Norwich City 1-2 Sheffield United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 20 January 2018

Result

Norwich City 1-2 Sheffield United

Championship · Saturday 20 January 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Norwich City 1-2 Sheffield United: match report

Norwich City were beaten by Sheffield United 1-2 in the Championship on Saturday 20 January 2018. It was 0-1 at half-time.

James Wilson opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Norwich City's goal came from Ivo Pinto (70'). Sheffield United scored through James Wilson (6') and Clayton Donaldson (68').

Discipline: Norwich City received 2 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Norwich City were 13th on 37 points from 27 and Sheffield United 6th on 43 points from 27. Norwich City went on to finish that season 14th with 60 points, and Sheffield United 10th with 69.

Norwich City lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Sheffield United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to James Maddison of Norwich City (7.8), ahead of Mario Vrančić (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Norwich City wins, 0 draws and 2 for Sheffield United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · James WilsonSheffield United · 0-1
  • 66'Yellow card · John FleckSheffield United
  • 68'Goal · Clayton DonaldsonSheffield United · 0-2
  • 70'Goal · Ivo PintoNorwich City · 1-2
  • 87'Yellow card · Leon ClarkeSheffield United
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Timm KloseNorwich City
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Ivo PintoNorwich City

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Norwich City 7, draws 0, Sheffield United 2.

Team news

Norwich City line-up (3-4-1-2)

Angus Gunn, Christoph Zimmermann, Timm Klose, Grant Hanley, Ivo Pinto, Harrison Reed, Jamal Lewis, Alexander Tettey, Nélson Oliveira, Josh Murphy, James Maddison

Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)

Simon Moore, Jack O'Connell, Chris Basham, Richard Stearman, George Baldock, Enda Stevens, John Fleck, Ryan Leonard, Lee Evans, Leon Clarke, James Wilson