2021–22 Sheffield United F.C. season

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Sheffield United
2021–22 season
OwnerAbdullah bin Musa'ad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
ChairmanYusuf Giansiracusa
ManagerSlaviša Jokanović
StadiumBramall Lane
Championship15th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Iliman Ndiaye and Ben Osborn and Morgan Gibbs-White and Billy Sharp and John Egan (2)
All: Billy Sharp (3)
Highest home attendance29,043 (vs. Birmingham City, 7 August 2021)
Lowest home attendance6,778 (vs. Carlisle United, 10 August 2021)
Away colours
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The 2021–22 season is Sheffield United's first season back in the Championship since the 2018–19 season following relegation last season and will be the 133rd year in their history. This season, the club will participate in the Championship, FA Cup and EFL Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

During pre-season, Slaviša Jokanović was appointed as manager on a three-year deal.[1]

Squad[]

Appearances and goals[]

Updated 31 August 2021

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Sweden Robin Olsen 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
18 GK England Wes Foderingham 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK Netherlands Michael Verrips 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Defenders
2 DF England George Baldock 8 0 8 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Enda Stevens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England Jack O'Connell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF England Chris Basham 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF Republic of Ireland John Egan 8 2 8 2 0 0 0 0
19 DF England Jack Robinson 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
20 DF England Jayden Bogle 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 2 0
22 DF England Ben Davies 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Wales Rhys Norrington-Davies 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
34 DF England Kyron Gordon 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
35 DF Poland Kacper Łopata 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
4 MF Scotland John Fleck 8 1 7 1 0 0 0+1 0
8 MF Norway Sander Berge 6 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0
15 MF England Luke Freeman 6 1 1+3 0 0 0 2 1
16 MF Northern Ireland Oliver Norwood 8 0 7 0 0 0 0+1 0
23 MF England Ben Osborn 7 2 4+2 2 0 0 1 0
24 MF Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
25 MF Algeria Adlène Guedioura 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF England Morgan Gibbs-White 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0
28 MF England Regan Slater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF England Zak Brunt 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Forwards
7 FW England Rhian Brewster 7 1 3+3 0 0 0 1 1
9 FW Scotland Oli McBurnie 8 0 2+5 0 0 0 0+1 0
10 FW England Billy Sharp 10 3 6+2 2 0 0 1+1 1
11 FW France Lys Mousset 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 FW Scotland Oliver Burke 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
17 FW Republic of Ireland David McGoldrick 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
29 FW France Iliman Ndiaye 3 2 2 2 0 0 0+1 0
Player(s) out on loan:
13 DF England Max Lowe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW England Daniel Jebbison 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
31 GK England Jake Eastwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who left the club:
1 GK England Aaron Ramsdale 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW England Tyler Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goals[]

As of 11 August 2021
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship League Cup FA Cup Total
1 10 England CF Billy Sharp 2 1 0 3
2 29 France FW Iliman Ndiaye 2 0 0 2
27 England MF Morgan Gibbs-White 2 0 0 2
23 England MF Ben Osborn 2 0 0 2
12 Republic of Ireland DF John Egan 2 0 0 2
3 4 Scotland MF John Fleck 1 0 0 1
8 Norway MF Sander Berge 1 0 0 1
7 England CF Rhian Brewster 0 1 0 1
15 England MF Luke Freeman 0 1 0 1
Total 12 3 0 15

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
15 July 2021 MF England Sydie Peck England Arsenal Free transfer [2]
8 September 2021 MF England Joe Starbuck England Grimsby Town Undisclosed fee [3]
13 September 2021 CM Algeria Adlène Guedioura Qatar Al-Gharafa Free transfer [4]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
16 August 2021 CB England Ben Davies England Liverpool End of season [5]
30 August 2021 CM Republic of Ireland Conor Hourihane England Aston Villa End of season [6]
31 August 2021 CM England Morgan Gibbs-White England Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [7]
31 August 2021 GK Sweden Robin Olsen Italy Roma End of season [8]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
13 July 2021 LB England Harry Boyes England Solihull Moors 3 January 2022 [9]
3 August 2021 CM England George Broadbent England Rochdale 1 January 2022 [10]
12 August 2021 RB England Femi Seriki Belgium Beerschot End of season [11]
13 August 2021 GK Germany Jordan Amissah England Guiseley September 2021 [12]
13 August 2021 MF England Harrison Neal England Kettering Town September 2021 [12]
21 August 2021 GK England Marcus Dewhurst England Solihull Moors mid-September 2021 [13]
27 August 2021 LB England Max Lowe England Nottingham Forest End of season [14]
31 August 2021 CF Canada Daniel Jebbison England Burton Albion End of season [15]
7 September 2021 GK England Jake Eastwood England Portsmouth 14 September 2021 [16]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 GK England Josh Chapman England Rotherham United Free transfer [17]
30 June 2021 CB England Ashton Hall England Matlock Town Released [18][19]
30 June 2021 CB England Phil Jagielka England Derby County Released [18][20]
30 June 2021 CM England John Lundstram Scotland Rangers Released [18][21]
30 June 2021 GK England Simon Moore England Coventry City Released [18][22]
30 June 2021 CM England Jack Rodwell Unattached Released [18]
30 June 2021 CB England Tommy Williams Unattached Released [18]
5 July 2021 CF Wales Ryan Viggars England Charlton Athletic Undisclosed [23]
24 July 2021 CB England Kean Bryan England West Bromwich Albion Released [18][24]
29 July 2021 CB England Sam Graham England Rochdale Free transfer [25]
20 August 2021 GK England Aaron Ramsdale England Arsenal Undisclosed [26]
27 August 2021 CF England Tyler Smith England Hull City Undisclosed [27]

Pre-season friendlies[]

The Blades confirmed they would play pre-season friendlies against Europa Point[28] Doncaster Rovers[28] and Norwich City[28] 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 Goal 34'
Mousset Goal 42'
Smith Goal 60'		 Report Stadium: TBA
28 July 2021 Friendly Doncaster Rovers 0–4 Sheffield United Doncaster
19:00 BST Report Burke Goal 25'
Mousset Goal 34', 45+4'
Freeman Goal 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.[29]

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship Matchday 1 8 2 3 3 12 12 +0 025.00
FA Cup Third round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First Round 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Total 10 4 3 3 15 13 +2 040.00

Last updated: 10 August 2021
Source: Soccerway

Championship[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Championship

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Derby County 8 2 4 2 6 7 −1 10
13 Luton Town 8 2 4 2 12 14 −2 10
14 Reading 8 3 1 4 15 18 −3 10
15 Sheffield United 8 2 3 3 12 12 0 9
16 Middlesbrough 8 2 3 3 9 10 −1 9
17 Preston North End 8 2 3 3 9 11 −2 9
18 Millwall 8 1 5 2 8 10 −2 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. 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[30]

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 2 3 3 12 12  0 9 1 1 2 9 7  +2 1 2 1 3 5  −2

Last updated: 14 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday12345678
GroundHAAHAHHA
ResultLDLLDWDW
Position2220222323181915
Updated to match(es) played on 14 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

Sheffield United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[31]

7 August 2021 1 Sheffield United 0–1 Birmingham City Sheffield
20:00 BST Brewster Yellow card 71' Report Colin Goal 19', Yellow card 79'
Pedersen Yellow card 42'
Woods Yellow card 66'
Leko Yellow card 77'
Castillo Yellow card 86'
Gardner Yellow card 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 Yellow card 51' Report Baldock Yellow card 12'
McBurnie Yellow card 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 Goal 26' (o.g.)
O'Shea Goal 47'
Mowatt Goal 53'
Robinson Goal 59'		 Report McGoldrick Yellow card 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 Goal 90+2' Report Turton Yellow card 36'
Colwill Yellow card 40', Goal 90+4'
Koroma Goal 75'
Nicholls Yellow card 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 Yellow card 6' Report Egan Yellow card 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 Goal 14, 70'
Fleck Goal 51'
Osborn Goal 53, 90+3'
Gibbs-White Goal 68'		 Report Marriott Goal 40'
Burrows Yellow card 49'
Butler Yellow card 59'
Clarke-Harris Goal 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 Goal 7'
Norwood Yellow card 45+2'
Norrington-Davies Yellow card 74'
Berge Goal 84'		 Report Riis Jakobsen Yellow card 13', Goal 90+5'
Johnson Goal 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 Yellow card 43'
Honeyman Yellow card 46'
Smallwood Yellow card 57'
Lewis-Potter Goal 74'		 Report Sharp Goal 17'
Egan Goal 50, 61'
Norrington-Davies Yellow card 53'
Guedioura Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 14,451
Referee: Dean Whitestone

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021 FA Cup Final

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Blades were drawn at home to Carlisle United in the first round[32][33] Derby County in the second round[34][35] and Southampton in the third round.[36][37]

10 August 2021 First round Sheffield United 1–0 Carlisle United Sheffield
19:45 BST Brewster Goal 24'
Jebbison Yellow card 89'
Norrington-Davies Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Armer Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Freeman Goal 53', Yellow card 83'
Fleck Yellow card 74'
Sharp Goal 76'
Robinson Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Sibley Goal 44' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 7,973
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
21 September 2021 Third round Sheffield United v Southampton Sheffield
19:45 BST Stadium: Bramall Lane

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