Cardiff City vs Sheffield United

S24SU · OFFICIAL MATCHDAY EDITION · 2026/27 · No.5

28th August 2026 - Kick-off 15:00
Cardiff City v. Sheffield United
EFL Championship Week 3 - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

EFL Championship Week 3 – Saturday 28th August 2026, 15:00 – Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
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Match Info

Competition: EFL Championship Week 3

Kick-off: Saturday 28th August 2026, 15:00

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

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Officials

Referee: John Busby

Assistants: Bhups Singh Gill and Matt Joyce

Fourth Official: Steve Parkinson

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[blades78]

We must be the slowest team in the league.

 

[SLB]

Been coming, so wasteful with our possession, just giving it them straight back so easily.

Reminds me of Wrexham last season

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

The dogshit defending of last year returns.
I don’t understand why Wilder hasn’t changed it as we’ve been all over the place for 20 minutes.

 

[Thrice]

Always outnumbered in midfield because of the two striker system.

 

[Chezzy Blades]

I only put it on at 20 mins as have been out but how on Earth did we score 2?! Cardiff have absolutely battered us for the last 20 mins and I don't think we've completed a pass in their half.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Back to playing like they have just met in the car park

 

[Sharp_as_a_Blade]

This is as bad if not worse then anything we saw last season, truly dreadful against a terrible team

 

[ATL Recs]

Defense is all wrong. Not working together. Wide open on the right.
Needs an urgent reorganization before they fk it up.

Baptiste really struggling at RB Peck awful and the two centre half’s bloody awful

 

[blades78]

Not one of our midfield has tracked a runner yet. All 4 of them are yards behind

 

[toledo]

Mass change at ht….. replace every single one of them except Cooper

 

[Thrice]

Rothwell's struggling with even the simplest passes.

 

[Sharp_as_a_Blade]

Never seen a team just give the ball away under zero pressure as much as we do

 

[Shawy24]

Baptiste really struggling at RB Peck awful and the two centre half’s bloody awful

All on Wilder. That defence was never going to work. Young lad who is a centre back told to play full back and Tanganga on the other side. We could probably see it coming, but to Wilder it’s not his fault it’s the players and his formation is never wrong.

 

[Dutch Blade]

Horrible. Get McCallum and Rothwell out ASAP

 

[Working Class Hero]

This defence is clearly allover the place, and a 2 man midfield of Rothwell and Peck is just not going to control a game is it? We've got 5 central midfielders at the club and these two are probably the least composed on the ball. This can't carry on.

Not many managers would be making changes after half an hour when 2-1 up, but you'd bloody hope there will be some at half time.

 

[toledo]

Cardiff 67% possession !!!

 

[YES Blade]

It’s as if we panic when we’re winning. We don’t have a clue how to keep possession or have an attack!

 

[The Hobott]

Riedewald for Rothwell

 

[Pittsburg Blade]

Donovan, Baptiste, Peck and Rothwell having poor games. Tanganga out of position and looks lost. Hopefully Wilder has some ideas at HT.
Doherty for Baptiste and BBD for Donovan is a must.

 

[Darren William]

The same people moaning when it looked like we might sign Souttar will be moaning that we didn’t stump up the £10m to sign him!

Quality always shines through over a period of time ,these early results papering over the cracks. Hope utd win but its early in season our recruitment as been piss poor even without paracute money ,if these clowns wert so shallow utd would have been busier !!!.

 

[Sharp_as_a_Blade]

If Doherty and Shackleton are fit enough to be on the bench they could have played a half each? Playing Baptiste there is baffling

 

[toledo]

Cooper looks pissed at the ht whistle …..

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Lucky still to be level. Cardiff are overloading the flanks. We either have to counter this or defend the crosses when they come in. At present Cardiff are just walking through our midfield.

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

From what I've been able to watch, Cardiff have absolutely dominated the ball

Is this really so necessary? So automatic?

It's pathetic

 

[1973Blade]

Needs to change it at halftime or it will be a heavy defeat

 

[YES Blade]

The stats say it all, poor half and we’re lucky to be going in at 2-2

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Carry on like this and we'll lose 4-2

Go to 3 at the back and get Doherty and Riedewald on

 

[Iffy Onuora's Shiny Head]

Change the formation. Pack out the midfield or go to 3 at the back.

Terrible last 25 minutes.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

45 mins gone, have not a clue the style of our play. Does Wilder have so little confidence in his players to set up a game plan?? Donovan a fkin passenger, no one will pass to him. Rothwell and Peck dont pass to each other either, or tackle or track runners. We're back to slowing down the game letting them set up defensively. After a nice start, its situation normal....

 

[Champagneblade]

I’d say Tanganga to right back and Baptiste in the middle.

Though he scored and won the penalty himself we are getting overrun; I’d be putting O’Hare in midfield and playing BBD asap on the left instead of Cannon.

There is a case for Riedewald and Phillips to come on on midfield.

The way to win this game is to go at them though and out score them and get Donovan on the ball like they are their wingers. Sit back and that’s how we’ll lose this in my opinion.

That second goal was so bad. In a period where we kept turning over possession Bamford walked into trouble.