Mansfield Town vs Sheffield United

S24SU · OFFICIAL MATCHDAY EDITION · 2026/27 · No.1

9th August 2026 - Kick-off 16:00
Mansfield Town v Sheffield United
Carabao Cup – Round 1 - One Call Stadium, Mansfield

Carabao Cup Round 1 – Sunday 9 August 2026, 16:00 – One Call Stadium, Mansfield
Please keep all discussion related to the match within this thread.

Match Info

Competition: Carabao Cup, Round 1

Kick-off: Sunday 9 August 2026, 16:00

Venue: One Call Stadium, Mansfield

Player Ratings: CLICK HERE (will open shortly after full time)

Officials

Referee: Stephen Martin

Assistants: Alex James and Hristo Karaivanov

Fourth Official: Matthew Mcquillan

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[Pittsburg Blade]

With no Hamer, probably, this game will, hopefully, show the lads have moved on and ready to get the season started with a great performance. However, in reality, I feel Wilder will play conservatively at best, have the usual excuses in front of the media and well be out of the tin pot cup with a whimper. God, I hope we show some passion and the lads gel rather than the first time we've played together cup efforts of the past.
Hope 4-1 win
Expect 0-0, 3-4 loss on penalties

4-0 loss with two more outside the box worldies from little Louis Reed and a couple of sublime efforts from Didzy.

 

[Kenworthy’s Tash]

Blades 3 Scabs 0

 

[FriethBlade]

All of those of you who aren't bothered, concentrate on the league etc a good cup run would raise much needed revenue and give us something to enjoy....but no f it let's just lose to Mansfield

 

[Houston_Blade]

I’d like us to beat a lower league team, no excuses.

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

Of course it’s live on Sky. About 10 people will be watching.

11

I'm planning on watching it

 

[1973Blade]

Hope we remember to mark Louis Reed this time

 

[Rufus Smalls]

Hopefully, we play a strong side with a view to next Saturday. We desperately need some momentum going into the first league match of the season.

 

[Bellypork]

These games are a pain in the rear. If you lose, especially to lower division opposition, then it kills your momentum going into the new season. If you win, then you've got more of the damned things to play.

As if the season isn't long and gruelling enough without playing in a competition which only half-a-dozen clubs have any realistic chance of winning. Ye Gods, it was an upset when a club like Newcastle won a cup the other season. That's the stage we've reached.

 

[Pintor75]

Will watch it on tv, but I don't have much interest in it tbh, we don't seem to take the league cup seriously in the last few years,so seems like another friendly

 

[Silent Blade]

Hope we remember to mark Louis Reed this time

Can imagine Woodwardfan nodding furiously in agreeing with your post and shouting "What a player he is!"

 

[AnstonBlade1]

Can imagine Woodwardfan nodding furiously in agreeing with your post and shouting "What a player he is!"

Can’t see where a goals coming from tbh never mind win the match

 

[MTBlade]

Going to be interesting how he sets up.

Hopefully its used as a pre-season game and goes strong and not the usual cup set up and play the squad players.

 

[ChefYouKnighted1889]

The overall winners of the cup get 100k no wonder the prem teams dont take it seriously

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

McGoldrick scores 3.......Smith scores 1.....Akins scores 2................all offside

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

Who plays on the left today? Chong? O'Hare?

 

[BangorBlade]

Who plays on the left today? Chong? O'Hare?

You could put Cannon or One` on the left, go 4-4-2, Bamford/Campbell up top

 

[espoo blade]

Oooo posh match thread foxy

Don't worry, the usual suspects will be a long soon enough to drag it into the mud...

 

[HeySethUTB]

I’m hoping that this game exposes weaknesses that means either some sort of ownership interest in signing players or wilder suddenly realises that overlapping CBs (other direct tactics) actually works at the level we are playing rather that pretending he’s the Yorkshire Mourinho.

 

[calcalcal]

Sod all this 4231 use a system for the players we have. 442, give cannon what he needs, o hare on the left for now. A front 2 also gives one more opportunity

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

The overall winners of the cup get 100k no wonder the prem teams dont take it seriously

Yet it has been won by a Premier League team every single season since the Premier League started.

 

[ChefYouKnighted1889]

Yet it has been won by a Premier League team every single season since the Premier League started.

Im just saying that loads of people complain that premier teams dont take it seriously,most prem teams dont need to and play the kids and still win it

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Im just saying that loads of people complain that premier teams dont take it seriously,most prem teams dont need to and play the kids and still win it

Nevermind Premier League teams, we never take it seriously.

Wilder will be hoping to dump us out again today or in the next round.

 

[ChefYouKnighted1889]

Nevermind Premier League teams, we never take it seriously.

Wilder will be hoping to dump us out again today or in the next round.

Hundred percent

 

[ChefYouKnighted1889]

Nevermind Premier League teams, we never take it seriously.

Wilder will be hoping to dump us out again today or in the next round.

We know the drill most of us are already expecting a loss and a shit performance

 

[Rufus Smalls]

We know the drill most of us are already expecting a loss and a shit performance

True. Momentum and a winning mentality aren’t usually on our radar until we are struggling in the League.

 

[jt64]

I would because I value my team more than an ex player.

This baffles me. it was the same when Louis Reed scored twice in the same game against us having never scored for us. Why are we happy for ex players doing us over?

Because it gives the usual suspects the opportunity to bump an ancient thread with GERRIMBACK

 

[DifferentClass]

If Chongy scores... I'll just sit there doing nowt because it's a round one League Cup game, not a fucking title decider.

 

[Bartleby]

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I'm planning on watching it

Would have been 12 but Nowtv wanted too much when I came to renew so they can stick it.

 

[ckpe147]

Who plays on the left today? Chong? O'Hare?

442 with O'hare off the left, Bamford and Cannon up top

 

[AWetFlannel]

442 with O'hare off the left, Bamford and Cannon up top

I assume it'll be this, or Gus will start. Could be Burrows?