English League Championship

Hull City vs Sheffield United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Hull City
  • 30': Babajide David
FT
1 - 0
Sheffield United

    About

    Hull City are hosting Sheffield United at The MKM Stadium, Hull, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Offside, Sheffield United. Chiedozie Ogbene is caught offside.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 5': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 5': John Lundstram (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Regan Slater (Hull City).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 11': Delay in match because of an injury John Lundstram (Hull City).
    • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 13': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Lewie Coyle.
    • 14': Charlie Hughes (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
    • 15': Substitution, Hull City. Amir Hadziahmetovic replaces John Lundstram because of an injury.
    • 15': David Akintola (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
    • 16': Offside, Hull City. David Akintola is caught offside.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Regan Slater (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
    • 20': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
    • 20': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Sydie Peck.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 25': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Amir Hadziahmetovic.
    • 25': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene following a corner.
    • 26': Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United).
    • 28': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
    • 28': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Goal! Hull City 1, Sheffield United 0. David Akintola (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lewie Coyle with a cross.
    • 33': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Hull City).
    • 33': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': David Akintola (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Alex Matos (Sheffield United).
    • 35': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Amir Hadziahmetovic.
    • 38': Chiedozie Ogbene (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by David Akintola (Hull City).
    • 40': Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 42': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Sydie Peck.
    • 43': Alex Matos (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City).
    • 45': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
    • 45': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Hull City 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Hull City 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 46': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
    • 46': Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Sam McCallum with a cross.
    • 46': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
    • 46': Joe Gelhardt (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Amir Hadziahmetovic (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 48': Foul by Alex Matos (Sheffield United).
    • 49': Alex Matos (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Hull City).
    • 50': Handball by Sam McCallum (Sheffield United).
    • 51': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United).
    • 54': Alex Matos (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Darko Gyabi (Hull City).
    • 57': Ben Mee (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
    • 57': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
    • 58': Attempt missed. David Akintola (Hull City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
    • 59': Corner, Hull City. Conceded by Alex Matos.
    • 60': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 60': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Sam McCallum.
    • 62': Substitution, Hull City. Liam Millar replaces Darko Gyabi.
    • 62': Substitution, Hull City. Matt Crooks replaces David Akintola.
    • 63': Substitution, Sheffield United. Tom Davies replaces Sydie Peck because of an injury.
    • 63': Substitution, Sheffield United. Danny Ings replaces Callum O'Hare.
    • 66': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Hull City).
    • 66': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Handball by Liam Millar (Hull City).
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 70': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
    • 70': Foul by Ben Mee (Sheffield United).
    • 70': John Egan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Sheffield United. Harrison Burrows replaces Sam McCallum.
    • 72': Substitution, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon replaces Tyrese Campbell.
    • 73': Alex Matos (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Hull City).
    • 73': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
    • 75': Charlie Hughes (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Dangerous play by Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United).
    • 76': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Matt Crooks (Hull City).
    • 79': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
    • 79': Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Ben Mee (Sheffield United).
    • 81': Matt Crooks (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Substitution, Sheffield United. Louie Barry replaces Alex Matos.
    • 82': Substitution, Hull City. Enis Destan replaces Joe Gelhardt.
    • 82': Substitution, Hull City. Semi Ajayi replaces Oliver McBurnie.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Matt Crooks.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Tom Davies (Sheffield United) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Japhet Tanganga.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Tom Davies (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Penalty Sheffield United. Danny Ings draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 87': Penalty conceded by Semi Ajayi (Hull City) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 88': John Egan (Hull City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 88': Penalty saved. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Sheffield United. Danny Ings is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Hull City 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Hull City 1, Sheffield United 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/398.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originSHU HULhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/306.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    13 Fouls 13
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 1
    9 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 2
    61.6 Possession 38.4
    13 SHOTS 5
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    399 Accurate Passes 221
    486 Passes 314
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    32 Crosses 12
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    59 Long Balls 73
    22 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 8
    14 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    9 Interceptions 7
    22 Effective Clearances 44
    22 Clearances 44

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The MKM Stadium
    Location: Hull, England
    Attendance: 21,030

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 11 +23 25
    2 Middlesbrough 10 +7 21
    3 Millwall 11 0 20
    4 Bristol City 11 +8 19
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    HUL Hull City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ivor Pandur (GK)
    4 Charlie Hughes
    15 John Egan Yellow Card
    3 Ryan Giles
    2 Lewie Coyle
    24 Darko Gyabi
    5 John Lundstram
    27 Regan Slater
    9 Oliver McBurnie Yellow Card
    11 Babajide David
    21 Joe Gelhardt
    Hull City Substitutes:
    Semi Ajayi, Akin Famewo, Enis Destan, Liam Millar, Matt Crooks, Cody Drameh, Dillon Phillips, Amir Hadziahmetovic.

    SHU Sheffield United (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Michael Cooper (GK)
    25 Mark McGuinness Yellow Card
    15 Ben Mee
    2 Japhet Tanganga
    28 Alex Matos
    42 Sydie Peck
    3 Sam McCallum
    19 Chiedozie Ogbene
    23 Tyrese Campbell
    10 Callum O'Hare Yellow Card
    8 Gustavo Hamer
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Harrison Burrows, Tyler Bindon, Djibril Soumaré, Louie Barry, Tom Davies, Danny Ings, Femi Seriki, Thomas Cannon, Adam Rhys Davies.

    EFL Championship News

    Sean Dyche's love for the rave scene
    Sean Dyche's love for the rave scene

    Back in 2018 Sean Dyche sat down with ESPN and discussed some of his favourite music scenes when he was growing up.

    The funniest press conference in Premier League history?
    The funniest press conference in Premier League history?

    Sean Dyche delivered one of the most entertaining press conferences in Premier League history while in charge of Burnley in 2021.

    Wrexham stretch winless run to four after defeat by Stoke
    Wrexham stretch winless run to four after defeat by Stoke

    Sorba Thomas was the matchwinner as Stoke beat Wrexham 1-0 to end a run of four Championship games without a victory and moved up to third.

    Socceroos phenom Nestory Irankunda ready to 'take on the world'
    Socceroos phenom Nestory Irankunda ready to 'take on the world'

    Nestory Irankunda now feels like he belongs at the international level, and has his sights set on the FIFA World Cup.

    Unsuitable owners may be forced to sell clubs, says regulator
    Unsuitable owners may be forced to sell clubs, says regulator

    New chairman says regulator is seeking powers to investigate clubs in difficulty