The Sheffield United Post
Match17 Oct 2026
Sheffield United run riot against Oxford United
5‑1, and the margin flattered nobody — it could have carried another goal or two without complaint. Afternoons like this are why people keep coming.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
A brace, and Kalvin Phillips takes the afternoon — 8.51
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Kalvin Phillips provided it, and the 8.51 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
A brace, and Danny Ings takes the afternoon — 8.41
There is a particular kind of quiet from an away end watching one man score twice. Danny Ings provided it, and the 8.41 beside his name is if anything generous to everybody else.
The dugout19 Oct 2026
Joe Rothwell keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Sheffield United may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Match17 Oct 2026
Nobody wants to play Sheffield United right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Match17 Oct 2026
6 goals as Sheffield United and Oxford United go for it
Defending was optional and nobody took up the option. 6 goals between Sheffield United and Oxford United, and not one of the people who paid to be there will ask for the money back.
Squad19 Oct 2026
Ibane Bowat has improved at 24, which nobody expected
Careers are supposed to plateau and then decline, and the players who ignore that are always the ones who were listening on the training ground. 3 points of it, over months, at an age where the direction normally only goes one way.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
The game went through Callum O'Hare — 7.67
Marked 7.67 on 10 actions at both ends of the pitch. Midfielders like this get described as unspectacular by people who have never tried to play against one.
Player ratings19 Oct 2026
Ninety minutes of Gustavo Hamer at his very best
Marked 8.01. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Sheffield United.
In brief
- Squad Callum O'Hare falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad A falling-out at Sheffield United
- Squad Sheffield United are still strangers to each other