Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Utd — League Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow1 clip- 23′Fleetwood Town, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 53′Fleetwood Town, yellow card:Foul
- 57′Fleetwood Town, own goal:1–0Own goal
- 58′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 58′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 68′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 68′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 71′Fleetwood Town, substitution:off
- 71′Fleetwood Town, substitution:off
- 79′Fleetwood Town, substitution:off
- 83′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 89′Fleetwood Town, substitution:off
- 90+1′Sheffield Utd, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time1 – 0
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Fleetwood Town edge Sheffield Utd thanks to Norrington-Davies own goal
Fleetwood Town beat Sheffield Utd 1-0 in the Round of 32 of the League Cup at Highbury Stadium, with the only goal arriving well into the second half. Despite finishing without a goal of their own, Sheffield Utd dominated large stretches of the contest but were unable to find a breakthrough against a stubborn home defence.
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The deadlock was broken in the 57th minute when Rhys Norrington-Davies turned the ball into his own net, handing Fleetwood a lead they would not relinquish. Sheffield Utd pushed for an equaliser thereafter but could not convert their control of possession into a leveller, and Fleetwood held firm to record the win.
Sheffield Utd had the better of the underlying numbers, dominating territory and edging the shots count, yet it was Fleetwood who made the decisive contribution, courtesy of their opponents' own error, to progress in the competition.
Michael Cooper was the away side's top-rated performer, finishing with a rating of 7.73 despite Sheffield Utd's failure to find the net.
Sheffield Utd controlled possession throughout, holding the ball for 66 percent of the match compared to Fleetwood's 34 percent.
Fleetwood Town beat Sheffield Utd 1–0 (half-time 0–0).
Fleetwood Town met Sheffield Utd in the League Cup (Round of 32). Kick-off was Wednesday, 16 September 2026, 18:45 UTC at Highbury Stadium. Referee: B. Speedie.
Team pages: Fleetwood Town · Sheffield Utd · League Cup
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- 57' Goal (own goal): Rhys Norrington-Davies — 1–0 · Watch Rhys Norrington-Davies's goal video (57')
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Fleetwood Town (3-1-4-2)
Sheffield Utd (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Fleetwood Town 38%, the draw 30%, Sheffield Utd 32%. It finished Fleetwood Town 1–0 Sheffield Utd.
Home ground outweighs Sheffield Utd's rating edge — Sheffield Utd are the stronger side on our strength rating, but home ground gives Fleetwood Town the lean. The draw at 30% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why Fleetwood Town at 38%?
Home ground, against the rating. Sheffield Utd sit 65 points higher on our strength rating — 1466 to 1531. Sides with a 50–100-point rating edge on the road won 32.9% of 10,639 such games.
Why only 38%?
Because Sheffield Utd are the stronger side on our strength rating. The rest is the draw at 30% and Sheffield Utd at 32%.
Why the draw at 30%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 28.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.7 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.2% of 27,835. The goals environment adds 1.5 points to the draw.
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On this page: the Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield Utd final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this League Cup fixture.
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Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Fleetwood Town 1–0 Sheffield Utd. Explore more on the Fleetwood Town and Sheffield Utd team pages or the League Cup page.