Sheffield Utd vs Coventry

Sheffield Utd

1 - 2

Coventry

🕒 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Bramall Lane 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Sheffield Utd 13 · Coventry 1

Referee Stats

John Busby

20 matches · 2.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.15
Reds avg	0.05
Penalties avg	0.10
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	25%
Draws	20%
Away wins	55%

How the match was won

Sheffield Utd outshot their opponent (22-11).
Sheffield Utd controlled possession (64%).
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Sheffield Utd (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

38 / 33

Avg: 1.65 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Coventry (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-5

Goals For / Against

46 / 26

Avg: 2.00 / 1.13

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

1.74

1.65

2.00

1.43

1.13

74%

O2.5

61%

70%

BTTS

57%

22%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Sheffield Utd rank13th

Coventry rank1st

Sheffield Utd points60

Coventry points95

Sheffield Utd: #13 · 60 pts · GD +0

24 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 8 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Coventry: #1 · 95 pts · GD +52

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 30 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.

35-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Sheffield Utd last 5 home

L L W D L

Points4/15

Weighted index24

Goals9-12

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Coventry last 5 away

W D D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-1

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.574%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.561%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Utd score at home87%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet at home22%

Coventry score away87%

Coventry clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Sheffield Utd score first22%

Sheffield Utd win after scoring first40%

Coventry score first22%

Coventry win after scoring first80%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Sheffield Utd 60% · Coventry 100%

Avg first goal minute: Sheffield Utd 30.6' · Coventry 29.2'

Vs league average

Sheffield Utd score at home1.65 vs 1.40

Sheffield Utd concede at home1.43 vs 1.20

Coventry score away2.00 vs 1.20

Coventry concede away1.13 vs 1.40

Sheffield Utd score 18% above league average, while Coventry score 66% above league average.

Defensive side: Sheffield Utd are 19% above league average at home, and Coventry are 19% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 2.75 goals on average across the last 4.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (home)

1H scored: 28% 2H scored: 72% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

46-60 4

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

31-45 2

0-15 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 6

76-90+ 4

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 1

61-75 1

Coventry goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 6

46-60 5

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

61-75 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

510

288

Passes Accurate

430

196

Passes %

84%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

9' E. Mason-Clark

9' J. Tanganga

48' ⚽

⚽

48' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Burrows

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Hamer

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

H. Wright

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Mason-Clark

57' ⚽

⚽

57' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

J. Rudoni

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Mason-Clark

59'

59' J. Dasilva

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ E. Mason-Clark

1st substitution · For: B. Thomas-Asante

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ El Hadji Djibril Soumaré

1st substitution · For: J. Riedewald

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ J. Rudoni

2nd substitution · For: J. Eccles

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. O'Hare

2nd substitution · For: T. Campbell

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ H. Wright

3rd substitution · For: E. Simms

83'

83' A. Brooks

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ F. Seriki

3rd substitution · For: K. Hoever

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ A. Brooks

4th substitution · For: T. Chong

84'

84' T. Campbell

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ F. Onyeka

4th substitution · For: V. Torp

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ T. Sakamoto

5th substitution · For: K. Kesler-Hayden

Sheffield Utd vs Coventry 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Coventry beat Sheffield Utd 2-1 on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 in Championship. The match was refereed by John Busby. It was played at Bramall Lane.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. E. Mason-Clark received a yellow card for Coventry at 9'. J. Tanganga received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 9'.

Second half: Sheffield Utd took the lead at 48' when H. Burrows scored, with the assist credited to G. Hamer, making the score 1-0. Coventry leveled the score at 52' when H. Wright scored, with the assist credited to E. Mason-Clark, making the score 1-1. Coventry took the lead at 57' when J. Rudoni scored, with the assist credited to E. Mason-Clark, making the score 1-2. J. Dasilva received a yellow card for Coventry at 59'. Coventry made their 1st substitution at 67', with E. Mason-Clark replacing B. Thomas-Asante. Sheffield Utd made their 1st substitution at 72', with El Hadji Djibril Soumaré replacing J. Riedewald. Coventry made their 2nd substitution at 75', with J. Rudoni replacing J. Eccles. Sheffield Utd made their 2nd substitution at 76', with C. O'Hare replacing T. Campbell. Coventry made their 3rd substitution at 76', with H. Wright replacing E. Simms. A. Brooks received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 83'. Sheffield Utd made their 3rd substitution at 83', with F. Seriki replacing K. Hoever. Sheffield Utd made their 4th substitution at 83', with A. Brooks replacing T. Chong. T. Campbell received a yellow card for Sheffield Utd at 84'. Coventry made their 4th substitution at 90', with F. Onyeka replacing V. Torp. Coventry made their 5th substitution at 90', with T. Sakamoto replacing K. Kesler-Hayden.

Sheffield Utd used 4 substitutions while Coventry used 5 substitutions. Sheffield Utd got 3 yellow cards, while Coventry got 2 yellow cards.