Sheffield Utd vs Wrexham — Championship: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow1 clip- 27′Wrexham, yellow card:Foul
- 30′Sheffield Utd, goal:1–0
- Half-time1 – 0
- 46′Wrexham, substitution:off
- 46′Wrexham, substitution:off
- 55′Sheffield Utd, yellow card:Foul
- 67′Sheffield Utd, yellow card:Foul
- 69′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 69′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 73′Wrexham, substitution:off
- 73′Wrexham, substitution:off
- 73′Wrexham, substitution:off
- 79′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 86′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 86′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- Full-time1 – 0
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Brereton's first-half goal gives Sheffield Utd win over Wrexham
Sheffield Utd beat Wrexham 1-0 at Bramall Lane in the Championship on Matchday 13, Benjamin Brereton's goal after 30 minutes proving the difference between the sides. The result lifted the hosts from 12th to 10th and left Wrexham in 17th.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The only goal arrived midway through the first half, Brereton putting Chris Wilder's side in front. That was the last of the scoring, with the interval score of 1-0 standing until the final whistle. Wrexham, managed by Philip Parkinson, never found an equaliser.
Sheffield Utd held the greater share of the ball, with 55% possession to Wrexham's 45%, and had 13 shots to 9. Four of those hosts' efforts were on target against one from the visitors, and the home side also won seven corners to none. Wrexham committed 16 fouls to the hosts' eight.
The win followed a 1-1 draw with Derby for Sheffield Utd, while Wrexham had lost 2-0 at Blackburn in their previous game. The win leaves Sheffield Utd five points clear of Wrexham, having been two ahead at kick-off. Sheffield Utd travel to Preston on Tuesday in the Championship, and Wrexham host Middlesbrough in the same competition on Wednesday.
Benjamin Brereton scored the only goal of the game and earned the highest rating of any player, 7.82. Michael Cooper and Kalvin Phillips followed with ratings of 7.21 and 7.2 respectively.
Sheffield Utd won seven corners while Wrexham did not win a single one.
Sheffield Utd beat Wrexham 1–0 (half-time 1–0).
Sheffield Utd met Wrexham in the Championship (Regular Season - 13). Kick-off was Friday, 30 October 2026, 20:00 UTC at Bramall Lane. Referee: David Webb.
Team pages: Sheffield Utd · Wrexham · Championship
Key moments
- 30' Goal: Benjamin Brereton — 1–0 · Watch Benjamin Brereton's goal video (30')
Starting line-ups
Sheffield Utd (4-4-2)
Wrexham (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Sheffield Utd 44%, the draw 28%, Wrexham 28%. It finished Sheffield Utd 1–0 Wrexham.
Home advantage gives Sheffield Utd a slight edge — Our strength rating has almost nothing between the sides, 1435 to 1433, so the usual home advantage is what puts Sheffield Utd in front at 44%, though home sides in the Championship gain less than the norm. We put the draw at 28%, close to the usual rate for evenly matched sides, nudged up by the Championship's draw rate.
Why Sheffield Utd in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1435 to 1433. Sides this close won 46.0% of 14,557 home games (draw 27.5%, visitors 26.6%).
Why only 44%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 25.4% norm). Championship homes won 42.9% of 8,499 games vs 44.6% across all 108,189 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. Sheffield Utd scored +0.31 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.6% of 1,662 games, vs 27.9% against normal finishing.
Why is the draw second, level with the Wrexham win?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.5%. These teams' recent games average 2.8 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 27,237. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 1.6 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Doubtful: Patrick Bamford, an important player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Wrexham won 2 of the last 3 meetings with Sheffield Utd. The record is 2 wins for Wrexham, 0 draws and 1 win for Sheffield Utd. These were 1 League Cup game and 2 Championship games played at both grounds between 13 August 2024 and 21 March 2026. Latest meeting: 21 March 2026 — Sheffield Utd 1–2 Wrexham. In 6,092 historical matches between similarly rated teams, visiting sides with the stronger head-to-head record won 28.2%.
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