2021–22 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Sheffield United's first season back in the Championship since the 2018–19 season following relegation last season and was the 133rd year in their history. This season, the club participated in the Championship, FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Sheffield United
2021–22 season
OwnerAbdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
ChairmanYusuf Giansiracusa
ManagerSlaviša Jokanović
(until 25 November)
Paul Heckingbottom
(from 25 November)
StadiumBramall Lane
Championship5th
Championship PlayoffsSemi-finals (eliminated by Nottingham Forest)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Billy Sharp (14)
All: Billy Sharp (15)
Highest home attendance30,813 (vs. Fulham, 29 April 2022)
Lowest home attendance6,778 (vs. Carlisle United, 10 August 2021)
Average home league attendance27,720

During pre-season, Slaviša Jokanović was appointed as manager on a three-year deal, however was sacked on 25 November 2021 after a poor start to the season. Paul Heckingbottom was appointed, and took the team from lower mid table into the playoffs by May. The season was ended in heartbreak, however, after Morgan Gibbs-White missed the deciding penalty in a shootout defeat to Nottingham Forest.

Squad statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Updated 9 April 2022

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Championship Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   WAL Adam Davies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK   ENG Wes Foderingham 36 0 32 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
31 GK   ENG Jake Eastwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   GRE George Baldock 27 1 24+1 1 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
3 DF   IRL Enda Stevens 24 2 21+1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
5 DF   ENG Jack O'Connell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Chris Basham 34 0 25+4 0 1 0 2 0 2 0
12 DF   IRL John Egan 48 2 46 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
19 DF   ENG Jack Robinson 32 3 26+1 3 1 0 2 0 2 0
20 DF   ENG Jayden Bogle 22 3 16+2 3 1 0 3 0 0 0
22 DF   ENG Ben Davies 22 1 21+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   CRO Filip Uremović 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   ENG Charlie Goode 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   WAL Rhys Norrington-Davies 26 0 20+2 0 1 0 1 0 1+1 0
34 DF   ENG Kyron Gordon 8 0 4+1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
35 DF   POL Kacper Łopata 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   SCO John Fleck 39 2 31+4 1 0 0 0+2 0 2 1
8 MF   NOR Sander Berge 34 6 22+9 5 1 0 0 0 2 1
16 MF   NIR Oliver Norwood 49 1 42+2 1 0+1 0 1+1 0 2 0
23 MF   ENG Ben Osborn 39 3 21+13 3 1 0 1+1 0 1+1 0
24 MF   IRL Conor Hourihane 31 1 15+14 1 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 MF   ENG Morgan Gibbs-White 37 12 33+2 11 0 0 0 0 2 1
29 MF   SEN Iliman Ndiaye 35 7 23+7 7 0+1 0 1+1 0 2 0
Forwards
7 FW   ENG Rhian Brewster 16 4 10+4 3 0 0 1+1 1 0 0
9 FW   SCO Oli McBurnie 30 1 9+19 0 0 0 1+1 1 0 0
10 FW   ENG Billy Sharp 42 15 30+9 14 1 0 1+1 1 0 0
17 FW   IRL David McGoldrick 21 2 10+9 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF   DEN William Osula 5 0 0+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW   ENG Daniel Jebbison 11 0 1+7 0 0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
Player(s) out on loan:
13 DF   ENG Max Lowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK   NED Michael Verrips 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
30 MF   ENG Zak Brunt 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
14 FW   SCO Oliver Burke 6 0 2+1 0 0+1 0 2 0 0 0
11 FW   FRA Lys Mousset 7 3 5+2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   ENG Luke Freeman 8 1 1+3 0 0+1 0 3 1 0 0
40 DF   ENG Femi Seriki 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club:
1 GK   ENG Aaron Ramsdale 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 GK   SWE Robin Olsen 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   ENG Tyler Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
28 MF   ENG Regan Slater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF   ALG Adlène Guedioura 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goals

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As of 29 April 2022
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Championship Play-offs Total
1 10   CF Billy Sharp 14 0 1 0 15
2 27   MF Morgan Gibbs-White 11 0 0 1 12
3 29   MF Iliman Ndiaye 7 0 0 0 7
4 8   MF Sander Berge 5 0 0 1 6
5 7   CF Rhian Brewster 3 0 1 0 4
6 11   CF Lys Mousset 3 0 0 0 3
23   MF Ben Osborn 3 0 0 0 3
20   DF Jayden Bogle 3 0 0 0 3
19   DF Jack Robinson 3 0 0 0 3
7 12   DF John Egan 2 0 0 0 2
17   CF David McGoldrick 2 0 0 0 2
3   DF Enda Stevens 1 0 1 0 2
4   MF John Fleck 1 0 0 1 2
7 2   DF George Baldock 1 0 0 0 1
16   MF Oliver Norwood 1 0 0 0 1
24   MF Conor Hourihane 1 0 0 0 1
22   DF Ben Davies 1 0 0 0 1
15   MF Luke Freeman 0 0 1 0 1
9   CF Oli McBurnie 0 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 63 0 5 3 71

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
15 July 2021 MF   Sydie Peck   Arsenal Free transfer [1]
8 September 2021 MF   Joe Starbuck   Grimsby Town Undisclosed [2]
13 September 2021 CM   Adlène Guedioura   Al-Gharafa Free transfer [3]
21 January 2022 DF   Connor Barratt   Birmingham City Undisclosed [4]
25 January 2022 GK   Adam Davies   Stoke City £250,000 [5]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
16 August 2021 CB   Ben Davies   Liverpool End of season [6]
30 August 2021 CM   Conor Hourihane   Aston Villa End of season [7]
31 August 2021 CM   Morgan Gibbs-White   Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [8]
31 August 2021 GK   Robin Olsen   Roma 18 January 2022[a] [10]
31 January 2022 CB   Charlie Goode   Brentford End of season [11]
24 March 2022 CB   Filip Uremović   Rubin Kazan Free transfer [12]
  1. ^ On 18 January, Olsen was recalled by parent club Roma.[9]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 July 2021 LB   Harry Boyes   Solihull Moors 3 January 2022 [13]
3 August 2021 CM   George Broadbent   Rochdale 1 January 2022 [14]
12 August 2021 RB   Femi Seriki   Beerschot End of season [15]
13 August 2021 GK   Jordan Amissah   Guiseley September 2021 [16]
13 August 2021 MF   Harrison Neal   Kettering Town September 2021 [16]
21 August 2021 GK   Marcus Dewhurst   Solihull Moors mid-September 2021 [17]
27 August 2021 LB   Max Lowe   Nottingham Forest End of season [18]
31 August 2021 CF   Daniel Jebbison   Burton Albion 31 January 2022 [19]
7 September 2021 GK   Jake Eastwood   Portsmouth 14 September 2021 [20]
28 October 2021 CM   Zak Brunt   Southend United January 2022 [21]
28 October 2021 CB   Kacper Łopata   Southend United End of season [21]
4 January 2022 CM   Zak Brunt   Notts County End of season [22]
4 January 2022 MF   Harrison Neal   Southend United End of season [23]
11 January 2022 GK   Michael Verrips   Fortuna Sittard End of season [24]
21 January 2022 FW   Oliver Burke   Millwall End of season [25]
31 January 2022 CF   Lys Mousset   Salernitana End of season [26]
31 January 2022 MF   Luke Freeman   Millwall End of season [27]
22 March 2022 RB   Jean Belehouan   Farsley Celtic End of season [28]
22 March 2022 RB   Femi Seriki   Boston United End of season [28]
30 April 2022 GK   Jake Eastwood   Rochdale 7 May 2022 [29]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 GK   Josh Chapman   Rotherham United Free transfer [30]
30 June 2021 CB   Ashton Hall   Matlock Town Released [31][32]
30 June 2021 CB   Phil Jagielka   Derby County Released [31][33]
30 June 2021 CM   John Lundstram   Rangers Released [31][34]
30 June 2021 GK   Simon Moore   Coventry City Released [31][35]
30 June 2021 CM   Jack Rodwell   Western Sydney Wanderers Released [31]
30 June 2021 CB   Tommy Williams   Unattached Released [31]
5 July 2021 CF   Ryan Viggars   Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [36]
24 July 2021 CB   Kean Bryan   West Bromwich Albion Released [31][37]
29 July 2021 CB   Sam Graham   Rochdale Free transfer [38]
20 August 2021 GK   Aaron Ramsdale   Arsenal Undisclosed [39]
27 August 2021 CF   Tyler Smith   Hull City Undisclosed [40]
27 January 2022 DM   Regan Slater   Hull City Undisclosed [41]

Pre-season friendlies

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The Blades confirmed they would play pre-season friendlies against Europa Point[42] Doncaster Rovers[42] and Norwich City[42] as part of their preparations for the new campaign.

10 July 2021 Friendly Sheffield United 3–0 Europa Point TBA, Spain
19:00 CEST Egan   34'
Mousset   42'
Smith   60'
Report Stadium: TBA
28 July 2021 Friendly Doncaster Rovers 0–4 Sheffield United Doncaster
19:00 BST Report Burke   25'
Mousset   34', 45+4'
Freeman   82'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
31 July 2021 Friendly Sheffield United Cancelled Norwich City Sheffield
15:00 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane
Note: Match was cancelled due to a small number of positive COVID-19 test results with the Norwich City group.[43]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship Matchday 1 46 21 12 13 63 45 +18 045.65
FA Cup Third round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
EFL Cup First Round 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 066.67
Championship Play-Offs Semi Final 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Total 52 24 13 15 71 54 +17 046.15

Last updated: 9 February 2022
Source: Soccerway

Championship

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Bournemouth (P) 46 25 13 8 74 39 +35 88 Promotion to the Premier League
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 +17 82 Qualification for Championship play-offs
4 Nottingham Forest (O, P) 46 23 11 12 73 40 +33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 +18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 +8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 +9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 +9 69
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[44]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 21 12 13 63 45  +18 75 14 5 5 41 16  +25 7 7 8 22 29  −7

Last updated: 29 April 2022.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAAHAHAAAAHAAHAHHHAHHAAHAHHHAHAH
ResultLDLLDWDWWLLWLWLDLDWWWWLDWWWWDDWWLDWLDWLWDLDWWW
Position22202223231819151113141315141716181716131011141211111010886677569586666655
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Sheffield United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[45]

7 August 2021 1 Sheffield United 0–1 Birmingham City Sheffield
20:00 BST Brewster   71' Report Colin   19',   79'
Pedersen   42'
Woods   66'
Leko   77'
Castillo   86'
Gardner   90'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29,043
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
14 August 2021 2 Swansea City 0–0 Sheffield United Landore
20:00 BST Grimes   51' Report Baldock   12'
McBurnie   89'
Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 15,946
Referee: Keith Stroud
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 August 2021 3 West Bromwich Albion 4–0 Sheffield United West Bromwich
20:00 BST Robinson   26' (o.g.)
O'Shea   47'
Mowatt   53'
Robinson   59'
Report McGoldrick   30' Stadium: The Hawthorns
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 August 2021 4 Sheffield United 1–2 Huddersfield Town Sheffield
15:00 BST Sharp   90+2' Report Turton   36'
Colwill   40',   90+4'
Koroma   75'
Nicholls   87'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,036
Referee: Michael Salisbury
28 August 2021 5 Luton Town 0–0 Sheffield United Luton
15:00 BST Naismith   6' Report Egan   47' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,774
Referee: Andy Davies
11 September 2021 6 Sheffield United 6–2 Peterborough United Sheffield
15:00 BST Ndiaye   14, 70'
Fleck   51'
Osborn   53, 90+3'
Gibbs-White   68'
Report Marriott   40'
Burrows   49'
Butler   59'
Clarke-Harris   79' (pen.)
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,359
Referee: Steve Martin
14 September 2021 7 Sheffield United 2–2 Preston North End Sheffield
19:45 BST Gibbs-White   7'
Norwood   45+2'
Norrington-Davies   74'
Berge   84'
Report Riis Jakobsen   13',   90+5'
Johnson   19'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,463
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
18 September 2021 8 Hull City 1–3 Sheffield United Kingston upon Hull
12:30 BST Greaves   43'
Honeyman   46'
Smallwood   57'
Lewis-Potter   74'
Report Sharp   17'
Egan   50, 61'
Norrington-Davies   53'
Guedioura   66'
Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 14,451
Referee: Dean Whitestone
25 September 2021 9 Sheffield United 1–0 Derby County Sheffield
15:00 BST Gibbs-White   24'
Sharp   90'
Report Shinnie   24'
Roos   57'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,905
Referee: David Webb
28 September 2021 10 Middlesbrough 2–0 Sheffield United Middlesbrough
19:45 BST Watmore   9'
Peltier   13'
McNair   37'
Crooks   65'
Šporar   70'
Bamba   73'
Report Stevens   10'
Fleck   66'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Referee: James Linington
2 October 2021 11 Bournemouth 2–1 Sheffield United Kings Park
15:00 BST Pearson   47'
Smith   55'
Solanke   62' (pen.)
Billing   65'
Zemura   80'
Report Fleck   7'
Osborn   55'
Gibbs-White   56'
Stadium: Vitality Stadium
Attendance: 9,349
Referee: Robert Jones
16 October 2021 12 Sheffield United 2–1 Stoke City Sheffield
15:00 BST Mousset   80'
McGoldrick   83'
Report Smith   27'
Brown   55',   56'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,576
Referee: Keith Stroud
19 October 2021 13 Sheffield United 1–2 Millwall Sheffield
19:45 BST Gibbs-White   34'   54'
Sharp   45' (pen.)
Stevens   82'
Norwood   90+6'
Report Wallace   11'
Saville   67'
Cooper   90+2'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,345
Referee: Matt Donohue
24 October 2021 14 Barnsley 2–3 Sheffield United Barnsley
12:30 BST Cole   78'
Leya Iseka   82'
Report Mousset   51, 53',   52'
Stevens   56'
Osborn   72'
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 15,720
Referee: Gavin Ward
30 October 2021 15 Sheffield United 0–1 Blackpool Sheffield
15:00 BST Davies   79'
Norwood   89'
Report Bowler   62'
Anderson   76'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,304
Referee: Tony Harrington
2 November 2021 (2021-11-02) 16 Nottingham Forest 1–1 Sheffield United West Bridgford
19:45 GMT Yates   51'
Figueiredo   53'
Johnson   69'
Grabban   83'
Worrall   90+1'
Report Norwood   38'
Mousset   45+2'
Gibbs-White   78'
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 25,238
Referee: Leigh Doughty
6 November 2021 17 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Sheffield United Blackburn
15:00 GMT Khadra   37'
Brereton   59'
Poveda   70'
Lenihan   76'
Report Brewster   2'
Bogle   5'
Fleck   24'
Norwood   80'
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 17,291
Referee: Oliver Langford
20 November 2021 18 Sheffield United 0–0 Coventry City Sheffield
12:00 GMT Egan   22'
Bogle   31'
Hourihane   38'
Report Hamer   30'
O'Hare   51'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,075
Referee: Michael Salisbury
23 November 2021 19 Reading 0–1 Sheffield United Reading
20:00 GMT Report Fleck   15'
Bogle   57'
Brewster   77'
Gibbs-White   90+2'
Stadium: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Attendance: 10,247
Referee: Andy Davies
28 November 2021 20 Sheffield United 2–0 Bristol City Sheffield
12:30 GMT Gibbs-White   31'
Brewster   40'
Sharp   78',   89'
Report Bentley   20'
O'Dowda   28'
Martin   39'
Weimann   84'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,615
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
4 December 2021 21 Cardiff City 2–3 Sheffield United Cardiff
15:00 GMT Harris   32'
Collins   44'
Morrison   52'
McGuinness   90'
Report Norwood   40'
Gibbs-White   61'
Sharp   73'
McGoldrick   75'
Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 18,310
Referee: John Busby
20 December 2021 22 Fulham 0–1 Sheffield United Fulham
19:45 GMT Report Ndiaye   3'
Foderingham   45'
Robinson   55'
Bogle   85'
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 17,308
Referee: James Linington
15 January 2022 23 Derby County 2–0 Sheffield United Derby
15:00 GMT Lawrence   69', 78',   78' Report Ndiaye   90+3' Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 24,597
Referee: Graham Scott
18 January 2022 24 Preston North End 2–2 Sheffield United Preston
19:45 GMT Hughes   38'
Browne   71'
Cunningham   82'
Riis   89'
Report Bogle   17',   80'
Sharp   39' (pen.)
Hourihane   60'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 12,954
Referee: David Webb
22 January 2022 25 Sheffield United 2–0 Luton Town Sheffield
15:00 GMT Brewster   48'
Robinson   51'
Report Burke   61' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,780
Referee: Steve Martin
26 January 2022 26 Peterborough United 0–2 Sheffield United Peterborough
17:30 GMT Report Sharp   54'
Hourihane   62'
Morton   81' (o.g.)
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 10,152
Referee: Dean Whitestone
4 February 2022 27 Birmingham City 1–2 Sheffield United Bordesley
19:45 GMT Roberts   50'
Taylor   57',   61'
Bowyer   76'
Pedersen   80'
Bacuna   90+2'
Report Sharp   50',   64'
Bogle   75'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Referee: Keith Stroud
9 February 2022 28 Sheffield United 2–0 West Bromwich Albion Sheffield
19:45 GMT Sharp   22', 80'
Bogle   76'
Report Mowatt   38'
Livermore   39'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,541
Referee: Leigh Doughty
12 February 2022 29 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Sheffield United Huddersfield
15:00 GMT Hogg   90+3' Report Berge   17'
Robinson   69'
McBurnie   73'
Fleck   90'
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Attendance: 17,523
Referee: James Linington
15 February 2022 30 Sheffield United 0–0 Hull City Sheffield
19:45 GMT Ndiaye   67'
Baldock   83'
Report Honeyman   45+3'
McLoughlin   75'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,601
Referee: Oliver Langford
19 February 2022 31 Sheffield United 4–0 Swansea City Sheffield
15:00 GMT Gibbs-White   14', 78'
Baldock   17',   41'
Sharp   38'
Norwood   39'
Report Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,564
Referee: David Webb
23 February 2022 32 Sheffield United 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Sheffield
19:45 GMT Egan   29'
Gibbs-White   56'
Berge   58'
Goode   66'
Davies   90+2'
Report Rothwell   26'
Travis   67'
Khadra   72'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,495
Referee: Matt Donohue
26 February 2022 33 Millwall 1–0 Sheffield United Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Cooper   61' Report Ndiaye   43'
Baldock   51'
Norrington-Davies   70'
Norwood   90+4'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,638
Referee: Michael Salisbury
4 March 2022 34 Sheffield United 1–1 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
19:45 GMT Robinson   32'
Davies   51'
Sharp   69'
Norrington-Davies   87'
McBurnie   90+3'
Report Johnson   33'
Garner   43'
Yates   90+5'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,841
Referee: Josh Smith
8 March 2022 35 Sheffield United 4–1 Middlesbrough Sheffield
19:45 GMT Berge   23'
Sharp   25',   49'
Gibbs-White   49',   79'
Hourihane   57'
Robinson   59'
Report Howson   41'
Peltier   49'
Balogun   62'
Crooks   84'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,994
Referee: Tim Robinson
12 March 2022 36 Coventry City 4–1 Sheffield United Coventry
15:00 GMT Gyökeres   20'
O'Hare   52', 59'
Godden   68'
Report Berge   16' Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 21,732
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
16 March 2022 37 Blackpool 0–0 Sheffield United Blackpool
19:45 GMT (UTC) Connolly   41' Report Robinson   31'
Sharp   90'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,915
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
19 March 2022 38 Sheffield United 2–0 Barnsley Sheffield
12:30 GMT Berge   54'
Gordon   58'
Gibbs-White   76'
Report Brittain   72' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 28,515
Referee: Matt Donohue
2 April 2022 39 Stoke City 1–0 Sheffield United Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Egan   78' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 22,631
Referee: David Webb
5 April 2022 40 Sheffield United 1–0 Queens Park Rangers Sheffield
19:45 BST Norwood   9'
Uremović   51'
Fleck   87'
Report Dickie   12'
Hendrick   58'
Field   80'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,488
Referee: Darren Bond
9 April 2022 41 Sheffield United 0–0 Bournemouth Sheffield
12:45 BST Stevens   24'
Fleck   35'
Egan   71'
Report Billing   74'
Kelly   90+3'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,769
Referee: Dean Whitestone
15 April 2022 42 Sheffield United 1–2 Reading Sheffield
15:00 BST Gibbs-White   6'
Baldock   57'
Jebbison   81'
Ndiaye   87',   90'
Report João   17'
Laurent   18'
Yiadom   49'
McIntyre   90+2',   90+2'
Morrison   90+4'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29,125
Referee: Gavin Ward
18 April 2022 43 Bristol City 1–1 Sheffield United Ashton Gate
17:30 BST Martin   49'
Weimann   83'
Klose   90+1'
Report Basham   21'
Egan   41'
Gibbs-White   60'
Baldock   65'
Fleck   84'
Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Referee: Keith Stroud
23 April 2022 44 Sheffield United 1–0 Cardiff City Sheffield
15:00 BST Ndiaye   47'
Norwood   67'
Report Bagan   56'
McGuinness   60'
Ng   71'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 26,802
Referee: Oliver Langford
29 April 2022 45 Queens Park Rangers 1–3 Sheffield United Shepherd's Bush
19:45 BST Austin   31'
McCallum   88'
Johansen   90+6'
Report Ndiaye   54'
Robinson   73',   90'
Fleck   87'
Hourihane   90+4'
Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium
Attendance: 15,824
Referee: Peter Bankes
7 May 2022 46 Sheffield United 4–0 Fulham Sheffield
12:30 BST Gibbs-White   10'
Ndiaye   21'
Berge   25'
Fleck   27'
Stevens   49',   85'
Report Hector   68' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,813
Referee: Josh Smith

Play-offs

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14 May 2022 Semi-final 1st Leg Sheffield United 1–2 Nottingham Forest Sheffield
15:00 BST Fleck   29'
Robinson   44'
Norwood   53'
Berge   90+1'
Baldock   90+3'
Report Colback   10'
Worrall   34'
Zinckernagel   43'
Spence   44'
Johnson   71'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 30,225
Referee: Andre Marriner
17 May 2022 Semi-final 2nd Leg Nottingham Forest 1–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–3 agg.)
(3–2 p)
Sheffield United West Bridgford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 29,015
Referee: Michael Oliver
Penalties

FA Cup

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Sheff Utd were drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round.[46]

9 January 2022 Third round Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
14:00 GMT Podence   14', 80'
Semedo   73'
Report Basham   61'
Freeman   84'
Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Referee: Paul Tierney

EFL Cup

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Blades were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round[47][48] Derby County in the second round[49][50] and Southampton in the third round.[51][52]

10 August 2021 First round Sheffield United 1–0 Carlisle United Sheffield
19:45 BST Brewster   24'
Jebbison   89'
Norrington-Davies   90+2'
Report Armer   77' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 6,778
Referee: James Oldham
24 August 2021 Second round Sheffield United 2–1 Derby County Sheffield
19:45 BST Osborn   43'
Freeman   53',   83'
Fleck   74'
Sharp   76'
Robinson   90+3'
Report Sibley   44' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 7,973
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
21 September 2021 Third round Sheffield United 2–2
(2–4 p)
Southampton Sheffield
19:45 BST Stevens   8'
McBurnie   32',   66'
Report Diallo   23'
Lyanco   33'
Salisu   53'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Referee: John Brooks
Penalties
Norwood  
Brewster  
Osborn  
McBurnie  
Ward-Prowse  
Adams  
Broja  
Diallo  
Romeu  

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