Sheffield United 2-0 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Friday 18 April 2025

Result

Sheffield United 2-0 Cardiff City

Championship · Friday 18 April 2025, 16:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

Sheffield United · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Sheffield United 2-0 Cardiff City: match report

Sheffield United won against Cardiff City 2-0 in the Championship on Friday 18 April 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Gustavo Hamer opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Gustavo Hamer (33') and Ben Brereton Díaz (87'). Cardiff City did not score.

Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card; Cardiff City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 3rd on 85 points from 42 and Cardiff City 23rd on 42 points from 42. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 3rd with 98 points, and Cardiff City 24th with 44.

Sheffield United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Gustavo Hamer of Sheffield United (8.2), ahead of Sydie frederick Peck (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Sheffield United wins, 3 draws and 2 for Cardiff City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 25'Yellow card · Will FishCardiff City
  • 33'Goal · Gustavo HamerSheffield United · 1-0
  • 69'Yellow card · Hamza ChoudhurySheffield United
  • 87'Goal · Ben Brereton DíazSheffield United · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield United 5, draws 3, Cardiff City 2.

Team news

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Sheffield United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Michael Cooper, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Rob Holding, Harrison Burrows, Sydie frederick Peck, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, Rhian Brewster, Gustavo Hamer, Tyrese Campbell

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

Ethan Horvath, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Will Fish, Calum Chambers, Callum O'Dowda, Alex Robertson, Sivert Mannsverk, Ollie Tanner, Yakou Méïté, William Thomas Alves, Yousef Salech