Sheffield United 5-3 Cardiff City - September 20, 2003 / First Division 2003/2004
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![photo Robert Earnshaw](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_3/3108.webp)
![photo Michael Tonge](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4261.webp)
![photo Peter Ndlovu](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4266.webp)
![photo Robert Earnshaw](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_3/3108.webp)
![photo Richard Langley](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Jack Lester](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_47/47846.webp)
![photo Ashley Ward](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Wayne Allison](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Paul Peschisolido](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4265.webp)
![photo Peter Ndlovu](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4266.webp)
![photo Jack Lester](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_47/47846.webp)
![photo Gavin Gordon](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Mark Bonner](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_55/55234.webp)
![photo Peter Ndlovu](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4266.webp)
![photo Mark Rankine](/images/base/default_user.png)
![photo Stuart McCall](/images/photos/resampled/players/76/a_4/4257.webp)
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Team line-ups
Sheffield United
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Gerrard | 30 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Phil Jagielka | 21 | 109 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mike Whitlow | 35 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Robert Kozluk | 26 | 76 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jon Harley | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nick Montgomery | 21 | 84 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stuart McCall | 89 | 39 | 53 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Michael Tonge | 53 | 20 | 100 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ashley Ward | 70 | 32 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Paul Peschisolido | 70 | 32 | 73 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Peter Ndlovu | 627889 | 30 | 117 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
28.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
58
Cardiff City
![photo Graham Kavanagh](/images/photos/resampled/players/100/a_9/9212.webp)
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Neil Alexander | 25 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Rhys Weston | 22 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tony Vidmar | 33 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
James Collins | 20 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Chris Barker | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Graham Kavanagh | 29 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Mark Bonner | 87 | 29 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Richard Langley | 69 | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Willie Boland | 28 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Robert Earnshaw | 6446 | 22 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Peter Thorne | 30 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
14
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Mark Rankine | 89 | 33 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Wayne Allison | 70 | 34 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Jack Lester | 8570 | 27 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Gavin Gordon | 87 | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Mike Whitlow
IN
Chris Morgan
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Mark Bonner
IN
John Robinson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
54
200
Success rate in this team:
44 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Warnock vs Cardiff City
9 victories
4 draws
2 losses
Warnock vs Lawrence
6 victories
6 draws
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
55
82
Success rate in this team:
54 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
35 %
Lawrence vs Sheffield United
3 victories
4 draws
6 losses
Lawrence vs Warnock
1 victory
6 draws
6 losses
Referee
Mike Riley
2 victories |
1 draw |
1 loss |
Sheffield United4 matches | General total | Cardiff City3 matches | 0 victory |
0 draw |
3 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Sheffield United1 match | Season total | Cardiff City1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on March 03, 2007 | Latest figure on January 17, 2007 |
Videos
Key figures
![icon stats](/images/base/stats.png)
The last time Sheffield United has ended with the score 5-3 in Championship, It was on the 08/11/1952 (vs )
![icon stats](/images/base/stats.png)
End of streak for Sheffield United after 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Cardiff City (since 05/02/1983). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 16/12/1978 (5 matches)
![icon stats](/images/base/coach.png)
No manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Lennie Lawrence has done less than 0.99 goals conceded per game .
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VSheffield United 3-0 Bradford29/04/2003 | VSheffield United 4-3 Nottingham Forest15/05/2003 | DSheffield United 0-0 Gillingham09/08/2003 | VSheffield United 1-0 Norwich City23/08/2003 | VSheffield United 2-1 Coventry30/08/2003 | VSheffield United 5-0 Rotherham United16/09/2003 |
Overall | DWest Ham 0-0 Sheffield United16/08/2003 | VSheffield United 1-0 Norwich City23/08/2003 | VCrystal Palace 1-2 Sheffield United26/08/2003 | VSheffield United 2-1 Coventry30/08/2003 | LNottingham Forest 3-1 Sheffield United13/09/2003 | VSheffield United 5-0 Rotherham United16/09/2003 |
Current form
Away | DCrewe Alexandra 1-1 Cardiff City03/05/2003 | DBristol City 0-0 Cardiff City13/05/2003 | DRotherham United 0-0 Cardiff City09/08/2003 | VNottingham Forest 1-2 Cardiff City23/08/2003 | DWalsall 1-1 Cardiff City30/08/2003 | LReading 2-1 Cardiff City16/09/2003 |
Overall | LCardiff City 0-2 Bradford16/08/2003 | VNottingham Forest 1-2 Cardiff City23/08/2003 | VCardiff City 4-1 Derby County25/08/2003 | DWalsall 1-1 Cardiff City30/08/2003 | VCardiff City 5-0 Gillingham13/09/2003 | LReading 2-1 Cardiff City16/09/2003 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 3 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 14 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 3 | 5 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 5 |
Invincibility streak | 1 | 1 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 1 | 1 |
Winless streak | 2 | 1 |
Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 3 | 5 |
Conceding streak | 3 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
7 |
4 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
4 |
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
3 |
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
2 |
Draws (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
11 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
13 |
8 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
4 |
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
7 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
4 |
1.57 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.86 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
0.71 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
0.25 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
4 |
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
2 |
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
4 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
3 |
0-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-0 |
Bookings
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
9 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
7 |
2 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
Key players
![]() | Peter Ndlovu | 4 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 6 goals | Robert Earnshaw | ![]() |
![]() | Paul Peschisolido | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Robert Earnshaw | ![]() |
![]() | Michael Brown | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Robert Earnshaw | ![]() |
![]() | Michael Brown | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | Peter Ndlovu | 4 goals during the last 4 matches | The fittest player | 6 goals during the last 5 matches | Robert Earnshaw | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
63 gf
32 ga
Away
27 gf
43 ga
Total
90 gf
75 ga
Historical head to head
Home
43 gf
27 ga
Away
32 gf
63 ga
Total
75 gf
90 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 11 - 2 |
January 01, 1926 |
Home | 11 - 2 |
January 01, 1926 |
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 0 |
April 21, 1979 |
Away | 3 - 1 |
January 15, 1972 |
Latest head to head
January 27, 1999 - FA Cup 1998/1999
April 11, 1989 - Division 3 1988/1989
February 11, 1989 - Division 3 1988/1989
December 22, 1984 - Division 2 1984/1985
September 01, 1984 - Division 2 1984/1985
Best historical scorers against Cardiff City
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Graham Stuart | 1 goal | 1999 - 1999 |
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Lee Morris | 1 goal | 1999 - 1999 |
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Ian MacKenzie | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
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Ron Simpson | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
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David Holdsworth | 1 goal | 1999 - 1999 |
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Paul Devlin | 1 goal | 1999 - 1999 |
Best historical scorers against Sheffield United
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Don Murray | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
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Kevin Nugent | 1 goal | 1999 - 1999 |
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David Carver | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
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Bobby Woodruff | 1 goal | 1972 - 1972 |
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John King | 1 goal | 1961 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Cardiff City
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Ron Simpson | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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Derek Pace | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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Joe Shaw | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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Graham Shaw | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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Leonard Allchurch | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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William Russell | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
Players with most games played vs Sheffield United
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Frank Rankmore | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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Barrie Hole | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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Brian Walsh | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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Derek Hogg | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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Alexander Milne | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
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Colin Baker | 2 matches | 1961 - 1961 |
They played in both sides
110 matches
![Sheffield United logo Sheffield United](/images/photos/clubs/2014-2015/a_0/635.png)
![Cardiff City logo Cardiff City](/images/photos/clubs/2006-2007/a_0/619.png)
2 matches
17 matches
![Sheffield United logo Sheffield United](/images/photos/clubs/2014-2015/a_0/635.png)
![Cardiff City logo Cardiff City](/images/photos/clubs/2006-2007/a_0/619.png)
6 matches
13 matches
![Sheffield United logo Sheffield United](/images/photos/clubs/2014-2015/a_0/635.png)
![Cardiff City logo Cardiff City](/images/photos/clubs/2006-2007/a_0/619.png)
2 matches
7 matches
![Sheffield United logo Sheffield United](/images/photos/clubs/2014-2015/a_0/635.png)
![Cardiff City logo Cardiff City](/images/photos/clubs/2006-2007/a_0/619.png)
3 matches
They played in both sides
17 matches
![Sheffield United logo Sheffield United](/images/photos/clubs/2014-2015/a_0/635.png)
![Cardiff City logo Cardiff City](/images/photos/clubs/2006-2007/a_0/619.png)
6 matches
7 matches
![Sheffield United logo Sheffield United](/images/photos/clubs/2014-2015/a_0/635.png)
![Cardiff City logo Cardiff City](/images/photos/clubs/2006-2007/a_0/619.png)
3 matches
110 matches
![Sheffield United logo Sheffield United](/images/photos/clubs/2014-2015/a_0/635.png)
![Cardiff City logo Cardiff City](/images/photos/clubs/2006-2007/a_0/619.png)
2 matches
13 matches
![Sheffield United logo Sheffield United](/images/photos/clubs/2014-2015/a_0/635.png)
![Cardiff City logo Cardiff City](/images/photos/clubs/2006-2007/a_0/619.png)
2 matches
Competition info
The other matches
September 20, 2003
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