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Derby County vs Sheffield United

FA Cup
Derby
20-9-17
1-2
Final
Sheffield Utd
18-6-22
Pride Park

Match pulse

DERAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTSHU
51%Possession49%
17Shots15
6On target8
6Corners4
6Saves4
13Fouls11
18'Sondre LangasDER26'Matthew ClarkeDER45'+2'Harrison BurrowsSHU54'Japhet TangangaSHU89'Bobby ClarkDER90'+7'Sammie SzmodicsDER90'+7'Tahith ChongSHU
Team1H2HT
DER101
SHU022

Who won: Sheffield Utd 2-1

Sheffield United beat Derby County 2-1 on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at Pride Park. Goals for Derby: Sammie Szmodics (5'). Goals for Sheffield Utd: Thomas Cannon (62') and Sydie Peck (69').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Thomas CannonCF-R
  2. 27.3Sydie PeckCM-R
  3. 37.3Gustavo HamerRM
  4. 47.2Adam DaviesG
  5. 57.0Patrick BamfordCF-L
  6. 66.8Jacob Widell ZetterströmG
  7. 76.5Callum O'HareLM
  8. 86.4Sammie SzmodicsAM
  9. 96.4Mark McGuinnessCD-L
  10. 106.3Joe WardRB
  11. 116.3Femi SerikiRB
  12. 126.3Oliver ArblasterCM-L

Team stats

DERSHU
13Fouls11
4Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
6Corner Kicks4
6Saves4
50.8Possession49.2
17SHOTS15
6ON GOAL8
0.4On Target %0.5
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
271Accurate Passes306
372Passes375
0.7Pass Completion %0.8
5Accurate Crosses3
20Crosses11
0.3Cross %0.3
77Long Balls51
26Accurate Long Balls18
0.3Long Balls %0.4
6Blocked Shots2
6Effective Tackles8
11Tackles11
0.5Tackle %0.7
11Interceptions8
22Effective Clearances49
22Clearances49

Player of the game

Thomas Cannon

SHU · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

13%
DER · 0.16 xG
77%
Draw
11%
SHU · 0.14 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Derby County 1, Sheffield United 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Derby County 1, Sheffield United 2.
  3. 90'+11'

    Offside

    Offside, Sheffield United. Patrick Bamford is caught offside.

  4. 90'+10'DER

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sam Szmodics.

  5. 90'+10'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Ki-Jana Hoever.

  6. 90'+8'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Tahith Chong.

  7. 90'+7'

    Yellow card

    Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.

    T. Chong

  8. 90'+7'

    Yellow card

    Sam Szmodics (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    S. Szmodics

  9. 90'+7'DER

    Foul

    Foul by Sam Szmodics (Derby County).

  10. 90'+7'

    Free kick won

    Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  11. 90'+6'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.

  12. 90'+2'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Matt Clarke (Derby County) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Joe Ward with a cross following a corner.

  13. 90'+2'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Adam Davies.

  14. 90'+2'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Joe Ward (Derby County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  15. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Bobby Clark (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  16. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).

  17. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 10 minutes of added time.

  18. 89'

    Yellow card

    Bobby Clark (Derby County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    B. Clark

  19. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Bobby Clark (Derby County).

  20. 89'

    Free kick won

    Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  21. 88'DER

    Offside

    Offside, Derby County. Lars-Jørgen Salvesen is caught offside.

  22. 87'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tahith Chong.

  23. 86'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jacob Widell Zetterström (Derby County). Assisted by Patrick Bamford.

    D. Ings

  24. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. O'Hare

    Substitution, Sheffield United. Jairo Riedewald replaces Callum O'Hare.

    J. Riedewald

  25. 84'

    Handball

    Handball by Carlton Morris (Derby County).

Leaders

DERSHU
Total Shots
Matthew Clarke
4
Sydie Peck
3
Accurate Passes
Lewis Travis
45
Sydie Peck
52
Saves
Jacob Widell Zetterström
6
Adam Davies
4

Season seriesSHU leads series 3-2