Match Centre: Cardiff City vs Sheffield United
Player of the match Michael Cooper 8.5
GolVolt rating 9.3GolVolt rating
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How the match went
One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.
90+5' · 2:2Cardiff City 6%draw 90%Sheffield United 4%
90+5' · 2:2xG Cardiff City 2.68xG Sheffield United 1.40
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Open to the end, keeper Cooper: 8 saves.
- Dramaweight 50% Open to the end. Drama: 8.1 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Keeper Cooper: 8 saves, Ashford: a goal and an assist.Someone played a match to remember. Heroes: 9.5 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% Not much was at stake yet. Stakes: 1.9 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% xG 4.1. Quality of play: 9.4 out of 10
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 9.3more watchable than 93% of Championship matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
4 goals4 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 2' Goal: Jack Moylanright foot · assist: Ashford1:0
- 4' Alex Robertsonyellow card · foul
- 4' Goal: Tom Cannonpenalty · right foot1:1
- 7' Goal: Callum O'Hareright foot · assist: Bamford1:2
- 10' Mark McGuinnessyellow card · foul
- 33' Jack Moylanyellow card · foul
- 38' Goal: Cian Ashfordright foot2:2
- Half-time · 2:2
- 46' 2 substitutionsPhillips for BamfordShackleton for Donovan
- 58' SubstitutionNorrington-Davies for Baptiste
- 65' SubstitutionRiedewald for Rothwell
- 72' SubstitutionWillock for Tanner
- 75' Sydie Peckyellow card · foul
- 84' SubstitutionDíaz for Cannon
- 85' 3 substitutionsColwill for MoylanDavies for AshfordRobinson for Salech
- 90' SubstitutionScanlon for Bielik
- Full-time · 2:2
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Cardiff City
Sheffield United
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Cardiff City
- 30 Harry Tyrer GK —
- 23 Calum Scanlon DEF on
- 44 Ronan Kpakio DEF —
- 14 David Turnbull MID —
- 16 Chris Willock MID on
- 27 Joel Colwill MID on
- 33 Rob Tankiewicz MID —
- 39 Isaak Davies ATT on
- 47 Callum Robinson ATT on
Sheffield United
- 17 Adam Davies GK —
- 2 Matt Doherty DEF —
- 16 Jamie Shackleton DEF on
- 30 Rhys Norrington-Davies DEF on
- 27 Kalvin Phillips MID on
- 44 Jaïro Riedewald MID on
- 22 Ben Brereton Díaz ATT on
- 23 Tyrese Campbell ATT —
- 34 Louie Marsh ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Sheffield United Michael Cooper
- 2. place · Cardiff City Cian Ashford
- 3. place · Sheffield United Tom Cannon
Cardiff City
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Cardiff City · 1 out
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Eli King Injured
since 26 Aug 2025 · return date unknown · 58 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Tear
Sheffield United · 1 out
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Jamie Shackleton Injured
since 15 Dec 2024 · return date unknown · 87 matches missed · Foot Injury
Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.