Cardiff v Sheffield Utd. Preview

Last updated : 15 April 2023 By Michael Morris

Saturday April 15th, ko 12:30pm
Live on Sky Sports

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Cardiff’s Sabri Lamouchi said: "I feel this pressure, I hope the players feel this pressure as well because it's exactly the same for the other teams.

"It's a difficult time for many people in different ways but everything is in our hands, it depends on us.

"We must not forget that for the moment. And play and to focus and to do what we have to do whilst thinking about that."

Sheffield United’s Paul Heckingbottom said: “It's been different of late, they've been playing a lot longer and lot more direct.

"It's simple in what we are going to face. We are going to have to deal with that and balls on to our back line and into our box and do all the things we pride ourselves on and do them really well.

“We have been preparing for this and building for it. We are not taking any game lightly at all, playing against a side who are scrapping and fighting and who will make it as difficult as possible for us."

Match Facts;

  • Sheffield United have won their last three league games against Cardiff, winning each match by a one-goal scoreline.
  • Cardiff lost away at Sheffield United in the Championship last season but haven't lost consecutive league visits to the Blades since December 2004.
  • Sheffield United have won 25 of their 42 home league games since the start of last season (D8 L9), only Plymouth (31), Sheffield Wednesday (30) and Manchester City (27) have won more such games in the top four tiers of English football.
  • Cardiff have won just one of their last five league games (D1 L3), though are looking to win successive games on the road for the first time since April 2022.
  • Cardiff are the lowest scorers in the Championship this season (33 goals) and have the lowest shot conversion rate (7%). Sheffield United have faced fewer shots on target than any other Championship side this term (117), with only Burnley (30) conceding fewer goals than the Blades (35).

Match Officials:

Referee: DAVID WEBB
Assistants: Jonathan Hunt and Adam Crysell
Fourth Official : Benjamin Speedie