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Championship Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 22nd August
Championship Table
On Saturday 22nd August
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Swansea City, Position 6, Points 4
- Sheffield United, Position 14, Points 2
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: Promotion
- Position 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Promotion Play-off
- Position 22, 23, 24: Relegation
- Southampton were deducted four points due to breaches of EFL regulations
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Team Lineups
home team,Swansea City
Manager:Vitor Matos
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Swansea City
away team,Sheffield United
Manager:Chris Wilder
Formation:3 - 1 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Sheffield United
home team,Swansea City
Manager:Vitor Matos
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Sheffield United
Manager:Chris Wilder
Formation:3 - 1 - 4 - 2
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Tom Nield
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Callum Gough
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Michael Webb
- Fourth Official:
- Leigh Doughty
Match Stats
Key, Swansea v Sheff UtdBasic Stats
Overall possession
Swansea City 67.7%Sheffield United 32.3%
xG
Swansea City 0.02Sheffield United 0Shots
Swansea City 1Sheffield United 0Shots on target
Swansea City 0Sheffield United 0Total touches inside the opposition box
Swansea City 1Sheffield United 0Goalkeeper saves
Swansea City 0Sheffield United 0Aerial duels won
Swansea City 3Sheffield United 1Fouls committed
Swansea City 3Sheffield United 0Corners
Swansea City 0Sheffield United 0In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Swansea City 1Sheffield United 0Attempts out of box
Swansea City 1Sheffield United 0Expected
xG
Swansea City 0.02Sheffield United 0xG from open play
Swansea City 0.02Sheffield United 0xA
Swansea City 0.0381644Sheffield United 0.0265476Distribution
Total passes
Swansea City 85Sheffield United 41Pass accuracy %
Swansea City 76.5Sheffield United 48.8Backward passes
Swansea City 17Sheffield United 3Forward passes
Swansea City 31Sheffield United 22Total long balls
Swansea City 16Sheffield United 8Successful final third passes
Swansea City 12Sheffield United 5Defence
Total tackles
Swansea City 2Sheffield United 3Won tackle %
Swansea City 100Sheffield United 66.7Fouls committed
Swansea City 3Sheffield United 0Total clearances
Swansea City 3Sheffield United 2Season so far
Championship
Key, Swansea v Sheff Utd
League position, Swansea City 5th, Sheffield United 15thTotal points, Swansea City 4, Sheffield United 2
Form guide
All competitions
Swansea City won
v Stoke City
1
2
Championship
Sheffield United draw
v Birmingham City
0
0
Championship
Swansea City lose
v Birmingham City
0
1
League Cup
Sheffield United won
v Mansfield Town
0
3
League Cup
Swansea City won
v Leganés
1
0
Club Friendlies
Sheffield United draw
v Bochum
0
0
Club Friendlies
Swansea City won
v Udinese
2
0
Club Friendlies
Sheffield United won
v Rotherham United
0
2
Club Friendlies
Swansea City draw
v Holstein Kiel
2
2
Club Friendlies
Sheffield United won
v Huddersfield Town
3
1
Club Friendlies
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
Sheffield United 3 , Swansea City 3 on the 3rd of April 2026
Sheffield United
Swansea City
3rd of April 2026
Swansea City 1 , Sheffield United 0 on the 16th of August 2025
Swansea City
Sheffield United
16th of August 2025
Swansea City 1 , Sheffield United 2 on the 21st of January 2025
Swansea City
Sheffield United
21st of January 2025
Match Facts
Swansea City have won just one of their last eight league meetings with Sheffield United (D2 L5), though it was 1-0 home win last season.
Sheffield United failed to win either of their league games against Swansea City last term (D1 L1) but they haven’t gone three in a row without victory against the Swans over consecutive seasons since 1956-57/1957-58.
Swansea have won each of their last two opening home games of a league campaign, including a 1-0 win over Sheffield United last campaign. The Swans last won more in succession between 1995-1999 (five wins).
Sheffield United have won their first away game in just one of their last 14 league campaigns (D3 L10 since 2012-13), beating Preston North End 2-0 in 2024-25.
On MD1 of the 2026-27 Championship season, Sheffield United recorded the fewest overall shots of any side (3), while also amassing a total of just 0.29 xG – their lowest in the league since registering 0.24 vs Leeds in October 2024.
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