Charlton Athletic 1-0 Sheffield United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 17 January 2026

Result

Charlton Athletic 1-0 Sheffield United

Championship · Saturday 17 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Charlton Athletic 1-0 Sheffield United: match report

Charlton Athletic defeated Sheffield United 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 17 January 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Sonny Carey of Charlton Athletic in the 46th minute.

Discipline: Charlton Athletic received 4 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards and 2 red cards.

Going into the game Charlton Athletic were 19th on 29 points from 25 and Sheffield United 16th on 32 points from 25. Charlton Athletic went on to finish that season 20th with 53 points, and Sheffield United 13th with 60.

Charlton Athletic lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Sheffield United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Sam McCallum of Sheffield United (8.2), ahead of Joe Rankin-Costello (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Charlton Athletic wins, 2 draws and 4 for Sheffield United.

Going into the match Charlton Athletic's last five read D-D-L-L-W and Sheffield United's W-W-L-W-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 35'Red card · Djibril SoumaréSheffield United
  • 42'Yellow card · James BreeCharlton Athletic
  • 45+2'Red card · Japhet TangangaSheffield United
  • 46'Goal · Sonny CareyCharlton Athletic · 1-0
  • 52'Yellow card · Lloyd JonesCharlton Athletic
  • 74'Yellow card · Tyreece CampbellCharlton Athletic
  • 78'Yellow card · Joe Rankin-CostelloCharlton Athletic
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Femi SerikiSheffield United
  • 90+4'Yellow cardSheffield United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Charlton Athletic 4, draws 2, Sheffield United 4.

Team news

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Charlton Athletic line-up (3-4-2-1)

Thomas Kaminski, Kayne Ramsay, Lloyd Jones, Macaulay Gillesphey, Harry Clarke, Karoy Anderson, Joe Rankin-Costello, James Bree, Harvey Knibbs, Miles Leaburn, Charlie Kelman

Sheffield United line-up (4-4-2)

Michael Cooper, Femi Seriki, Japhet Tanganga, Tyler Bindon, Sam McCallum, Andre Brooks, Oliver Arblaster, Djibril Soumaré, Callum O'Hare, Tom Cannon, Patrick Bamford