2020–21 Sheffield United F.C. season

The 2020–21 Sheffield United Football Club season was the club's 132nd season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Sheffield United participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Sheffield United

2020–21 season
Chairman	Musa’ad bin Khalid Al Saud
Manager	Chris Wilder (until 13 March) Paul Heckingbottom (interim, from 13 March)
Stadium	Bramall Lane
Premier League	20th (relegated)
FA Cup	Quarter-finals
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: David McGoldrick (8) All: David McGoldrick (9)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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Sheffield United suffered a disastrous start to the season. With just 2 points in their first 17 fixtures, Sheffield United set a record for the worst-ever Premier League start not including administrative point deductions. They also broke the Premier League record of most consecutive games without a win to start the season, with 17. Previously, the record was held by the 2012–13 Queens Park Rangers squad.

Things marginally improved after Matchday 18, when Sheffield United defeated Newcastle United 1–0 on 12 January 2021 at Bramall Lane. Two further wins followed, including a shock away win against Manchester United. However, Sheffield United remained bottom of the table and they were eventually officially relegated on 17 April 2021 following a 1–0 away defeat at Wolves - thus ending the Blades' two-year status in the English top flight. The team manager Chris Wilder resigned towards the end of the season, following reported clashes with the club ownership and board. He was replaced by interim manager Paul Heckingbottom (previously under 23's manager).

Kits

Home

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Away

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Third

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Squad

Appearances and goals

Updated 23 May 2021

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Aaron Ramsdale	42	0	38	0	4	0	0	0
18	GK	ENG	Wes Foderingham	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	GK	ENG	Simon Moore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	George Baldock	34	0	32	0	1+1	0	0	0
3	DF	IRL	Enda Stevens	32	0	30	0	2	0	0	0
5	DF	ENG	Jack O'Connell	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
6	DF	ENG	Chris Basham	35	1	31	0	3	1	0+1	0
12	DF	IRL	John Egan	34	0	30+1	0	3	0	0	0
13	DF	ENG	Max Lowe	11	0	6+2	0	1+1	0	1	0
15	DF	ENG	Phil Jagielka	12	0	6+4	0	1	0	1	0
19	DF	ENG	Jack Robinson	12	0	10+1	0	0	0	1	0
20	DF	ENG	Jayden Bogle	21	3	12+4	2	4	1	1	0
22	DF	WAL	Ethan Ampadu	29	0	23+2	0	3	0	1	0
29	DF	ENG	Kean Bryan	15	1	12+1	1	0+2	0	0	0
40	DF	ENG	Femi Seriki	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	SCO	John Fleck	35	0	29+2	0	4	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	John Lundstram	32	0	23+5	0	4	0	0	0
8	MF	NOR	Sander Berge	16	1	13+2	1	0	0	1	0
16	MF	NIR	Oliver Norwood	37	0	26+6	0	3+1	0	1	0
23	MF	ENG	Ben Osborn	27	1	17+7	1	2	0	1	0
26	MF	ENG	Jack Rodwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	MF	FRA	Iliman Ndiaye	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	SCO	Oli McBurnie	25	1	11+12	1	1	0	0+1	0
10	FW	ENG	Billy Sharp	19	5	7+9	3	2	2	0+1	0
11	FW	FRA	Lys Mousset	13	0	2+9	0	1+1	0	0	0
14	FW	SCO	Oliver Burke	30	2	14+11	1	0+4	1	1	0
17	FW	IRL	David McGoldrick	40	9	27+8	8	3+1	0	1	1
24	FW	ENG	Rhian Brewster	30	0	11+16	0	2+1	0	0	0
32	FW	ENG	Antwoine Hackford	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
38	FW	ENG	Daniel Jebbison	4	1	3+1	1	0	0	0	0
Player(s) out on loan:
21	GK	NED	Michael Verrips	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goals

As of 6 April 2021

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	Premier League	League Cup	FA Cup	Total
1	17		CF	David McGoldrick	8	1	0	9
2	10		CF	Billy Sharp	3	0	2	5
3	20		DF	Jayden Bogle	2	0	1	3
4	14		CF	Oliver Burke	1	0	1	2
5	9		CF	Oli McBurnie	1	0	0	1
	29		DF	Kean Bryan	1	0	0	1
	8		CM	Sander Berge	1	0	0	1
	26		CM	Ben Osborn	1	0	0	1
	6		DF	Chris Basham	0	0	1	1
	38		CF	Daniel Jebbison	1	0	0	1
Own Goals					1	0	0	1
Total					20	1	5	26

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
17 July 2020	GK		Wes Foderingham	Rangers	Free transfer	[1]
19 August 2020	GK		Aaron Ramsdale	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	[2]
25 August 2020	CB		Kacper Łopata	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free transfer	[3]
7 September 2020	LB		Max Lowe	Derby County	Undisclosed	[4]
7 September 2020	RB		Jayden Bogle	Derby County	Undisclosed	[4]
9 September 2020	RW		Oliver Burke	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	[5]
9 September 2020	CM		Ismaila Coulibaly	Sarpsborg 08	Undisclosed	[6]
2 October 2020	FW		Rhian Brewster	Liverpool	Undisclosed	[7]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
7 September 2020	CB		Ethan Ampadu	Chelsea	30 June 2021	[8]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
2 July 2020	LW		Stephen Mallon	Derry City	30 November 2020	[9]
30 July 2020	GK		Jake Eastwood	Kilmarnock	1 January 2021	[10]
6 August 2020	CF		Tyler Smith	Swindon Town	End of season	[11]
27 August 2020	GK		Marcus Dewhurst	Carlisle United	1 January 2021	[12]
28 August 2020	AM		Luke Freeman	Nottingham Forest	End of season	[13]
3 September 2020	LB		Rhys Norrington-Davies	Luton Town	End of season	[14]
8 September 2020	CB		Sam Graham	Notts County	1 January 2021	[15]
9 September 2020	CM		Ismaila Coulibaly	Beerschot	End of season	[6]
10 September 2020	CF		David Parkhouse	Hartlepool United	1 January 2021	[16]
29 September 2020	CB		Kamarl Grant	Gainsborough Trinity	October 2020	[17]
30 September 2020	DM		Regan Slater	Hull City	End of season	[18]
6 October 2020	RB		Ashton Hall	Guiseley	2 January 2021	[19]
14 October 2020	LB		Harry Boyes	Bradford (Park Avenue)	January 2021	[20]
24 December 2020	AM		Daniel Jebbison	Chorley	2021	[21]
12 January 2021	LB		Rhys Norrington-Davies	Stoke City	End of season	[22]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	CM		Ta'Shae Andall-Gibbons	Unattached	Released	[23]
1 July 2020	RM		Mark Duffy	Fleetwood Town	Released	[23][24]
1 July 2020	CF		Leon Clarke	Shrewsbury Town	Released	[23][25]
1 July 2020	DF		Kieron Freeman	Swindon Town	Released	[23][26]
1 July 2020	AM		Oliver Greaves	Unattached	Released	[23]
1 July 2020	AM		Callum Gribbin	Barrow	Released	[23][27]
1 July 2020	CB		Ben Heneghan	AFC Wimbledon	Released	[23][28]
1 July 2020	LW		Ricky Holmes	Retired		[23][29]
1 July 2020	LW		Nathan Thomas	Hamilton Academical	Released	[23][30]
1 July 2020	CM		Reece York	Unattached	Released	[23]
7 July 2020	AM		Ravel Morrison	ADO Den Haag	Released	[31][32]
16 July 2020	FW		Jake Young	Forest Green Rovers	Free transfer	[33]
4 August 2020	FW		Sam Ackroyd	Unattached	Released	[34]
4 August 2020	DF		Harrison Foulstone	Gainsborough Trinity	Released	[34][35]
4 August 2020	GK		Sam Kelly	Unattached	Released	[34]
4 August 2020	MF		Connor Leak-Blunt	Unattached	Released	[34]
2 September 2020	GK		Christopher Farrugia	Santa Lucia	Free transfer	[36]
9 September 2020	LW		Callum Robinson	West Bromwich Albion	Undisclosed	[5]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Derby County v Sheffield United

1 September 2020 Friendly	Derby County	0–2	Sheffield United	Derby
17:00 BST		Report	Osborn 38' Sharp 73'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 0

Sheffield United v Preston North End

4 September 2020 Friendly	Sheffield United	2–2	Preston North End	Sheffield
14:00 BST	Lundstram 36' Sharp 58' (pen.)	Report	Johnson 54' (pen.) Stockley 90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Premier League	14 September 2020	23 May 2021	Matchday 1	20th	38	7	2	29	20	63	−43	018.42
FA Cup	9 January 2021	21 March 2021	Third round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	6	5	+1	075.00
EFL Cup	17 September 2020	17 September 2020	Second round	Second round	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Total					43	10	3	30	27	69	−42	023.26

Last updated: 23 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premier League

Main article: 2020–21 Premier League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Brighton & Hove Albion	38	9	14	15	40	46	−6	41
17	Burnley	38	10	9	19	33	55	−22	39
18	Fulham (R)	38	5	13	20	27	53	−26	28	Relegation to EFL Championship
19	West Bromwich Albion (R)	38	5	11	22	35	76	−41	26
20	Sheffield United (R)	38	7	2	29	20	63	−43	23

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs^[37]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	7	2	29	20	63	−43	23	5	1	13	12	27	−15	2	1	16	8	36	−28

Last updated: 23 May 2021.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	W	L	W
Position	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2021. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.^[38]

Sheffield United v Wolverhampton Wanderers

14 September 2020 1	Sheffield United	0–2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sheffield
18:00 BST	Egan  33' McBurnie  39'	Report	Jiménez 3' Saïss 6' Marçal  90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

Aston Villa v Sheffield United

21 September 2020 2	Aston Villa	1–0	Sheffield United	Aston
18:00 BST	Targett  33' Konsa 63' Cash  83' McGinn  84'	Report	Lundstram  10' Egan  12'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Sheffield United v Leeds United

27 September 2020 3	Sheffield United	0–1	Leeds United	Sheffield
12:00 BST	Lundstram  58' Baldock  67'	Report	Phillips  6' Bamford 88'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Arsenal v Sheffield United

4 October 2020 4	Arsenal	2–1	Sheffield United	Holloway
14:00 BST	Saka 61' Pépé 64'	Report	Berge  38' McGoldrick 84'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

Sheffield United v Fulham

18 October 2020 5	Sheffield United	1–1	Fulham	Sheffield
12:00 BST	Sharp 85' (pen.)	Report	Zambo Anguissa  21' Lookman 77' Cavaleiro  82'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Liverpool v Sheffield United

24 October 2020 6	Liverpool	2–1	Sheffield United	Liverpool
20:00 BST	Firmino 41' Jota 64'	Report	Lundstram  3' Berge 13' (pen.),  86' Stevens  66'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

Sheffield United v Manchester City

31 October 2020 7	Sheffield United	0–1	Manchester City	Sheffield
12:30 GMT		Report	Walker 28'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

Chelsea v Sheffield United

7 November 2020 8	Chelsea	4–1	Sheffield United	Fulham
17:30 GMT	Abraham 23' Chilwell 34' Thiago Silva 77' Werner 80'	Report	McGoldrick 9' Egan  37' Berge  75'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Sheffield United v West Ham United

22 November 2020 9	Sheffield United	0–1	West Ham United	Sheffield
14:00 GMT		Report	Haller 56'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United

28 November 2020 10	West Bromwich Albion	1–0	Sheffield United	West Bromwich
20:00 GMT	Ivanović  2' Gallagher 13' Pereira  86'	Report	Norwood  10' Berge  18' Egan  58'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 0 Referee: Mike Dean

Sheffield United v Leicester City

6 December 2020 11	Sheffield United	1–2	Leicester City	Sheffield
15:15 GMT	McBurnie 26' Lowe  38'	Report	Pérez 24' Fuchs  63' Vardy 90',  90+1' Maddison  90+3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Southampton v Sheffield United

13 December 2020 12	Southampton	3–0	Sheffield United	Southampton
12:00 GMT	Adams 34' Armstrong 62' Redmond 83'	Report	Stevens  28'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Andrew Madley

Sheffield United v Manchester United

17 December 2020 13	Sheffield United	2–3	Manchester United	Sheffield
20:00 GMT	McGoldrick 5', 87' Jagielka  51' Egan  70' Robinson  90+5'	Report	Rashford 26', 51' Martial 33' Henderson  90+1' Pogba  90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Oliver

Brighton & Hove Albion v Sheffield United

20 December 2020 14	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Sheffield United	Falmer
12:00 GMT	Dunk  33' Welbeck 87'	Report	Lundstram  40' Bogle 63' McGoldrick  70' Osborn  86' Burke  88' Ramsdale  90' Basham  90+3'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Peter Bankes

Sheffield United v Everton

26 December 2020 15	Sheffield United	0–1	Everton	Sheffield
20:00 GMT	Baldock  71' Robinson  90'	Report	Calvert-Lewin  52' Sigurðsson 80' Bernard  81' Godfrey  89' Pickford  90+3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

Burnley v Sheffield United

29 December 2020 16	Burnley	1–0	Sheffield United	Burnley
18:00 GMT	Mee 32' Lowton  45+2'	Report	Stevens  72' Burke  90+1'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Kavanagh

Crystal Palace v Sheffield United

2 January 2021 17	Crystal Palace	2–0	Sheffield United	Selhurst
15:00 GMT	Schlupp 4' Eze 45+6',  67'	Report	Bogle  45+1' Norwood  63' Fleck  89'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Sheffield United v Newcastle United

12 January 2021 18[39]	Sheffield United	1–0	Newcastle United	Sheffield
18:00 GMT	Sharp 73' (pen.),  80' McGoldrick  90'	Report	Fraser  42'  45' Darlow  69' Schär  86' Hayden  90+5'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

Sheffield United v Tottenham Hotspur

17 January 2021 19	Sheffield United	1–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Sheffield
14:00 GMT	Norwood  23' Lundstram  50' McGoldrick 59' Egan  86' Ampadu  90+1'	Report	Aurier 5' Kane 40' Ndombele 62'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester United v Sheffield United

27 January 2021 20	Manchester United	1–2	Sheffield United	Greater Manchester
20:15 GMT	Tuanzebe  45+2' Maguire 64'	Report	Bryan 23' Lundstram  40' Burke 74'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Manchester City v Sheffield United

30 January 2021 21	Manchester City	1–0	Sheffield United	Manchester
15:00 GMT	Gabriel Jesus 9'	Report	Norwood  24' Baldock  82' Egan  84'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Coote

Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion

2 February 2021 22	Sheffield United	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Sheffield
19:00 GMT	Bogle 56' Sharp 73' Fleck  83' McGoldrick  84'	Report	Phillips 41' Pereira  90+4'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Sheffield United v Chelsea

7 February 2021 23	Sheffield United	1–2	Chelsea	Sheffield
19:15 GMT	Basham  17' Rüdiger 54' (o.g.)	Report	Mount 43' Jorginho 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

West Ham United v Sheffield United

15 February 2021 24	West Ham United	3–0	Sheffield United	Stratford
18:00 GMT	Rice 41' (pen.) Diop 58' Fredericks 90+6'	Report	Basham  39' Lundstram  87'	Stadium: London Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Fulham v Sheffield United

20 February 2021 25	Fulham	1–0	Sheffield United	Fulham
20:00 GMT	Zambo Anguissa  45+2' Lookman 61'	Report	Baldock  79' McGoldrick  90+1'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Atkinson

Sheffield United v Liverpool

28 February 2021 26	Sheffield United	0–2	Liverpool	Sheffield
19:15 GMT		Report	Jones 48' Bryan 64' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Sheffield United v Aston Villa

3 March 2021 27	Sheffield United	1–0	Aston Villa	Sheffield
18:00 GMT	McGoldrick 30',  45+1' Jagielka  57'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

Sheffield United v Southampton

6 March 2021 28	Sheffield United	0–2	Southampton	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Ampadu  31' Bogle  36' Fleck  90+1' McBurnie  90+1'	Report	Ward-Prowse 32' (pen.) Adams 49' Tella  60' Armstrong  71' Vestergaard  90+1'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney

Leicester City v Sheffield United

14 March 2021 29	Leicester City	5–0	Sheffield United	Leicester
14:00 GMT	Iheanacho 39', 69', 78' Pérez 64' Ampadu 80' (o.g.)	Report	Bryan  74' Lundstram  88'	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Leeds United v Sheffield United

3 April 2021 30	Leeds United	2–1	Sheffield United	Leeds
15:00 BST	Harrison 12' Jagielka 49' (o.g.) Rodrigo  85'	Report	Lundstram  4' McGoldrick  43' Osborn 45+2'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Scott

Sheffield United v Arsenal

11 April 2021 31	Sheffield United	0–3	Arsenal	Sheffield
19:00 BST	Ampadu  90+4'	Report	Lacazette 33', 85' Martinelli 71' Marí  80'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Bankes

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Sheffield United

17 April 2021 32	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–0	Sheffield United	Wolverhampton
20:15 BST	Willian José 59' Podence  71'	Report	Brewster  36' Stevens  82'	Stadium: Molineux Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

Sheffield United v Brighton & Hove Albion

24 April 2021 33	Sheffield United	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Sheffield
20:00 BST	McGoldrick 19',  24' Baldock  77' Stevens  88'	Report		Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Friend

Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United

2 May 2021 34	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Sheffield United	Tottenham
19:15 BST	Bale 36', 61', 69' Son 77' Højbjerg  88'	Report	Egan  18'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andre Marriner

Sheffield United v Crystal Palace

8 May 2021 35	Sheffield United	0–2	Crystal Palace	Sheffield
15:00 BST	Norwood  38'	Report	Benteke 2' Ward  30' Eze 88'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Simon Hooper

Everton v Sheffield United

16 May 2021 36	Everton	0–1	Sheffield United	Liverpool
19:00 BST	Rodríguez  66'	Report	Jebbison 7' Basham  26' Baldock  81' Robinson  90'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Newcastle United v Sheffield United

19 May 2021 37	Newcastle United	1–0	Sheffield United	Newcastle upon Tyne
18:00 BST	Willock 45+4'	Report	Norwood  24' Stevens  31'	Stadium: St. James' Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Jones

Sheffield United v Burnley

23 May 2021 38	Sheffield United	1–0	Burnley	Sheffield
16:00 BST	Baldock  21' McGoldrick 24' Fleck  38' Basham  65'	Report	Dunne  88'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kevin Friend

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

Bristol Rovers v Sheffield United

9 January 2021 Third round	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Sheffield United	Bristol
15:00 GMT	Kilgour 21' Leahy  60' Ehmer 62'	Report	Day 6' (o.g.) Burke 59' Bogle 63'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Keith Stroud

Sheffield United v Plymouth Argyle

23 January 2021 Fourth round	Sheffield United	2–1	Plymouth Argyle	Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Basham 39' Sharp 47' Norwood  68'	Report	Camará 75' Watts  90+3'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Mason

Sheffield United v Bristol City

10 February 2021 Fifth round	Sheffield United	1–0	Bristol City	Sheffield
19:30 GMT	Sharp 66' (pen.)	Report	Mawson  65'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Jones

Chelsea v Sheffield United

21 March 2021 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	2–0	Sheffield United	London
13:30 GMT	Norwood 24' (o.g.) Ziyech 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0 Referee: Andrew Madley

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

Burnley v Sheffield United

17 September 2020 Second round	Burnley	1–1 (5–4 p)	Sheffield United	Burnley
17:30 BST	Vydra 67'	Report	McGoldrick 4' Jagielka  68' Ampadu  81'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Tierney
	Penalties
	Wood Vydra Brownhill Pieters Brady		Norwood McBurnie Sharp Berge Osborn

Notes