2017–18 Sheffield United F.C. season

Sheffield United
2017–18 season
Chairman	Kevin McCabe
Manager	Chris Wilder
Stadium	Bramall Lane
Championship	10th
FA Cup	Fifth Round; (vs. Leicester City)
EFL Cup	Second round; (vs. Leicester City)
Top goalscorer	League: Leon Clarke (19); All: Leon Clarke (19)

The 2017–18 season is Sheffield United's 129th season in their history and marks their return to the Championship, following a six-year stay in the third tier. Along with the Championship, the club will also compete in the FA Cup and EFL Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of Birth	Age	Apps	Goals	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract End
Goalkeepers
1	Simon Moore	GK	Sandown	27	55	0	Cardiff City	19 August 2016	£493,000	2019
27	Jamal Blackman	GK	Croydon	23	24	0	Chelsea	27 July 2017	Loan	2018
31	Jake Eastwood	GK	Sheffield	20	3	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2018
Defenders
2	George Baldock	RB	Buckingham	25	24	1	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2017	£650,000	2020
3	Enda Stevens	LB	Dublin	28	33	1	Portsmouth	1 July 2017	Free	2020
5	Jack O'Connell	CB	Liverpool	23	81	6	Brentford	8 July 2016	Undisclosed	2022
13	Jake Wright	CB	Keighley	31	49	0	Oxford United	9 July 2016	Free	2019
18	Kieron Freeman	RB	Arnold	25	108	13	Derby County	23 January 2015	Free	2020
19	Richard Stearman	CB	Wolverhampton	31	17	1	Fulham	6 July 2017	£961,000	2020
23	Ben Heneghan	CB	Manchester	25	1	0	Motherwell	31 August 2017	Undisclosed	2020
24	Daniel Lafferty	LB	Derry	28	45	4	Burnley	13 January 2017	Undisclosed	2019
Midfielders
4	John Fleck	CM	Glasgow	25	79	6	Coventry City	11 July 2016	Free	2021
6	Chris Basham	DM/CB	Hebburn	28	172	8	Blackpool	1 July 2014	Free	2019
7	John Lundstram	CM	Liverpool	24	29	2	Oxford United	25 July 2017	£476,000	2020
14	Ryan Leonard	CM/CB	Plympton	26	3	0	Southend United	9 January 2018	£700,000	2021
15	Paul Coutts	CM	Aberdeen	28	120	5	Derby County	23 January 2015	Undisclosed	2019
20	Lee Evans	CM	Newport	24	5	0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	10 January 2018	£750,000	2021
21	Mark Duffy	RM	Liverpool	31	73	8	Birmingham City	1 July 2016	Free	2018
26	Ricky Holmes	LM	Rochford	31	2	0	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	2020
36	David Brooks	LW/AM	Warrington	21	26	3	Youth Academy	1 July 2015	Trainee	2021
44	Samir Carruthers	CM	Islington	24	28	1	Milton Keynes Dons	3 January 2017	£250,000	2020
Forwards
9	Leon Clarke	CF	Birmingham	32	24	Bury	27 July 2016	Undisclosed	2019
10	Billy Sharp	CF	Sheffield	31	223	75	Leeds United	25 July 2015	£599,000	2019
11	Clayton Donaldson	CF	Bradford	34	18	5	Birmingham City	31 August 2017	Nominal	2018
12	James Wilson	CF	Biddulph	22	4	1	Manchester United	10 January 2018	Loan	2018
22	Caolan Lavery	CF	Red Deer	24	36	5	Sheffield Wednesday	30 August 2016	Free	2019
32	Ched Evans	CF	Rhyl	29	123	48	Chesterfield	1 July 2017	£500,000	2020
Out on Loan
8	Nathan Thomas	LW	Ingleby Barwick	22	3	2	Hartlepool United	1 July 2017	£298,000	2020
17	James Hanson	CF	Bradford	29	14	1	Bradford City	24 January 2017	£149,000	2020
	George Long	GK	Sheffield	23	123	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2011	Trainee	2018
	Chris Hussey	LB	London	28	11	0	Bury	1 July 2016	Undisclosed	Undisclosed
	James Wilson	CB	Chepstow	28	10	1	Oldham Athletic	5 July 2016	Free	2018
	Louis Reed	CM	Barnsley	19	59	0	Youth Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	2018

All appearances and goals up to date as of 10 February 2018.

Statistics

As of 6 May 2018

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		League Cup		FA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Simon Moore	19	0	15+3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF		George Baldock	38	1	30+4	1	1+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF		Enda Stevens	47	1	45+0	1	0+0	0	1+1	0
4	MF		John Fleck	43	2	40+0	2	0+1	0	1+1	0
5	DF		Jack O'Connell	48	0	46+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
6	DF		Chris Basham	51	2	45+1	2	0+2	0	2+1	0
7	MF		John Lundstram	39	3	20+15	3	2+0	0	2+0	0
9	FW		Leon Clarke	39	19	38+1	19	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW		Billy Sharp	37	14	28+6	13	0+1	0	2+0	1
11	FW		Clayton Donaldson	29	5	9+17	5	0+0	0	2+1	0
12	FW		James Wilson	9	1	4+4	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
13	DF		Jake Wright	22	0	13+4	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
14	MF		Ryan Leonard	13	0	6+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
15	MF		Paul Coutts	17	1	16+0	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
18	DF		Kieron Freeman	11	1	10+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
19	DF		Richard Stearman	30	2	28+0	2	0+0	0	2+0	0
20	MF		Lee Evans	19	2	18+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	MF		Mark Duffy	39	3	28+8	3	1+0	0	1+1	0
23	DF		Ben Heneghan	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
24	DF		Daniel Lafferty	13	1	1+7	0	2+0	1	3+0	0
26	MF		Ricky Holmes	5	0	1+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
27	GK		Jamal Blackman	33	0	31+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
31	GK		Jake Eastwood	3	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
32	FW		Ched Evans	13	0	2+7	0	1+1	0	0+2	0
33	DF		Jake Bennett	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
34	MF		Regan Slater	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
36	MF		David Brooks	33	3	9+21	3	2+0	0	0+1	0
44	MF		Samir Carruthers	16	1	4+9	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
Player(s) out on loan:
8	MF		Nathan Thomas	3	2	0+1	0	1+0	1	1+0	1
17	FW		James Hanson	2	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW		Caolan Lavery	6	1	1+2	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
Player(s) who left the club:
16	DF		Cameron Carter-Vickers	18	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0
30	DF		John Brayford	1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Goals

As of 6 May 2018

Rank	No.	Po.	Name	Championship	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	9	CF	Leon Clarke	19	0	0	19
2	10	CF	Billy Sharp	13	0	1	14
3	11	CF	Clayton Donaldson	5	0	0	5
4	7	CM	John Lundstram	3	0	0	3
	21	AM	Mark Duffy	3	0	0	3
	36	AM	David Brooks	3	0	0	3
7	4	CM	John Fleck	2	0	0	2
	6	DM	Chris Basham	2	0	0	2
	8	LW	Nathan Thomas	0	1	1	2
	19	CB	Richard Stearman	2	0	0	2
	20	CM	Lee Evans	2	0	0	2
12	2	RB	George Baldock	1	0	0	1
	3	LB	Enda Stevens	1	0	0	1
	12	CF	James Wilson	1	0	0	1
	15	CM	Paul Coutts	1	0	0	1
	18	RB	Kieron Freeman	1	0	0	1
	22	CF	Caolan Lavery	0	1	0	1
	24	LB	Daniel Lafferty	0	1	0	1
	44	CM	Samir Carruthers	1	0	0	1
		CB	Cameron Carter-Vickers	1	0	0	1
Total				58	3	2	63

Disciplinary record

As of 6 May 2018

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Championship			League Cup			FA Cup			Total
Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name
1	4		CM	John Fleck	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	1
2	3		LB	Enda Stevens	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
3	6		DM	Chris Basham	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
4	5		CB	Jack O'Connell	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	15		CM	Paul Coutts	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
	20		CM	Lee Evans	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
7	7		CM	John Lundstram	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
	9		CF	Leon Clarke	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
	36		AM	David Brooks	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
11	2		RB	George Baldock	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	10		CF	Billy Sharp	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	19		CB	Richard Stearman	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
14	21		AM	Mark Duffy	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
15	11		CF	Clayton Donaldson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	24		LB	Daniel Lafferty	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	27		GK	Jamal Blackman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
			CB	Cameron Carter-Vickers	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
19	1		GK	Simon Moore	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
	12		CF	James Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	13		CB	Jake Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Total					78	0	3	2	0	0	5	0	0	85	0	3

Contracts

Date	Position	Name	Status	Contract Length	Expiry Date	Ref.
18 July 2017	CM	Chris Basham	Signed	2 years	June 2019	^[1]
18 July 2017	CM	Paul Coutts	Signed	2 years	June 2019	^[1]
18 July 2017	RB	Kieron Freeman	Signed	3 years	June 2020	^[1]
18 July 2017	CF	Billy Sharp	Signed	2 years	June 2019	^[1]
22 September 2017	CM	John Fleck	Signed	4 years	June 2021	^[2]
15 November 2017	CB	Jack O'Connell	Signed	4.5 years	June 2022	^[3]

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RB	George Baldock	Milton Keynes Dons	£650,000	^[4]
1 July 2017	CF	Ched Evans	Chesterfield	£500,000	^[5]
1 July 2017	LB	Enda Stevens	Portsmouth	Free	^[6]
1 July 2017	LW	Nathan Thomas	Hartlepool United	£290,000	^[7]
6 July 2017	CB	Richard Stearman	Fulham	£961,000	^[8]
25 July 2017	CM	John Lundstram	Oxford United	£476,000	^[9]
31 August 2017	CF	Clayton Donaldson	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	^[10]
31 August 2017	CB	Ben Heneghan	Motherwell	Undisclosed	^[11]
9 January 2018	CM	Ryan Leonard	Southend United	£700,000	^[12]
10 January 2018	CM	Lee Evans	Wolverhampton Wanderers	£750,000	^[13]
15 January 2018	LM	Ricky Holmes	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	^[14]

Total Expenditure : £4,327,000

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	LB	Graham Kelly	Port Vale	Free	^[15]
1 July 2017	CF	Marc McNulty	Coventry City	Free	^[16]^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1 July 2017	AM	Jay O'Shea	Bury	Free	^[18]^{[lower-alpha 2]}
1 July 2017	AM	Stefan Scougall	St Johnstone	Free	^[16]^{[lower-alpha 3]}
3 August 2017	LM	Matt Done	Rochdale	Mutual consent	^[21]^{[lower-alpha 4]}
16 August 2017	LB	Kieran Wallace	Free agent	Mutual consent	^[23]
31 August 2017	RB	John Brayford	Burton Albion	Mutual consent	^[24]^{[lower-alpha 5]}
11 January 2018	CM	Ben Whiteman	Doncaster Rovers	Undisclosed	^[26]

↑ Marc McNulty joined Coventry City following release from the club.^[17]
↑ Jay O'Shea joined Bury on a free transfer after rejecting a contract with Sheffield United.^[19]
↑ Stefan Scougall joined St Johnstone following release from the club.^[20]
↑ Matt Done joined Rochdale following his departure.^[22]
↑ John Brayford joined Burton Albion following his departure.^[25]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date	Ref.
27 July 2017	GK	Jamal Blackman	Chelsea	30 June 2018	^[27]
25 August 2017	CB	Cameron Carter-Vickers	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2018	^[28]
10 January 2018	CF	James Wilson	Manchester United	30 June 2018	^[13]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date	Ref.
1 July 2017	AM	Benjamin Whiteman	Doncaster Rovers	January 2018	^[29]
4 July 2017	GK	George Long	AFC Wimbledon	30 June 2018	^[30]
7 July 2017	LB	Chris Hussey	Swindon Town	30 June 2018	^[31]
11 July 2017	CM	Louis Reed	Chesterfield	30 June 2018	^[32]
17 July 2017	CB	James Wilson	Walsall	30 June 2018	^[33]
26 October 2017	FW	Jordan Hallam	Southport	23 November 2017	^[34]
3 January 2018	CF	James Hanson	Bury	30 June 2018	^[35]

Pre-season

Friendlies

As of 16 June 2017, Sheffield United have six pre-season friendlies against Stoke City,^[36] Stocksbridge Park Steels, Chesterfield, Rotherham United, Eastleigh^[37] and Málaga.^[38]

8 July 2017	Stocksbridge Park Steels	0–9	Sheffield United	Stocksbridge
15:00 BST		Report	Sharp 21' Clarke 25', 27' Lavery 57', 72', 82' (pen.) Brooks 85', 89' Stevens 88'	Stadium: Bracken Moor Attendance: 1,824

14 July 2017	Málaga	0–1	Sheffield United	Coín, Spain
20:30 CEST		Report	Fleck 25'	Stadium: Estadio José Burgos Quintana

18 July 2017	Chesterfield	1–2	Sheffield United	Chesterfield
19:30 BST	O'Grady 31'	Report	O'Connell 72' Brooks 85'	Stadium: Proact Stadium

21 July 2017	Rotherham United	1–2	Sheffield United	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Yates 86'	Report	Ihiekwe 68' (o.g.) Stevens 80'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 7,396

25 July 2017	Sheffield United	2–1	Stoke City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Sharp 10' Brooks 90'	Report	Shaqiri 35'	Stadium: Bramall Lane

28 July 2017	Eastleigh	2–3	Sheffield United	Eastleigh
19:45 BST				Stadium: Ten Acres Referee: Graham Horwood

Competitions

EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
8	Millwall	46	19	15	12	56	45	+11	72
9	Brentford	46	18	15	13	62	52	+10	69
10	Sheffield United	46	20	9	17	62	55	+7	69
11	Bristol City	46	17	16	13	67	58	+9	67
12	Ipswich Town	46	17	9	20	57	60	−3	60

Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
44	19	9	16	59	52	+7	66	12	5	5	33	19	+14	7	4	11	26	33	−7

Last updated: 28 April 2018.
Source:

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	W
Position	8	12	17	10	5	5	3	6	4	2	3	3	3	1	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	7	8	8	7	7	6	9	9	7	9	9	9	9	9	9	11	11	10

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2018. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the EFL Championship league fixtures were announced.^[39]^[40]

5 August 2017 1	Sheffield United	1–0	Brentford	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Sharp 39'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,746 Referee: Stephen Martin

12 August 2017 2	Middlesbrough	1–0	Sheffield United	Middlesbrough
17:30 BST	Gestede 20' Friend 70'	Report	Stevens 63'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,876 Referee: Peter Bankes

15 August 2017 3	Cardiff City	2–0	Sheffield United	Leckwith
19:45 BST	Mendez-Laing 20', 55' Bamba 23' Morrison 44'	Report	21' Basham	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 17,844 Referee: Lee Mason

19 August 2017 4	Sheffield United	1–0	Barnsley	Sheffield
12:15 BST	Sharp 17' 21' Clarke 42' Fleck 58' Stevens 84'	Report	McCarthy 31' MacDonald 42' Hammill 45+2' Pearson 48'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,482 Referee: Tim Robinson

26 August 2017 5	Sheffield United	3–1	Derby County	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Sharp 4', 90+7' 89' O'Connell 32' Russell 39' (o.g.) Blackman 90+6'	Report	Lawrence 59' Johnson 71' Keogh 89' Bryson 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,202 Referee: Andy Madley

9 September 2017 6	Sunderland	1–2	Sheffield United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Wilson 41' Rodwell 90+4'	Report	Donaldson 21', 77' Coutts 48' Lundstram 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 29,579 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

12 September 2017 7	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Sheffield United	Horwich
19:30 BST	Morais 41' Cullen 52' Madine 88'	Report	Carter-Vickers 33' Lafferty 82'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,346 Referee: Stuart Attwell

16 September 2017 8	Sheffield United	0–1	Norwich City	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Coutts 63' Fleck 65'	Report	Wildschut 23' Tettey 59' Husband 78' Jerome 82' Maddison 86' Trybull 89'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,218 Referee: Scott Duncan

24 September 2017 9	Sheffield Wednesday	2–4	Sheffield United	Owlerton
13:15 BST	Bannan 12' Hooper 45+1' João 66'	Report	Fleck 3' 90' Clarke 15', 77' Duffy 67' Basham 75'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 32,839 Referee: Simon Hooper

27 September 2017 10	Sheffield United	2–0	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Clarke 39', 58' Coutts 54' Basham 67' Baldock 75'	Report	Coady 15' Neves 51' 61'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,893 Referee: Peter Bankes

30 September 2017 11	Nottingham Forest	2–1	Sheffield United	Nottingham
15:00 BST	Cummings 9' Dowell 27' Bouchalakis 83' Osborn 84' Bridcutt 88'	Report	Lundstram 3', 21' Coutts 44' Duffy 90+3' Stevens 90+4'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 25,700 Referee: Andy Davies

14 October 2017 12	Sheffield United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Clarke 33' Basham 49' Carter-Vickers 90+2'	Report	Knudsen 69'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,799 Referee: Tony Harrington

21 October 2017 13	Sheffield United	2–1	Reading	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Coutts 19' Sharp 37' Brooks 90+3'	Report	van den Berg 56' McShane 57' Beerens 85'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,265 Referee: David Coote

27 October 2017 14	Leeds United	1–2	Sheffield United	Leeds
19:45 BST	Phillips 34' 62' Ronaldo Vieira 87'	Report	Sharp 2' Stevens 45' Coutts 51' O'Connell 60' Baldock 74' Brooks 81' Clarke 82' Fleck 84'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 34,504 Referee: Scott Duncan

31 October 2017 15	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Sheffield United	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT	Sylla 4' Cousins 28' Scowen 90+1'	Report	Clarke 29' Brooks 90+1'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 13,604 Referee: Keith Stroud

4 November 2017 16	Sheffield United	4–1	Hull City	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Clarke 23' 53', 76', 80', 88'	Report	Grosicki 29' Aina 39' Campbell 42'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,466 Referee: Darren Bond

17 November 2017 17	Burton Albion	1–3	Sheffield United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Palmer 31' Warnock 42'	Report	Sharp 10' (pen), 34' Clarke 78'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 5,167 Referee: Oliver Langford

21 November 2017 18	Sheffield United	4–5	Fulham	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Clarke 6', 39', 90+1' Sharp 33' Lundstram 45+4' Carruthers 86' Brooks 90+3'	Report	Ojo 28', 69' Sessegnon 30', 43', 78' Fredericks 33' Ayité 45+2' Odoi 73' Kamara 90+6'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,445 Referee: James Linington

25 November 2017 19	Sheffield United	1–1	Birmingham City	Sheffield
17:30 GMT	Clarke 71' Fleck 78'	Report	Kieftenbeld 31' Boga 38' Jota 54' Grounds 72' Ndoye 76'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,427 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

2 December 2017 20	Millwall	3–1	Sheffield United	Bermondsey
15:00 GMT	Gregory 14' Romeo 66' Cooper 87'	Report	Brooks 10', 41'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 12,669 Referee: Andy Madley

8 December 2017 21	Sheffield United	1–2	Bristol City	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Stevens 43' Clarke 48' Fleck 59'	Report	Paterson 43', 90+5' Djuric 55' Flint 90+1' Reid 90+3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,409 Referee: David Coote

16 December 2017 22	Preston North End	1–0	Sheffield United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Hugill 58'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,202 Referee: Tim Robinson

23 December 2017 23	Aston Villa	2–2	Sheffield United	Birmingham
17:30 GMT	Adomah 4' (pen) Jedinak 9'	Report	Donaldson 12', 26'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 35,210 Referee: Simon Hooper

26 December 2017 24	Sheffield United	3–0	Sunderland	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Lundstram 36' Stearman 58' Baldock 62'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 30,668

30 December 2017 25	Sheffield United	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Fleck 29' Baldock 45+1'	Report	Madine 21' 52' Robinson 37'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,387 Referee: Stephen Martin

1 January 2018 26	Derby County	1–1	Sheffield United	Derby
15:00 GMT	Vydra 24' (pen.)	Report	Clarke 57'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,003 Referee: Darren Bond

12 January 2018 27	Sheffield United	0–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Loovens 25', 64'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 31,120 Referee: David Coote

20 January 2018 28	Norwich City	1–2	Sheffield United	Norwich
15:00 GMT	Pinto 70' 90+3' Klose 90+1'	Report	Wilson 6' Fleck 66' Donaldson 68' Leon Clarke 87'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 26,486 Referee: Tony Harrington

30 January 2018 29	Sheffield United	0–1	Aston Villa	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		Report	Snodgrass 90'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Referee: Jeremy Simpson

3 February 2018 30	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3–0	Sheffield United	Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT	Neves 5' Jota 30' Cavaleiro 76'	Report		Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 29,311 Referee: Darren Bond

10 February 2018 31	Sheffield United	2–1	Leeds United	Sheffield
12:30 GMT	Sharp 2', 14', 73' (pen) Evans 44' Fleck 90+2'	Report	Forshaw 5' Roofe 19' Lasogga 47'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,553 Referee: Andrew Madley

20 February 2018 32	Sheffield United	2–1	Queens Park Rangers	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	Stearman 27' Lundstram 50' Evans 77'	Report	Freeman 63'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,339 Referee: Oliver Langford

23 February 2018 33	Hull City	1–0	Sheffield United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Irvine 16' Dicko 55'	Report		Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 15,213 Referee: Simon Hooper

27 February 2018 34	Reading	1–3	Sheffield United	Reading
20:00 GMT (UTC)	Richards 51' van den Berg 57' Bacuna 62' Mannone 64' Clement 70'	Report	Sharp 11', 63' Duffy 44' Basham 50' Donaldson 83'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: Andy Davies Referee: 6,769

6 March 2018 35	Fulham	3–0	Sheffield United	Fulham
19:45 GMT	Mitrović 31', 44' Cairney 61'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 18,400 Referee: Keith Stroud

10 March 2018 36	Ipswich Town	0–0	Sheffield United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Skuse 40' Gleeson 84'	Report	Stearman 9'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 15,152 Referee: John Brooks

13 March 2018 37	Sheffield United	2–0	Burton Albion	Sheffield
	Stevens 29' L. Evans 57' Brooks 64' Stearman 73'	Report	Naylor 72'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 24,832 Referee: Scott Duncan

17 March 2018 38	Sheffield United	0–0	Nottingham Forest	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Fleck 90'	Report	44' Fox 77' Watson 87' Colback	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,095 Referee: Paul Tierney

30 March 2018 39	Brentford	1–1	Sheffield United	Brentford
15:00 BST	Mepham 68' Woods 69'	Report	Basham 50', 55' Stevens 60' Blackman 69'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 11,174 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

2 April 2018 40	Sheffield United	1–1	Cardiff City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Clarke 28'	Report	Joe Bennett 29' Pilkington 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,231 Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live On Sky TV

7 April 2018 41	Barnsley	3–2	Sheffield United	Barnsley
12:15 BST	Gardner 25' McBurnie 34', 74' Lindsay 45' Bradshaw 88'	Report	O'Connell 36' Brooks 45' Fleck 57' Clarke 65'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 16,041 Referee: Scott Duncan

10 April 2018 42	Sheffield United	2–1	Middlesbrough	Sheffield
	L. Evans 2', 40' Fleck 35'	Report	Leadbitter 19', 25' Traoré 41' Ayala 48' Fábio 71' Friend 87'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,557 Referee: Darren Bond

14 April 2018 43	Sheffield United	1–1	Millwall	Sheffield
13:00 BST	Clarke 74' Stearman 70' L. Evans 90'	Report	Williams 45' Marshall 75' Morison 76' Saville 81'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 27,454 Referee: David Coote

21 April 2018 44	Birmingham City	2–1	Sheffield United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Harding 16' Roberts 32' Maghoma 69'	Report	Duffy 7', 7' O'Connell 63'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 23,579 Referee: Tim Robinson

28 April 2018 45	Sheffield United	0–1	Preston North End	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Fleck 44' L. Evans 52' Stevens 66' Sharp 81'	Report	Fisher 28' Harrop 31' Browne 57' Rudd 90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 28,568 Referee: James Linington

6 May 2018 46	Bristol City	2-3	Sheffield United	Bristol
12:30 BST	Flint 17', 60' Diédhiou 42' Bryan 49', 75' Pack 90+1'	Report	Clarke 8' Sharp 29' Freeman 34' Stearman 74' Baldock 89'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 23,902 Referee: Peter Bankes

FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Sheffield United entered the competition in the third round and were drawn away to Ipswich Town.^[41]

6 January 2018 Third round	Ipswich Town	0–1	Sheffield United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Chambers 24'	Report	Thomas 25' Basham 45+2' Wright 81' Carter-Vickers 90+3'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,057 Referee: Mike Jones

27 January 2018 Fourth round	Sheffield United	1–0	Preston North End	Sheffield
	Sharp 80' (pen)	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 15,680 Referee: Graham Scott

16 February 2018 Fifth round	Leicester City	1–0	Sheffield United	Leicester
19:45 GMT	Vardy 66'	Report		Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 28,336 Referee: Lee Mason

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Sheffield United were drawn at home to Walsall in the first round.^[42] A home tie was to follow in the second round, with Leicester City the visitors.^[43]

9 August 2017 First round	Sheffield United	3–2	Walsall	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Roberts 74' (o.g.) Thomas 79' Lafferty 82'	Report	Bakayoko 13' Kinsella 56' Oztumer 90+1' (pen.) Chambers 90+2'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 5,210 Referee: Kevin Friend

22 August 2017 Second round	Sheffield United	1–4	Leicester City	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Lafferty 4' Lundstram 54' Lavery 84'	Report	Musa 20' 90+4' Slimani 24' 63', 67' Gray 52'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 11,280 Referee: Tony Harrington

References

1 2 3 4 "Sheffield United: Sharp, Coutts, Basham & Freeman sign new contracts after promotion". BBC Sport. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
↑ "John Fleck: Sheffield United midfielder signs new four-year contract". BBC Sport. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
↑ "Jack O'Connell: Sheffield United defender signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
↑ "George Baldock: Sheffield United sign MK Dons defender for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
↑ "Ched returns to the Blades". Sheffield United Official Site. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
↑ "Stevens joins the Blades". Sheffield United Official Site. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
↑ "Thomas signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
↑ "Stearman signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
↑ "Lundstram signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
↑ "Striker signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
↑ "Deadline Day defender signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
↑ "Ryan Leonard: Sheffield United sign Southend United midfielder". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
1 2 "Lee Evans and James Wilson: Sheffield United sign midfielder and striker". BBC Sport. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
↑ "Ricky Holmes: Sheffield United sign midfielder from Charlton for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
↑ "Graham Kelly: Port Vale sign Sheffield United defender on one-year contract". BBC. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.
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↑ "Scougall signs for Saints!". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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↑ "Reed loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
↑ "Defender loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
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↑ "Bury sign striker James Hanson and defender Peter Clarke on loan deals". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
↑ "Potters set for Lane friendly". Sheffield United Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
↑ "Friendlies confirmed". Sheffield United Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
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↑ "2017/18 fixtures released". Sheffield United Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
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↑ "Home draw in Carabao Cup". Sheffield United Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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[18] Marc McNulty joined Coventry City following release from the club.^[17]

[21] Jay O'Shea joined Bury on a free transfer after rejecting a contract with Sheffield United.^[19]

[23] Stefan Scougall joined St Johnstone following release from the club.^[20]

[26] Matt Done joined Rochdale following his departure.^[22]

[30] John Brayford joined Burton Albion following his departure.^[25]

[18Jul-1] 1 2 3 4 "Sheffield United: Sharp, Coutts, Basham & Freeman sign new contracts after promotion". BBC Sport. 18 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[2] "John Fleck: Sheffield United midfielder signs new four-year contract". BBC Sport. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.

[3] "Jack O'Connell: Sheffield United defender signs contract extension". BBC Sport. 15 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[4] "George Baldock: Sheffield United sign MK Dons defender for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.

[5] "Ched returns to the Blades". Sheffield United Official Site. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.

[6] "Stevens joins the Blades". Sheffield United Official Site. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.

[7] "Thomas signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[8] "Stearman signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.

[9] "Lundstram signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

[10] "Striker signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[11] "Deadline Day defender signs". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[12] "Ryan Leonard: Sheffield United sign Southend United midfielder". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

[EvansWilson-13] 1 2 "Lee Evans and James Wilson: Sheffield United sign midfielder and striker". BBC Sport. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

[14] "Ricky Holmes: Sheffield United sign midfielder from Charlton for undisclosed fee". BBC Sport. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[15] "Graham Kelly: Port Vale sign Sheffield United defender on one-year contract". BBC. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[Release-16] 1 2 "Duo released, trio listed". Sheffield United Official Site. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

[17] "Mark Robins beats off competition to land striker". Coventry Telegraph. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.

[19] "O'Shea exits". Sheffield United Official Site. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2017.

[20] "CONFIRMED: Jay O'Shea signs for Bury Football Club". buryfc.co.uk. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[22] "Scougall signs for Saints!". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[24] "Done leaves". Sheffield United Official Site. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[25] "Matt Done: Rochdale re-sign former winger on a free transfer from Sheffield United". BBC. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

[27] "Wallace departs". Sheffield United Official Site. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.

[28] "Brayford departs". Sheffield United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[29] "John Brayford: Burton Albion sign Sheffield United defender". BBC. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[31] "Ben Whiteman: Doncaster Rovers sign Sheffield United midfielder". BBC Sport. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

[32] "Blades loan giant goalkeeper". Sheffield United Official Site. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[33] "Loan defender signs in". Sheffield United Official Site. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.

[34] "Whiteman loaned out". Sheffield United Official Site. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2017.

[35] "Long loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[36] "Hussey loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[37] "Reed loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[38] "Defender loaned". Sheffield United Official Site. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2017.

[39] "Hallam joins Southport". Sheffield United Official Site. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.

[40] "Bury sign striker James Hanson and defender Peter Clarke on loan deals". BBC Sport. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

[41] "Potters set for Lane friendly". Sheffield United Official Site. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.

[42] "Friendlies confirmed". Sheffield United Official Site. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.

[43] "Blades to face Málaga". Sheffield United Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[44] "2017/18 fixtures released". Sheffield United Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[45] "Fixture List". Sheffield United Official Site. June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.

[46] "Away draw for Blades". Sheffield United Official Site. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.

[47] "Home draw in Carabao Cup". Sheffield United Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[48] "Leicester at home". Sheffield United Official Site. 10 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.