Mansfield Town vs Sheffield Utd: League Cup Match Report

Mansfield Town

0–3Match Finished

HT 0–1

Sheffield Utd ✓

Match Summary

In the League Cup clash at One Call Stadium on August 9, 2026, Mansfield Town fell to Sheffield Utd, who secured a convincing 3-0 victory. The match showcased Sheffield's dominance, effectively controlling the play and exploiting opportunities to find the back of the net. Mansfield struggled to respond, unable to break through Sheffield's defense as the away side advanced in the competition.

Match Events

4'P. Bamford (J. Rothwell) Sheffield Utd
29'T. Chong (R. Donovan) Sheffield Utd
37'Femi Seriki Foul Sheffield Utd
46'T. Roberts (R. Oates) Mansfield Town
46'R. Norrington-Davies (H. Burrows) Sheffield Utd
60'R. Hendry (L. Thompson) Mansfield Town
60'R. Sweeney (E. Hewitt) Mansfield Town
63'Louis Reed Foul Mansfield Town
70'J. Rothwell (O. Arblaster) Sheffield Utd
70'P. Bamford (R. One) Sheffield Utd
71'M. McGuinness (S. Peck) Sheffield Utd
74'S. McLaughlin (N. Moriah-Welsh) Mansfield Town
74'D. McGoldrick (M. Smith) Mansfield Town
84'F. Seriki (M. Doherty) Sheffield Utd
87'Liam Thompson Foul Mansfield Town
89'C. O'Hare (R. One) Sheffield Utd

Statistics

Mansfield Town		Sheffield Utd
2	Shots on Goal	4
4	Shots off Goal	9
7	Total Shots	20
1	Blocked Shots	7
4	Shots insidebox	15
3	Shots outsidebox	5
15	Fouls	13
5	Corner Kicks	3
2	Offsides	0
50%	Ball Possession	50%
2	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	2
402	Total passes	410
305	Passes accurate	298
76%	Passes %	73%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Mansfield Town 3-5-2

25L. Reed

Substitutes

Coach: Nigel Clough

Sheffield Utd 4-4-2

1M. Cooper

30R. Norrington-Davies

25M. McGuinness

5J. Tanganga

38F. Seriki

10C. O'Hare

7J. Rothwell

42S. Peck

19T. Chong

9T. Cannon

45P. Bamford

1 M. Cooper G
38 F. Seriki D
5 J. Tanganga D
25 M. McGuinness D
30 R. Norrington-Davies D
19 T. Chong M
42 S. Peck M
7 J. Rothwell M
10 C. O'Hare M
45 P. Bamford F
9 T. Cannon F

Substitutes

17 A. Davies G
2 M. Doherty D
44 J. Riedewald M
23 T. Campbell F
33 J. Baptiste D
4 O. Arblaster M
26 R. One F
14 H. Burrows D
11 R. Donovan M

Coach: Chris Wilder

Player Stats

Top Rated: Japhet Tanganga (highest match rating)

Mansfield Town

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Harry Lewis	G	90'	—	0	6.7
Adedeji Oshilaja	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Frazer Blake-Tracy	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Ryan Sweeney	D	60'	—	0	7.2
Lucas Akins	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Jon Russell	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Louis Reed	M	90'	—	0	6.9
Regan Hendry	M	60'	—	0	6.5
Stephen McLaughlin	M	74'	—	0	6.9
David McGoldrick	F	74'	—	0	6.5
Tyler Roberts	F	45'	—	0	6.5
Rhys Oates sub	F	45'	—	0	6.5
Elliott Hewitt sub	D	30'	—	0	6.6
Liam Thompson sub	M	30'	—	0	6.3
Nathan Moriah-Welsh sub	M	16'	—	0	6.3
Michael Smith sub	F	16'	—	0	6.6
Liam Roberts sub	G	—	—	—	—
Kyle Knoyle sub	D	—	—	—	—
George Maris sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Harry Lewis	—	27/–/17%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Adedeji Oshilaja	—	53/–/43%	1	9/15	–/2	1/2	0/0
Frazer Blake-Tracy	2/2	50/–/40%	1	6/10	1/3	2/–	0/0
Ryan Sweeney	—	39/–/30%	2	8/11	—	2/–	0/0
Lucas Akins	—	30/–/22%	—	2/5	–/1	1/–	0/0
Jon Russell	—	28/–/20%	3	7/11	2/4	1/1	0/0
Louis Reed	–/1	42/–/36%	3	5/9	1/1	–/3	1/0
Regan Hendry	–/1	31/2/25%	1	2/5	–/1	–/1	0/0
Stephen McLaughlin	–/1	44/–/33%	—	5/6	1/1	1/–	0/0
David McGoldrick	–/1	21/–/15%	1	3/8	—	2/2	0/0
Tyler Roberts	—	8/1/7%	1	2/10	–/2	1/2	0/0
Rhys Oates	—	4/–/1%	—	3/7	—	1/2	0/0
Elliott Hewitt	—	5/–/2%	2	4/5	—	—	0/0
Liam Thompson	—	12/–/10%	—	2/4	—	1/1	1/0
Nathan Moriah-Welsh	—	4/–/2%	—	–/2	—	–/1	0/0
Michael Smith	—	4/–/2%	1	5/9	—	—	0/0
Liam Roberts	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Kyle Knoyle	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
George Maris	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Sheffield Utd

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Michael Cooper	G	90'	—	0	6.9
Femi Seriki	D	84'	—	0	7
Japhet Tanganga ★ Top Rated	D	90'	—	0	7.5
Mark McGuinness	D	90'	1	0	7.3
Rhys Norrington-Davies	D	45'	—	0	6.9
Tahith Chong	M	29'	—	0	7
Sydie Peck	M	90'	—	1	7.3
Joe Rothwell	M	70'	—	1	7
Callum O'Hare	M	90'	1	0	7.3
Patrick Bamford	F	70'	1	0	6.7
Thomas Cannon	F	90'	—	0	6.2
Romelle Donovan sub	M	61'	—	0	6.2
Harrison Burrows sub	D	45'	—	0	6.9
Oliver Arblaster sub	M	20'	—	0	7.3
Ryan One sub	F	20'	—	1	6.3
Matt Doherty sub	D	10'	—	0	6.6
Adam Davies sub	G	—	—	—	—
Jamal Baptiste sub	D	—	—	—	—
Jaïro Riedewald sub	M	—	—	—	—
Tyrese Campbell sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Michael Cooper	—	33/–/13%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Femi Seriki	—	47/–/32%	2	5/10	–/1	2/2	1/0
Japhet Tanganga	—	30/–/18%	—	8/8	—	2/–	0/0
Mark McGuinness	1/1	26/–/18%	2	6/15	—	–/2	0/0
Rhys Norrington-Davies	—	18/–/16%	2	2/4	—	–/1	0/0
Tahith Chong	—	12/2/11%	1	1/1	—	—	0/0
Sydie Peck	—	66/2/51%	3	7/10	2/2	2/1	0/0
Joe Rothwell	–/3	39/1/34%	1	2/4	—	1/1	0/0
Callum O'Hare	1/1	38/2/32%	3	8/17	–/4	5/1	0/0
Patrick Bamford	1/4	24/–/16%	1	2/9	–/1	—	0/0
Thomas Cannon	1/2	22/3/14%	1	3/12	–/1	–/2	0/0
Romelle Donovan	–/1	10/2/7%	1	3/14	1/3	1/2	0/0
Harrison Burrows	—	24/–/17%	—	1/2	–/1	1/–	0/0
Oliver Arblaster	—	12/–/10%	3	4/4	—	1/–	0/0
Ryan One	–/1	7/2/7%	1	2/7	—	–/1	0/0
Matt Doherty	—	2/–/2%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Adam Davies	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jamal Baptiste	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jaïro Riedewald	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tyrese Campbell	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: League Cup
Round: Round of 128
Venue: One Call Stadium, Mansfield
Referee: S. Martin