Fleetwood Town vs Sheffield United

S24SU · OFFICIAL MATCHDAY EDITION · 2026/27 · No.10

16th September 2026 - Kick-off 19:45
Fleetwood Town v. Sheffield United
League Cup - Round 3 - Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood

League Cup - Round 3 – Wednesday 16th September 2026, 19:45 – Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
Please keep all discussion related to the match within this thread.

Match Info

Competition: League Cup - Round 3

Kick-off: Wednesday 16th September 2026, 19:45

Venue: Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood

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

Officials

Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Assistants: Daniel Woodward and Harley McKitrick

Fourth Official: Martin Woods

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[Edgar Allan Poo]

First through the turnstiles.

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

First through the turnstiles.

You're keen.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

You're keen.

I always get excited about cup games. If we build a trophy cabinet, they will come...

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Davies
Doherty Baptiste McGuinness RND
Shackleton Riedewald Rothwell
Donovan
Cannon Campbell

Fucking come onnnnn

 

[WORKSOPBLADE]

Strangely looking forward to standing behind the goal for this one!

#rollingbacktheyears

 

[JS Blade]

Davies
Doherty Baptiste McGuinness RND
Reidewald Rothwell
Donovan Ayew Chong
Cannon

 

[Ron_Justice]

Get minutes into Doc, Blaster, Campbell and BBD. Swap them out on 60, once the job's done.

 

[Davalon]

They have a player called Pele but I think his surname is Smith

 

[silver blade]

I can't see us winning this one don't think we have ever beaten them we managed a draw at there place but they beat us at the lane

 

[Rudders]

I can't see us winning this one don't think we have ever beaten them we managed a draw at there place but they beat us at the lane

Wasn't the attendance that day bigger than the population of Fleetwood?
How many small/non place based teams have we lost to at home with an attendance higher than said small village/town/non existent place?

 

[Chazzer]

As a schoolboy I went with a friend to the FA Cup first round tie between Fleetwood Town and Rochdale in November 1965. It was my first and only visit to their ground, Highbury. Because there were no floodlights kick off was at 2.15. Of note to Blades fans (of which I was a fledgling member at the time) was the Rochdale goalkeeper that day, Ted Burgin, who had made 281 appearances for Sheffield United between 1949 and 1957. I remember he wore the traditional goalkeeper's green roll neck jumper with shorts and socks matching the rest of the team.
The match was a draw 2-2 and Rochdale won the replay. The crowd that day of 6150 is still the highest ever attendance at Fleetwood's ground. I still have the programme.
Best of luck to the Blades on Wednesday.

 

[MadDad38]

Wasn't the attendance that day bigger than the population of Fleetwood?
How many small/non place based teams have we lost to at home with an attendance higher than said small village/town/non existent place?

Obvs answer -the Pigs (just on the basis of their away attendance)

 

[Fitzball21]

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Get minutes into Doc, Blaster, Campbell and BBD. Swap them out on 60, once the job's done.

Assuming we're not 2-0 down after 60

 

[pollster]

For this game
I am looking to win
This game is KEY to the season
BIG BREAK next after setting tone for Stoke
BUT
I want to see 3 at the back
and a 3-4-3 formation
It's Fleetwood FFS and ideal preparation/testing ground
I want to see Docherty RCB as he looked good against Blackburn
but SHITE against Wolves
We have to find out which is the true Docherty against a weak team where he can be tried
I am playing Baptiste as CCB - as I believe he is our best to play there and Wilder has the excuse to play him
I am trying RND at LCB to give him games
but again - Kitching was awful against Blackburn
MUCH better against Wolves - does he need games not a rest?
I am playing Arblaster at RWB
Clearly Choudhury is shite and Blaster at least has energy and mobility
I am playing Reidewald at LCM to see one last time if he can raise his standards to last season
He's the only left footed/sided CMF
I'm playing BBD right sided attacker RSA
Donovan (and Chong?) LSA
Rest I'm picking with
BEST IF FIT eg Peck McCallum ..
REST if not BEST. Burrows Phillips ..
Complained about Cooper v Blackburn
but more relaxed now

Sadly you can bet that its ANOTHER Pepshit formation and imbecilic tactics

 

[ancientblade]

wilder will play all the fringe players in this one with first teamers on bench to come on if were in trouble its what he always does in early rounds of the cup i expect davies docherty baptiste rnd rothwell cannon and campbell all to start

 

[Uganda Blade]

wilder will play all the fringe players in this one with first teamers on bench to come on if were in trouble its what he always does in early rounds of the cup i expect davies docherty baptiste rnd rothwell cannon and campbell all to start

You may be right, but he seemed to suggest otherwise in the presser.

 

[FTPE]

Wilder has said BBD has played too much football so he won't start. Chong has trained this week so he'll get some minutes you'd think.
As always Campbell needs the minutes but other than him and Shackleton I don't know who I'd risk.

 

[ancientblade]

You may be right, but he seemed to suggest otherwise in the presser.

dont always believe chris wilder

 

[Blade In Flame]

They have a player called Pele but I think his surname is Smith

No, that's Pete Smith. I believe they've got a partial refund from the programme printers though.

 

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Good job we didn't use those printers years ago. We would have ended up with Stephen Quim..