In this 44th week match, on Saturday Apr 23rd, Sheffield United plays host to Cardiff City in a Championship match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Sheffield United recorded a 1-1 draw against Bristol City. Chris Martin struck first for Bristol City in the 49th minute, then Morgan Gibbs-White tied it up for Sheffield United in the 60th minute earning Sheffield United a comeback draw. Sheffield United is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches, while cardiff City sits at 17th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Luton Town. Harry Cornick scored the first goal for Luton Town in the 71st minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Cardiff City couldn’t muster any offence and Luton Town ran away with the shutout win. Cardiff City is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Dec 4th, Cardiff City hosted Sheffield United in their last match together. Sheffield United was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Mark Harris struck first for Cardiff City in the 32nd minute on a feed from Joe Ralls, then in the 61st minute, Enda Stevens sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Morgan Gibbs-White But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 73rd minute on a goal by Billy Sharp.
Cardiff City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Jordan Hugill and Thomas Doyle each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Oliver Norwood and Ndiaye are the top scorers for Sheffield United in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.