The Sheffield Herald
Squad19 Oct 2026
A one-man rearguard from Joe Lumley
There were 7 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Jamal Lowe says Sheffield went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Joel Ndala runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 23. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Louie Barry in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Sheffield this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Mackenzie Maltby is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 21 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
The terraces19 Oct 2026
Sheffield supporters have found a favourite in Soungoutou Magassa
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Soungoutou Magassa has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
In brief
- Player ratings Soungoutou Magassa in the eights
- Match Honours even between Sheffield and Bristol City