Sheffield Utd — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Sheffield Utd · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 3 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Sheffield Utd — 2 in their favour and 1 against them, a net expected-goals swing of +0.11 across 3 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Every confirmed error involving Sheffield Utd
- 2023-24 · Sheffield Utd v Brentford (2023-12-09) — referee Stuart Attwell; the decision went against them. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown (Onyeka on Souza) — Sheffield Utd 1-0 Brentford, min 29. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Sheffield Utd v Wolves (2023-11-04) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): penalty_awarded_wrongly (Silva on Baldock; not overturned; → winning goal) — Sheffield Utd 2-1 Wolves, min 97. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.
- 2023-24 · Sheffield Utd v Chelsea (2024-04-07) — referee Robert Jones; the decision went in their favour. Panel: 2023-24 KMI VAR error (missed_intervention): red_card_not_shown (J. Robinson on Palmer) — Sheffield Utd 2-2 Chelsea, min 58. No per-incident vote split published in the season-end source.