2017–18 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Sheffield United's 129th season in their history and marked their return to the Championship, following a six-year stay in the third tier. Along with the Championship, the club also competed in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

Sheffield United

2017–18 season
Chairman	Kevin McCabe
Manager	Chris Wilder
Stadium	Bramall Lane
Championship	10th
FA Cup	Fifth round (eliminated by Leicester City)
EFL Cup	Second round (eliminated by Leicester City)
Top goalscorer	League: Leon Clarke (19) All: Leon Clarke (19)
Home colours Away colours
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Before the season, many EFL fans, Sheffield Wednesday fans amongst them, tipped the Blades for a season of struggles in and around the bottom 3. United defied this by finishing 10th, and chasing the play-offs all season long.

The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Simon Moore	GK		Sandown	27	55	0	Cardiff City	19 August 2016	Undisclosed	2019
27	Jamal Blackman	GK		Croydon	23	24	0	Chelsea	27 July 2017	Loan	2018
31	Jake Eastwood	GK		Sheffield	20	3	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2018
Defenders
2	George Baldock	RB		Buckingham	32	24	1	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
3	Enda Stevens	LB		Dublin	35	33	1	Portsmouth	1 July 2017	Free	2020
5	Jack O'Connell	CB		Liverpool	23	81	6	Brentford	8 July 2016	Undisclosed	2022
13	Jake Wright	CB		Keighley	31	49	0	Oxford United	9 July 2016	Free	2019
18	Kieron Freeman	RB		Arnold	25	108	13	Derby County	23 January 2015	Free	2020
19	Richard Stearman	CB		Wolverhampton	38	17	1	Fulham	6 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
23	Ben Heneghan	CB		Manchester	31	1	0	Motherwell	31 August 2017	Undisclosed	2020
24	Daniel Lafferty	LB		Derry	28	45	4	Burnley	13 January 2017	Undisclosed	2019
Midfielders
4	John Fleck	CM		Glasgow	25	79	6	Coventry City	11 July 2016	Free	2021
6	Chris Basham	DM/CB		Hebburn	28	172	8	Blackpool	1 July 2014	Free	2019
7	John Lundstram	CM		Liverpool	31	29	2	Oxford United	25 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
14	Ryan Leonard	CM/CB		Plympton	33	3	0	Southend United	9 January 2018	Undisclosed	2021
15	Paul Coutts	CM		Aberdeen	28	120	5	Derby County	23 January 2015	Undisclosed	2019
20	Lee Evans	CM		Newport	31	5	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10 January 2018	£750,000	2021
21	Mark Duffy	RM		Liverpool	31	73	8	Birmingham City	1 July 2016	Free	2018
26	Ricky Holmes	LM		Rochford	38	2	0	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	2020
36	David Brooks	LW/AM		Warrington	28	26	3	Youth Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2021
44	Samir Carruthers	CM		Islington	24	28	1	Milton Keynes Dons	3 January 2017	Undisclosed	2020
Forwards
9	Leon Clarke	CF		Birmingham	32	53	24	Bury	27 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
10	Billy Sharp	CF		Sheffield	31	223	75	Leeds United	25 July 2015	Undisclosed	2019
11	Clayton Donaldson	CF		Bradford	41	18	5	Birmingham City	31 August 2017	Nominal	2018
12	James Wilson	CF		Biddulph	29	4	1	Manchester United	10 January 2018	Loan	2018
22	Caolan Lavery	CF		Red Deer	24	36	5	Sheffield Wednesday	30 August 2016	Free	2019
32	Ched Evans	CF		Rhyl	36	123	48	Chesterfield	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
Out on Loan
8	Nathan Thomas	LW		Ingleby Barwick	22	3	2	Hartlepool United	1 July 2017	Undisclosed	2020
17	James Hanson	CF		Bradford	29	14	1	Bradford City	24 January 2017	Undisclosed	2020
	George Long	GK		Sheffield	23	123	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2011	Trainee	2018
	Chris Hussey	LB		London	28	11	0	Bury	1 July 2016	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
	James Wilson	CB		Chepstow	28	10	1	Oldham Athletic	5 July 2016	Free	2018
	Louis Reed	CM		Barnsley	19	59	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2018

• All appearances and goals up to date as of 10 February 2018.

Statistics

As of 6 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Simon Moore	19	0	15+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ENG	George Baldock	38	1	30+4	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF	IRL	Enda Stevens	47	1	45+0	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
4	MF	SCO	John Fleck	43	2	40+0	2	0+1	0	1+1	0
5	DF	ENG	Jack O'Connell	48	0	46+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Chris Basham	51	2	45+1	2	0+2	0	2+1	0
7	MF	ENG	John Lundstram	39	3	20+15	3	2+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Leon Clarke	39	19	38+1	19	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Billy Sharp	37	14	28+6	13	0+1	0	2+0	1
11	FW	JAM	Clayton Donaldson	29	5	9+17	5	0+0	0	2+1	0
12	FW	ENG	James Wilson	9	1	4+4	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	DF	ENG	Jake Wright	22	0	13+4	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Ryan Leonard	13	0	6+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF	SCO	Paul Coutts	17	1	16+0	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	DF	WAL	Kieron Freeman	11	1	10+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF	ENG	Richard Stearman	30	2	28+0	2	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	MF	WAL	Lee Evans	19	2	18+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Mark Duffy	39	3	28+8	3	1+0	0	1+1	0
23	DF	ENG	Ben Heneghan	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF	NIR	Daniel Lafferty	13	1	1+7	0	2+0	1	3+0	0
26	MF	ENG	Ricky Holmes	5	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	GK	ENG	Jamal Blackman	33	0	31+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
31	GK	ENG	Jake Eastwood	3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW	WAL	Ched Evans	13	0	2+7	0	1+1	0	0+2	0
33	DF	ENG	Jake Bennett	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Regan Slater	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
36	MF	WAL	David Brooks	33	3	9+21	3	2+0	0	0+1	0
44	MF	IRL	Samir Carruthers	16	1	4+9	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
Player(s) out on loan:
8	MF	ENG	Nathan Thomas	3	2	0+1	0	1+0	1	1+0	1
17	FW	ENG	James Hanson	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	NIR	Caolan Lavery	6	1	1+2	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
Player(s) who left the club:
16	DF	USA	Cameron Carter-Vickers	18	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	DF	ENG	John Brayford	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Goals

As of 6 May 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	9		CF	Leon Clarke	19	0	0	19
2	10		CF	Billy Sharp	13	0	1	14
3	11		CF	Clayton Donaldson	5	0	0	5
4	7		CM	John Lundstram	3	0	0	3
	21		AM	Mark Duffy	3	0	0	3
	36		AM	David Brooks	3	0	0	3
7	4		CM	John Fleck	2	0	0	2
	6		DM	Chris Basham	2	0	0	2
	8		LW	Nathan Thomas	0	1	1	2
	19		CB	Richard Stearman	2	0	0	2
	20		CM	Lee Evans	2	0	0	2
12	2		RB	George Baldock	1	0	0	1
	3		LB	Enda Stevens	1	0	0	1
	12		CF	James Wilson	1	0	0	1
	15		CM	Paul Coutts	1	0	0	1
	18		RB	Kieron Freeman	1	0	0	1
	22		CF	Caolan Lavery	0	1	0	1
	24		LB	Daniel Lafferty	0	1	0	1
	44		CM	Samir Carruthers	1	0	0	1
			CB	Cameron Carter-Vickers	1	0	0	1
Total					58	3	2	63

Disciplinary record

As of 6 May 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			League Cup			FA Cup			Total
1	4		CM	John Fleck	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1
2	3		LB	Enda Stevens	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
3	6		DM	Chris Basham	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
4	5		CB	Jack O'Connell	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	15		CM	Paul Coutts	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	20		CM	Lee Evans	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	7		CM	John Lundstram	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	9		CF	Leon Clarke	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
	36		AM	David Brooks	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
11	2		RB	George Baldock	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	10		CF	Billy Sharp	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	19		CB	Richard Stearman	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
14	21		AM	Mark Duffy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	11		CF	Clayton Donaldson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		LB	Daniel Lafferty	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	27		GK	Jamal Blackman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
			CB	Cameron Carter-Vickers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
19	1		GK	Simon Moore	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	12		CF	James Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		CB	Jake Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					78	0	3	2	0	0	5	0	0	85	0	3

Contracts

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Status	Contract Length	Expiry Date	Ref.
18 July 2017	CM		Chris Basham	Signed	2 years	June 2019	[1]
18 July 2017	CM		Paul Coutts	Signed	2 years	June 2019	[1]
18 July 2017	RB		Kieron Freeman	Signed	3 years	June 2020	[1]
18 July 2017	CF		Billy Sharp	Signed	2 years	June 2019	[1]
22 September 2017	CM		John Fleck	Signed	4 years	June 2021	[2]
15 November 2017	CB		Jack O'Connell	Signed	4.5 years	June 2022	[3]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RB		George Baldock	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[4]
1 July 2017	CF		Ched Evans	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	[5]
1 July 2017	LB		Enda Stevens	Portsmouth	Free	[6]
1 July 2017	LW		Nathan Thomas	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	[7]
6 July 2017	CB		Richard Stearman	Fulham	Undisclosed	[8]
25 July 2017	CM		John Lundstram	Oxford United	Undisclosed	[9]
31 August 2017	CF		Clayton Donaldson	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	[10]
31 August 2017	CB		Ben Heneghan	Motherwell	Undisclosed	[11]
9 January 2018	CM		Ryan Leonard	Southend United	Undisclosed	[12]
10 January 2018	CM		Lee Evans	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£750,000	[13]
15 January 2018	LM		Ricky Holmes	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[14]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB		Graham Kelly	Port Vale	Free	[15]
1 July 2017	CF		Marc McNulty	Coventry City	Free	[16][a]
1 July 2017	AM		Jay O'Shea	Bury	Free	[18][b]
1 July 2017	AM		Stefan Scougall	St Johnstone	Free	[16][c]
3 August 2017	LM		Matt Done	Rochdale	Mutual consent	[21][d]
16 August 2017	LB		Kieran Wallace	Free agent	Mutual consent	[23]
31 August 2017	RB		John Brayford	Burton Albion	Mutual consent	[24][e]
11 January 2018	CM		Ben Whiteman	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed	[26]

1. Marc McNulty joined Coventry City following release from the club.^[17]
2. Jay O'Shea joined Bury on a free transfer after rejecting a contract with Sheffield United.^[19]
3. Stefan Scougall joined St Johnstone following release from the club.^[20]
4. Matt Done joined Rochdale following his departure.^[22]
5. John Brayford joined Burton Albion following his departure.^[25]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
27 July 2017	GK		Jamal Blackman	Chelsea	30 June 2018	[27]
25 August 2017	CB		Cameron Carter-Vickers	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2018	[28]
10 January 2018	CF		James Wilson	Manchester United	30 June 2018	[13]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	AM		Benjamin Whiteman	Doncaster Rovers	January 2018	[29]
4 July 2017	GK		George Long	AFC Wimbledon	30 June 2018	[30]
7 July 2017	LB		Chris Hussey	Swindon Town	30 June 2018	[31]
11 July 2017	CM		Louis Reed	Chesterfield	30 June 2018	[32]
17 July 2017	CB		James Wilson	Walsall	30 June 2018	[33]
26 October 2017	FW		Jordan Hallam	Southport	23 November 2017	[34]
3 January 2018	CF		James Hanson	Bury	30 June 2018	[35]

Pre-season

Friendlies

As of 16 June 2017, Sheffield United have six pre-season friendlies against Stoke City,^[36] Stocksbridge Park Steels, Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Eastleigh^[37] and Málaga.^[38]

Stocksbridge Park Steels v Sheffield United

8 July 2017	Stocksbridge Park Steels	0–9	Sheffield United	Stocksbridge
15:00 BST		Report	Sharp 21' Clarke 25', 27' Lavery 57', 72', 82' (pen.) Brooks 85', 89' Stevens 88'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Attendance: 1,824

Málaga v Sheffield United

14 July 2017	Málaga	0–1	Sheffield United	Coín, Spain
20:30 CEST		Report	Fleck 25'	Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana

Chesterfield v Sheffield United

18 July 2017	Chesterfield	1–2	Sheffield United	Chesterfield
19:30 BST	O'Grady 31'	Report	O'Connell 72' Brooks 85'	Stadium: Proact Stadium

Rotherham United v Sheffield United

21 July 2017	Rotherham United	1–2	Sheffield United	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Yates 86'	Report	Ihiekwe 68' (o.g.) Stevens 80'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 7,396

Sheffield United v Stoke City

25 July 2017	Sheffield United	2–1	Stoke City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Sharp 10' Brooks 90'	Report	Shaqiri 35'	Stadium: Bramall Lane

Eastleigh v Sheffield United

28 July 2017	Eastleigh	2–3	Sheffield United	Eastleigh
19:45 BST				Stadium: Ten Acres Referee: Graham Horwood

Competitions

EFL Championship

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Millwall	46	19	15	12	56	45	+11	72
9	Brentford	46	18	15	13	62	52	+10	69
10	Sheffield United	46	20	9	17	62	55	+7	69
11	Bristol City	46	17	16	13	67	58	+9	67
12	Ipswich Town	46	17	9	20	57	60	−3	60

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
44	19	9	16	59	52	+7	66	12	5	5	33	19	+14	7	4	11	26	33	−7

Last updated: 28 April 2018.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	W
Position	8	12	17	10	5	5	3	6	4	2	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	7	8	8	7	7	6	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	10

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the EFL Championship league fixtures were announced.^[39][40]

Sheffield United v Brentford

5 August 2017 1	Sheffield United	1–0	Brentford	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Sharp 39'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,746 Referee: Stephen Martin

Middlesbrough v Sheffield United

12 August 2017 2	Middlesbrough	1–0	Sheffield United	Middlesbrough
17:30 BST	Gestede 20' Friend  70'	Report	Stevens  63'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,876 Referee: Peter Bankes

Cardiff City v Sheffield United

15 August 2017 3	Cardiff City	2–0	Sheffield United	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Mendez-Laing  20', 55' Bamba  23' Morrison 44'	Report	21' Basham	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,844 Referee: Lee Mason

Sheffield United v Barnsley

19 August 2017 4	Sheffield United	1–0	Barnsley	Sheffield
12:15 BST	Sharp 17'  21' Clarke  42' Fleck  58' Stevens  84'	Report	McCarthy  31' MacDonald  42' Hammill  45+2' Pearson  48'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,482 Referee: Tim Robinson

Sheffield United v Derby County

26 August 2017 5	Sheffield United	3–1	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Sharp 4', 90+7'  89' O'Connell  32' Russell 39' (o.g.) Blackman  90+6'	Report	Lawrence  59' Johnson  71' Keogh  89' Bryson 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,202 Referee: Andy Madley

Sunderland v Sheffield United

9 September 2017 6	Sunderland	1–2	Sheffield United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Wilson  41' Rodwell 90+4'	Report	Donaldson 21', 77' Coutts  48' Lundstram  90+4'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,579 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield United

12 September 2017 7	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Sheffield United	Horwich
19:30 BST	Morais  41' Cullen  52' Madine  88'	Report	Carter-Vickers 33' Lafferty  82'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,346 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Sheffield United v Norwich City

16 September 2017 8	Sheffield United	0–1	Norwich City	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Coutts  63' Fleck  65'	Report	Wildschut 23' Tettey  59' Husband  78' Jerome  82' Maddison  86' Trybull  89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,218 Referee: Scott Duncan

Sheffield Wednesday v Sheffield United

24 September 2017 9	Sheffield Wednesday	2–4	Sheffield United	Owlerton
13:15 BST	Bannan  12' Hooper 45+1' João 66'	Report	Fleck 3'  90' Clarke 15', 77' Duffy 67' Basham  75'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 32,839 Referee: Simon Hooper

Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

27 September 2017 10	Sheffield United	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Clarke 39', 58' Coutts  54' Basham  67' Baldock  75'	Report	Coady  15' Neves  72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,893 Referee: Peter Bankes

Nottingham Forest v Sheffield United

30 September 2017 11	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Sheffield United	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Cummings 9' Dowell 27' Bouchalakis  83' Osborn  84' Bridcutt  88'	Report	Lundstram 3',  21' Coutts  44' Duffy  90+3' Stevens  90+4'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Andy Davies

Sheffield United v Ipswich Town

14 October 2017 12	Sheffield United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Clarke  33' Basham 49' Carter-Vickers  90+2'	Report	Knudsen  69'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,799 Referee: Tony Harrington

Sheffield United v Reading

21 October 2017 13	Sheffield United	2–1	Reading	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Coutts 19' Sharp 37' Brooks  90+3'	Report	van den Berg  56' McShane  57' Beerens 85'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,265 Referee: David Coote

Leeds United v Sheffield United

27 October 2017 14	Leeds United	1–2	Sheffield United	Leeds
19:45 BST	Phillips 34'  62' Ronaldo Vieira  87'	Report	Sharp 2' Stevens  45' Coutts  51' O'Connell  60' Baldock  74' Brooks 81' Clarke  82' Fleck  84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,504 Referee: Scott Duncan

Queens Park Rangers v Sheffield United

31 October 2017 15	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Sheffield United	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT	Sylla 4' Cousins  28' Scowen  90+1'	Report	Clarke  29' Brooks  90+1'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,604 Referee: Keith Stroud

Sheffield United v Hull City

4 November 2017 16	Sheffield United	4–1	Hull City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Clarke  23' 53', 76', 80', 88'	Report	Grosicki 29' Aina  39' Campbell  42'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,466 Referee: Darren Bond

Burton Albion v Sheffield United

17 November 2017 17	Burton Albion	1–3	Sheffield United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Palmer 31' Warnock  42'	Report	Sharp 10' (pen), 34' Clarke 78'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Oliver Langford

Sheffield United v Fulham

21 November 2017 18	Sheffield United	4–5	Fulham	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Clarke 6', 39', 90+1' Sharp  33' Lundstram  45+4' Carruthers 86' Brooks  90+3'	Report	Ojo 28', 69' Sessegnon 30', 43', 78' Fredericks  33' Ayité  45+2' Odoi  73' Kamara  90+6'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,445 Referee: James Linington

Sheffield United v Birmingham City

25 November 2017 19	Sheffield United	1–1	Birmingham City	Sheffield
17:30 GMT	Clarke 71' Fleck  78'	Report	Kieftenbeld  31' Boga 38' Jota  54' Grounds  72' Ndoye  76'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,427 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Millwall v Sheffield United

2 December 2017 20	Millwall	3–1	Sheffield United	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Gregory 14' Romeo 66' Cooper 87'	Report	Brooks  10', 41'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,669 Referee: Andy Madley

Sheffield United v Bristol City

8 December 2017 21	Sheffield United	1–2	Bristol City	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Stevens  43' Clarke 48' Fleck  59'	Report	Paterson 43',  90+5' Đurić  55' Flint 90+1' Reid  90+3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,409 Referee: David Coote

Preston North End v Sheffield United

16 December 2017 22	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Hugill 58'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Tim Robinson

Aston Villa v Sheffield United

23 December 2017 23	Aston Villa	2–2	Sheffield United	Birmingham
17:30 GMT	Adomah 4' (pen.) Jedinak 9'	Report	Donaldson 12', 26'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,210 Referee: Simon Hooper

Sheffield United v Sunderland

26 December 2017 24	Sheffield United	3–0	Sunderland	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Lundstram 36' Stearman 58' Baldock 62'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,668

Sheffield United v Bolton Wanderers

30 December 2017 25	Sheffield United	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Fleck  29' Baldock  45+1'	Report	Madine 21'  52' Robinson  37'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,387 Referee: Stephen Martin

Derby County v Sheffield United

1 January 2018 26	Derby County	1–1	Sheffield United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Vydra 24' (pen.)	Report	Clarke 57'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,003 Referee: Darren Bond

Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday

12 January 2018 27	Sheffield United	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Loovens  25'  64'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,120 Referee: David Coote

Norwich City v Sheffield United

20 January 2018 28	Norwich City	1–2	Sheffield United	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Pinto 70'  90+3' Klose  90+1'	Report	Wilson 6' Fleck  66' Donaldson 68' Leon Clarke  87'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,486 Referee: Tony Harrington

Sheffield United v Aston Villa

30 January 2018 29	Sheffield United	0–1	Aston Villa	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Snodgrass 90'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United

3 February 2018 30	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Sheffield United	Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT	Neves 5' Jota 30' Cavaleiro 76'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,311 Referee: Darren Bond

Sheffield United v Leeds United

10 February 2018 31	Sheffield United	2–1	Leeds United	Sheffield
12:30 GMT	Sharp 2',  14', 73' (pen.) Evans  44' Fleck  90+2'	Report	Forshaw  5' Roofe  19' Lasogga 47'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,553 Referee: Andrew Madley

Sheffield United v Queens Park Rangers

20 February 2018 32	Sheffield United	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Stearman 27' Lundstram 50' Evans  77'	Report	Freeman 63'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,339 Referee: Oliver Langford

Hull City v Sheffield United

23 February 2018 33	Hull City	1–0	Sheffield United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Irvine  16' Dicko 55'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Simon Hooper

Reading v Sheffield United

27 February 2018 34	Reading	1–3	Sheffield United	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Richards 51' van den Berg  57' Bacuna 62' Mannone  64' Clement  70'	Report	Sharp 11', 63' Duffy 44' Basham  50' Donaldson  83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Andy Davies Referee: 6,769
Note: Game moved from 17 February, due to Sheffield United's FA Cup fifth-round match against Leicester City

Fulham v Sheffield United

6 March 2018 35	Fulham	3–0	Sheffield United	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Mitrović 31', 44' Cairney 61'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Keith Stroud

Ipswich Town v Sheffield United

10 March 2018 36	Ipswich Town	0–0	Sheffield United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Skuse  40' Gleeson  84'	Report	Stearman  9'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,152 Referee: John Brooks

Sheffield United v Burton Albion

13 March 2018 37	Sheffield United	2–0	Burton Albion	Sheffield
	Stevens 29' L. Evans  57' Brooks 64' Stearman  73'	Report	Naylor  72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,832 Referee: Scott Duncan

Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest

17 March 2018 38	Sheffield United	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Fleck  90'	Report	44' Fox  77' Watson  87' Colback	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,095 Referee: Paul Tierney

Brentford v Sheffield United

30 March 2018 39	Brentford	1–1	Sheffield United	Brentford
15:00 BST	Mepham 68' Woods  69'	Report	Basham  50', 55' Stevens  60' Blackman  69'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,174 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Sheffield United v Cardiff City

2 April 2018 40	Sheffield United	1–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Clarke 28'	Report	Joe Bennett  29' Pilkington 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,231 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live On Sky TV

Barnsley v Sheffield United

7 April 2018 41	Barnsley	3–2	Sheffield United	Barnsley
12:15 BST	Gardner 25' McBurnie  34', 74' Lindsay  45' Bradshaw 88'	Report	O'Connell  36' Brooks  45' Fleck 57' Clarke 65'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 16,041 Referee: Scott Duncan

Sheffield United v Middlesbrough

10 April 2018 42	Sheffield United	2–1	Middlesbrough	Sheffield
	L. Evans 2', 40' Fleck  35'	Report	Leadbitter  19'  25' Traoré  41' Ayala 48' Fábio  71' Friend  87'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,557 Referee: Darren Bond

Sheffield United v Millwall

14 April 2018 43	Sheffield United	1–1	Millwall	Sheffield
13:00 BST	Clarke 74' Stearman  70' L. Evans  90'	Report	Williams  45' Marshall  75' Morison 76' Saville  81'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,454 Referee: David Coote

Birmingham City v Sheffield United

21 April 2018 44	Birmingham City	2–1	Sheffield United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Harding  16' Roberts 32' Maghoma 69'	Report	Duffy 7',  7' O'Connell  63'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 23,579 Referee: Tim Robinson

Sheffield United v Preston North End

28 April 2018 45	Sheffield United	0–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Fleck  44' L. Evans  52' Stevens  66' Sharp  81'	Report	Fisher  28' Harrop  31' Browne 57' Rudd  90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,568 Referee: James Linington

Bristol City v Sheffield United

6 May 2018 46	Bristol City	2–3	Sheffield United	Bristol
12:30 BST	Flint  17', 60' Diédhiou  42' Bryan  49', 75' Pack  90+1'	Report	Clarke 8' Sharp 29' Freeman 34' Stearman  74' Baldock  89'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 23,902 Referee: Peter Bankes

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Sheffield United entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Ipswich Town.^[41]

Ipswich Town v Sheffield United

6 January 2018 Third round	Ipswich Town	0–1	Sheffield United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Chambers  24'	Report	Thomas 25' Basham  45+2' Wright  81' Carter-Vickers  90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,057 Referee: Mike Jones

Sheffield United v Preston North End

27 January 2018 Fourth round	Sheffield United	1–0	Preston North End	Sheffield
	Sharp 80' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 15,680 Referee: Graham Scott

Leicester City v Sheffield United

16 February 2018 Fifth round	Leicester City	1–0	Sheffield United	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Vardy 66'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,336 Referee: Lee Mason

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Sheffield United were drawn at home to Walsall in the first round.^[42] A home tie was to follow in the second round, with Leicester City the visitors.^[43]

Sheffield United v Walsall

9 August 2017 First round	Sheffield United	3–2	Walsall	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Roberts 74' (o.g.) Thomas 79' Lafferty 82'	Report	Bakayoko 13' Kinsella  56' Oztumer 90+1' (pen.) Chambers  90+2'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Kevin Friend

Sheffield United v Leicester City

22 August 2017 Second round	Sheffield United	1–4	Leicester City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Lafferty  4' Lundstram  54' Lavery 84'	Report	Musa  20' 90+4' Slimani  24' 63', 67' Gray 52'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,280 Referee: Tony Harrington