Swansea City vs Sheffield United

S24SU · OFFICIAL MATCHDAY EDITION · 2026/27 · No.3

22nd August 2026 - Kick-off 15:00
Swansea City v. Sheffield United
EFL Championship – Week 2 - Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea

EFL Championship Week 2 – Saturday 22 August 2026, 15:00 – Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea
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Match Info

Competition: EFL Championship, Week 2

Kick-off: Saturday 22 August 2026, 15:00

Venue: Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea

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

Officials

Referee: Tom Neild

Assistants: Callum Gough and Michael Webb

Fourth Official: Leigh Doughty

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[3Cheers4Ramirez]

Phillips is a laughable signing

 

[VictoryBlade]

Not match fit yet

That old chestnut, wonder how long Wilder will be using that excuse? My question is why is he not ready? Very unprofessional!

 

[3Cheers4Ramirez]

That old chestnut, wonder how long Wilder will be using that excuse? My question is why is he not ready? Very unprofessional!

Because he's semi retired and has been for years

 

[Boxer Blade]

Never will be what a foooking bad signing but is a good lad in treatment room

Fuckin ell, give him a chance.

 

[SB_90]

is this a 4-3-3 with burrows & O'hare on the wings. as im trying to work them out

 

[AWetFlannel]

That old chestnut, wonder how long Wilder will be using that excuse? My question is why is he not ready? Very unprofessional!

Wilder has said multiple times he wouldn't be ready for at least a few weeks, expect him to be ready just before the international break.

 

[Uganda Blade]

BBC has it as 4-2-3-1 with O'Hare on the right and Burrows on the left

 

[1973Blade]

A sunny afternoon in Swansea, my third August away day here, hopefully I'll see us score this time!

 

[VictoryBlade]

Shackleton!

He's made the bench, I'm so....................................................?

 

[VictoryBlade]

Because he's semi retired and has been for years

lol

 

[Willmark]

Looks like a 5-3-1-1

Would look like it
3-5-2 in attack
Pity we haven't signed Anel or played it in preseason!

 

[RMBlade]

BBC has it as 4-2-3-1 with O'Hare on the right and Burrows on the left

I reckon that’s what it is. Maybe more a 4-3-3 but it’s basically the same thing

 

[BangorBlade]

BBC has it as 4-2-3-1 with O'Hare on the right and Burrows on the left

Can Blaster not play right in a MF ?

 

[crucialkneeligaman]

After a week of stories about billionaires squabbling about money how wonderful would a Sheffield triple (Owls loss, Coventry loss, Blades win) be?

Come on you Blades!

So despite what has been said, Coventry do have a rivalry with us ?

 

[BangorBlade]

Would look like it
3-5-2 in attack
Pity we haven't signed Anel or played it in preseason!

3-5-2 would stop us being over run in MF

 

[Ginger Gnome]

Given Wilder's obsession with inverted wingers, I'm not sure why people expect Burrows to be on the left wing if we stick with the usual formation.

Hopefully we just go with a back three, three in central midfield, Seriki and Burrows as wing backs and O'Hare playing off the striker, square pegs in square holes as much as possible.

 

[DeanLearner'sCat]

Given Wilder's obsession with inverted wingers

It's not a Wilder obsession. Everybody uses inverted wingers. It's like complaining that Wilder has an obsession with centre backs because he plays at least two of those every week. So does everybody else.

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

Fuckin ell, give him a chance.

Last season about 2 games wasn't it? Then knackered.

 

[Paris_Blade]

Arblaster-Peck-Rothwell

The flattest CMs of all time, really hope one is pushing into CAM in the hopes of seeing something new otherwise this is madness

 

[bornablade]

No Chong. No One.

Are they both injured?

 

[Blood Red]

Square pegs in round holes. Will it work, who knows?. We'll soon found out.

 

[metalblade]

Anyone got sound?

 

[Maurice Maurice]

Pray for a good result

 

[Hamer's Right Peg]

532 then

 

[drblade]

Flecky, I love you, but stop calling us “Sheffield”. You should know better.

UTB

 

[Æthelstan]

Can't watch but based on the BBC stats it looks like a poor start.

How's it looking in person?

 

[Hamer's Right Peg]

Can't watch but based on the BBC stats it looks like a poor start.

How's it looking in person?

Been decent Peck, Blaster and Rothwell starting to get on the ball more now

 

[Hamer's Right Peg]

Tanganga and McCallum just need to be a bit more disciplined so McGuiness isn't isolated

 

[Jan Age]

I see wilder has used his time well this week making sure the players are the best they can be ….

Fuck me … I know Swansea don’t give you much possession but we are soooooo poor when we do get the ball… hooooooooooooffffff it’s embarrassing

 

[SwissBlade]

Flecky, I love you, but stop calling us “Sheffield”. You should know better.

UTB

He knows there’s only one team nowadays