9
4 Corners 5
0 Offsides 1
49% Ball Possession 51%
4 Yellow Cards 0
4 Saves 1
475 Passes Total 499
413 Passes Accurate 411
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sheffield United · 3-5-2
21 M. Verrips
34 K. Gordon 35 K. Lopata 19 J. Robinson
20 J. Bogle 17 D. McGoldrick 30 Z. Brunt 15 L. Freeman 23 B. Osborn
36 D. Jebbison 14 O. Burke
Derby County · 4-2-3-1
31 R. Allsop
37 K. McDonald 16 R. Stearman 3 C. Forsyth 43 D. Williams
35 L. Watson 32 J. Brown
17 L. Sibley 40 I. Hutchinson 7 K. Józwiak
34 J. Stretton
Sheffield United
Coach
S. Jokanović
Substitutes
  • 18 Wes Foderingham
  • 33 Rhys Norrington-Davies
  • 6 Chris Basham
  • 4 John Fleck
  • 29 Iliman Ndiaye
  • 7 Rhian Brewster
  • 10 Billy Sharp
Derby County
Coach
W. Rooney
Substitutes
  • 21 Kelle Roos
  • 39 Marko Borkovic
  • 2 Nathan Byrne
  • 26 Lee Buchanan
  • 4 Graeme Shinnie
  • 11 Ravel Morrison
  • 8 Max Bird
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Fleck ↓ D. Jebbison Sheffield United
  • 62' ↑ I. Ndiaye ↓ D. McGoldrick Sheffield United
  • 63' ↑ L. Buchanan ↓ K. Jóźwiak Derby County
  • 67' ↑ M. Borkovic ↓ J. Stretton Derby County
  • 69' ↑ B. Sharp ↓ O. Burke Sheffield United
Cards
  • 43' B. Osborn Sheffield United
  • 74' J. Fleck Sheffield United
  • 83' L. Freeman Sheffield United
  • 90+3' J. Robinson Sheffield United
Head-to-head
Sheffield United 5 1 draws 2 Derby County
2026-05-02 Derby vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 0
2025-11-01 Sheffield Utd vs Derby 1 - 3
2025-02-01 Derby County vs Sheffield United 0 - 1
2024-09-21 Sheffield United vs Derby County 1 - 0
2022-01-15 Derby County vs Sheffield United 2 - 0
2021-09-25 Sheffield United vs Derby County 1 - 0
Recent form
Sheffield United D D W D L
Derby County D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sheffield United vs Derby County?
Sheffield United won 2-1 against Derby County on 24 August 2021.
Who won Sheffield United vs Derby County?
Sheffield United won the match 2-1.
Where was Sheffield United vs Derby County played?
The match was played at Bramall Lane (Sheffield).
Who had more possession in Sheffield United vs Derby County?
Derby County had 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.