Sheffield United 3-0 Lincoln City: result and goals
Sheffield United beat Lincoln City 3-0 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Patrick Bamford 43', Tahith Chong 52', Patrick Bamford 77'.
Sheffield United sit 12th on 16 points.
Lincoln City sit 15th on 15 points.
Sheffield United have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Lincoln City have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Bramall Lane, Sheffield
- 👥
- 27180
The match in numbers
- A 3-0 win for Sheffield United over Lincoln City.
- The first goal came from Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) on 43'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Match events
SHULCN15'Sam McCallum
26'Conor McGrandles
39'Liam Kitching
43'⚽Patrick Bamford ast. Sam McCallum 1-0
52'⚽Tahith Chong ast. Joe Rothwell 2-0
62'⇄▲ Mikkel Ladefoged ▼ Freddie Draper
62'⇄▲ Yunus Emre Konak ▼ Conor McGrandles
62'⇄▲ Chiedozie Ogbene ▼ Ryley Towler
67'Deji Elerewe
67'Japhet Tanganga
73'⇄▲ Mark McGuinness ▼ Hamza Choudhury
75'Sydie Peck
76'Tom Bayliss
77'⚽Patrick Bamford ast. Ben Brereton 3-0
78'⇄▲ Romelle Donovan ▼ Tahith Chong
78'⇄▲ Callum Elder ▼ Adam Reach
79'⇄▲ Thomas Hamer ▼ Dom Jefferies
84'⇄▲ Ryan Oné ▼ Ben Brereton
85'⇄▲ Jaïro Riedewald ▼ Joe Rothwell
85'⇄▲ Tyrese Campbell ▼ Thomas Cannon
Match videos
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- Match ends, Sheffield United 3, Lincoln City 0.
- 90'+4'Second Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Lincoln City 0.
- 90'+3'Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 90'+3'Sonny Bradley (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'Foul by Tom Hamer (Lincoln City).
- 90'Attempt missed. Rob Street (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.
- 88'Attempt missed. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right.
- 88'Attempt saved. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Callum Elder with a cross.
- 86'Attempt blocked. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chiedozie Ogbene with a headed pass.
- 85'Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85'Foul by Rob Street (Lincoln City).
- 85'Substitution, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell replaces Thomas Cannon.
- 85'Substitution, Sheffield United. Jairo Riedewald replaces Joe Rothwell.
- 84'Substitution, Sheffield United. Ryan Oné replaces Ben Brereton.
- 82'Attempt missed. Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Hamer with a cross.
- 79'Substitution, Lincoln City. Tom Hamer replaces Dom Jefferies.
- 78'Substitution, Lincoln City. Callum Elder replaces Adam Reach.
- 78'Substitution, Sheffield United. Romelle Donovan replaces Tahith Chong.
- 77'Goal! Sheffield United 3, Lincoln City 0. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Brereton with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 76'Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76'Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76'Foul by Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City).
- 75'Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
- 75'Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
- 75'Ben House (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74'Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74'Foul by Tom Bayliss (Lincoln City).
- 73'Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Dom Jefferies.
- 73'Attempt blocked. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tahith Chong.
- 73'Substitution, Sheffield United. Mark McGuinness replaces Hamza Choudhury because of an injury.
- 72'Foul by Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United).
- 72'Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71'Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71'Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
- 70'Attempt missed. Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross following a corner.
- 69'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Joe Rothwell.
- 69'Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
- 69'Yunus Konak (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
- 67'Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
- 67'Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card.
- 64'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64'Foul by Mikkel Ladefoged (Lincoln City).
- 64'Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
- 64'Rob Street (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62'Substitution, Lincoln City. Chiedozie Ogbene replaces Ryley Towler.
- 62'Substitution, Lincoln City. Yunus Konak replaces Conor McGrandles.
- 62'Substitution, Lincoln City. Mikkel Ladefoged replaces Freddie Draper.
- 61'Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
- 61'Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60'Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60'Foul by Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City).
- 59'Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 58'Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
- 52'Goal! Sheffield United 2, Lincoln City 0. Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
- 50'Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
- 50'Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by George Wickens (Lincoln City). Assisted by Thomas Cannon.
- 49'Attempt blocked. Ben House (Lincoln City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryley Towler with a headed pass.
- 46'Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
- 45'Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, Lincoln City 0.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Lincoln City 0.
- 45'+1'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 43'Goal! Sheffield United 1, Lincoln City 0. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
- 41'Offside, Lincoln City. Freddie Draper is caught offside.
- 39'Liam Kitching (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39'Foul by Liam Kitching (Sheffield United).
- 39'Rob Street (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36'Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal by George Wickens (Lincoln City). Assisted by Japhet Tanganga.
- 33'Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30'Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30'Foul by Adam Reach (Lincoln City).
- 29'Foul by Sydie Peck (Sheffield United).
- 29'Ben House (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27'Attempt missed. Joe Rothwell (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
- 26'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26'Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26'Foul by Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City).
- 25'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25'Foul by Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City).
- 24'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24'Foul by Rob Street (Lincoln City).
- 23'Offside, Sheffield United. Liam Kitching is caught offside.
- 22'Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22'Foul by Deji Elerewe (Lincoln City).
- 21'Attempt missed. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rob Street with a headed pass.
- 20'Foul by Tahith Chong (Sheffield United).
- 20'Adam Reach (Lincoln City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19'Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United).
- 19'Sonny Bradley (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Foul by Ben House (Lincoln City).
- 16'Attempt saved. Adam Reach (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United).
- 15'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 14'Foul by Sam McCallum (Sheffield United).
- 14'Rob Street (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14'Foul by Ryley Towler (Lincoln City).
- 13'Foul by Hamza Choudhury (Sheffield United).
- 13'Ben House (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13'Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13'Foul by Freddie Draper (Lincoln City).
- 9'Corner, Lincoln City. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
- 9'Attempt blocked. Rob Street (Lincoln City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 8'Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
- 8'Dom Jefferies (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6'Attempt blocked. Freddie Draper (Lincoln City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 5'Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 5'Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2'Attempt saved. Conor McGrandles (Lincoln City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Dom Jefferies.
- 1'Offside, Sheffield United. Tahith Chong is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
SHULCN
General
56%Possession44%
1Big chances3
1Big chances missed3
2Corners2
Shots
10Total shots12
2Shots off target5
5Shots on target3
3Blocked shots4
0Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box9
5Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
0.68xG1.39
0.61xG open play1.20
0.07xG set play0.19
0.68Non-penalty xG1.39
1.85xG on target (xGOT)0.41
Passes
475Passes363
376 (79%)Accurate passes247 (68%)
198Own half125
178Opposition half122
39 (44%)Accurate long balls31 (39%)
3 (30%)Accurate crosses11 (46%)
20Throw-ins21
13Touches in opposition box23
2Offsides1
Defence
13Tackles11
7Interceptions5
4Shot blocks3
44Clearances27
3Keeper saves2
Duels
56Duels won59
35 (53%)Ground duels won31 (47%)
21 (43%)Aerial duels won28 (57%)
5 (83%)Successful dribbles6 (43%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
14Fouls committed17
General
62%Possession38%
0Big chances1
0Big chances missed1
0Corners1
Shots
4Total shots5
1Shots off target1
2Shots on target2
1Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
1Shots inside box2
3Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
0.22xG0.28
0.22xG open play0.19
0.00xG set play0.09
0.22Non-penalty xG0.28
0.94xG on target (xGOT)0.08
Passes
281Passes164
237 (84%)Accurate passes104 (63%)
131Own half57
106Opposition half47
23 (48%)Accurate long balls14 (36%)
1 (20%)Accurate crosses2 (25%)
9Throw-ins11
5Touches in opposition box8
2Offsides1
Defence
8Tackles7
2Interceptions3
2Shot blocks1
22Clearances16
2Keeper saves1
Duels
32Duels won31
20 (54%)Ground duels won17 (46%)
12 (46%)Aerial duels won14 (54%)
4 (100%)Successful dribbles2 (29%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
8Fouls committed8
General
48%Possession52%
1Big chances2
1Big chances missed2
2Corners1
Shots
6Total shots7
1Shots off target4
3Shots on target1
2Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
4Shots inside box7
2Shots outside box0
Expected goals (xG)
0.46xG1.11
0.39xG open play1.01
0.07xG set play0.10
0.46Non-penalty xG1.11
0.91xG on target (xGOT)0.33
Passes
194Passes199
139 (72%)Accurate passes143 (72%)
67Own half68
72Opposition half75
16 (39%)Accurate long balls17 (41%)
2 (40%)Accurate crosses9 (56%)
11Throw-ins10
8Touches in opposition box15
0Offsides0
Defence
5Tackles4
5Interceptions2
2Shot blocks2
22Clearances11
1Keeper saves1
Duels
24Duels won28
15 (52%)Ground duels won14 (48%)
9 (39%)Aerial duels won14 (61%)
1 (50%)Successful dribbles4 (57%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
6Fouls committed9
Sheffield UnitedLincoln City
Expected goals (xG)
0.68–1.39
xG on target (xGOT)
1.85–0.41
Shots
10–12
Big chances
1–3
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Lincoln City (12)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedSheffield Utd (10) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Patrick Bamford
Sheffield United
Ratings
Sheffield United7.5
- 8.945Patrick Bamford⚽⚽
- 8.322Ben BreretonA
- 8.23Sam McCallumA
- 8.119Tahith Chong⚽
- 7.95Japhet Tanganga
- 7.81Michael Cooper
- 7.415Liam Kitching
- 7.47Joe RothwellA
- 7.442Sydie Peck
- 7.38Hamza Choudhury
- 6.59Thomas Cannon
- 6.225Mark McGuinness▲73'
- 6.211Romelle Donovan▲78'
Lincoln City6.2
- 6.86Ryley Towler
- 6.83Adam Reach
- 6.827Chiedozie Ogbene▲62'
- 6.718Ben House
- 6.417Robert Street
- 6.411Mikkel Ladefoged▲62'
- 6.326Yunus Emre Konak▲62'
- 6.322Thomas Hamer▲79'
- 6.220Callum Elder▲78'
- 6.125Deji Elerewe
- 6.114Conor McGrandles
- 6.016Dom Jefferies
- 6.08Tom Bayliss
- 5.915Sonny Bradley
- 5.734Freddie Draper
- 5.31George Wickens
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Sheffield Utd · Substitutes
- 25Mark McGuinness▲73'6.2
- 11Romelle Donovan▲78'6.2
- 26Ryan Oné▲84'
- 44Jaïro Riedewald▲85'
- 23Tyrese Campbell▲85'
- 17Adam Davies
- 14Harrison Burrows
- 4Ollie Arblaster
- 10Jordan Ayew
Manager: Chris Wilder
Lincoln City · Substitutes
- 26Yunus Emre Konak▲62'6.3
- 27Chiedozie Ogbene▲62'6.8
- 11Mikkel Ladefoged▲62'6.4
- 20Callum Elder▲78'6.2
- 22Thomas Hamer▲79'6.3
- 46Joe Gauci
- 33Daniel Oyegoke
- 24Ivan Varfolomeev
- 19Tanto Olaofe
Manager: Tom Shaw
Last 5 matches
Sheffield United
LNorwich City3-15 Sept 2026
W@ Blackburn Rovers2-18 Sept 2026
LWolverhampton Wanderers1-013 Sept 2026
L@ Fleetwood Town1-016 Sept 2026
L@ Stoke City2-119 Sept 2026
Lincoln City
DSouthampton1-15 Sept 2026
L@ AFC Bournemouth4-08 Sept 2026
W@ Preston North End1-012 Sept 2026
W@ Bristol City1-015 Sept 2026
LSwansea City2-119 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
0
Sheffield Utd
0
Draws
1
Lincoln City
Last meetings
30 Aug 2023Sheffield United0 – 0Lincoln City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLLL |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | DLWWL |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Sheffield United v Lincoln City?
Sheffield United beat Lincoln City 3-0 on Saturday 10 October (Championship).
Who scored in Sheffield United v Lincoln City?
Goals: Patrick Bamford 43', Tahith Chong 52' and Patrick Bamford 77'.
When do Sheffield United play next?
Sheffield United play Wrexham on Friday 30 October at 20:00 (UK time).
When do Lincoln City play next?
Lincoln City play Birmingham City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
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