Sheffield United host Norwich City in a Championship match on Saturday 5th September, with both sides having scored five goals so far this season. The Blades sit ninth in the table with six points, while the Canaries are twentieth with three points after a difficult start to the campaign.
Sheffield United have been unbeaten in their last five home league games against Norwich City, winning three and drawing two since a 0-1 defeat in September 2017. Norwich City’s 2-1 victory over the Blades in March ended a ten-game winless run in league competition against them, which had consisted of four draws and six losses.
Sheffield United are unbeaten across their opening four league games of the campaign with one win and three draws, achieving this feat for the second time in three seasons. Before this, they had not managed such a start since 2012-13 in the third tier. Norwich City, meanwhile, have lost as many as three of their first four league games outside the Premier League for the first time since 2000-01 in the second tier.
Norwich City’s Championship games this season have produced an xG of 13.9, with 7.7 expected goals for and 6.2 against, the highest of any side in the division. This suggests they have been creating and conceding chances at a high rate, despite their early-season results.
League standing: 20th in Championship, 3 pts, 1W-0D-3L from 4 games, recent form LWLL. Goals this season: 5 scored, 7 conceded (-2 goal difference). Title race: 7 points behind leaders Swansea. Next fixture: vs Sheffield Utd (away, 2026-09-05) (9th in the table). Currently sidelined: Ali Ahmed, Jovon Makama, Lucien Mahovo, Mirko Topić, Paris Maghoma.
The Canaries will look to build on their recent win over Sheffield United when they travel to Bramall Lane, aiming to improve on a difficult start that has seen them concede more goals than they have scored so far.
For more details on upcoming matches, check the fixtures, and review the full squad lists for both teams. Additional performance data can be found in the stats section.
