
Final day drama awaits in the Championship
Whilst other leagues are coming to a rapid close, the Championship still has eyes on it, and it’s heading to…
Whilst other leagues are coming to a rapid close, the Championship still has eyes on it, and it’s heading to…
Sheffield United make it five wins from their last six league outings while Birmingham fall to a third defeat on the trot.
Sheffield United sit top of the championship after an ideal start to their campaign and they’ll be backed by over 4000 Blades fans for their trip to Preston who are still in search for a first home win of the season.
Fulham claimed promotion to the Premier League for the third time in five years winning the title in emphatic fashion, sweeping aside play off hopeful’s Luton 7-0. Bournemouth soon joined them a day later after their narrow 1-0 victory over third place Nottingham Forest.
Bournemouth move one step closer to promotion while Sheffield United hold onto their play-off spot courtesy of a 0-0 draw.
Bournemouth could move one step closer to a return to Premier League with a win against a Sheffield United side aiming to hold on to a play-off spot.
Sheffield United returned to the playoff positions with a 1-0 victory over Queens Park Rangers with the Blades yet again victorious at Bramall Lane.
Sheffield United host QPR with both sides looking to shake off defeats and secure a playoff spot.
Jake Cooper’s second half header separated the two sides in an otherwise mundane encounter at the Den as Millwall creep ever closer to the play-off places.
Sheffield United could move into fourth and further consolidate their play-off position by condemning Gary Rowett’s Millwall to only a second Championship home defeat in four months.
Prior to this campaign, Sheffield United goalkeeper, Wes Foderingham had made one appearance for the Blades having joined from Rangers in July 2020.
The last time Sheffield United faced Blackburn Rovers, the Blades were in disarray.
The Championship promotion contenders usually arise after the first three months of the season, but this campaign has been very different.
Preston North End left it late once more against Sheffield United as an Emil Riis Jakobsen tap-in saw Ryan Lowe’s side come from 2-0 down to draw 2-2, despite going down to 10 men for the entire second half.
Preston North End face Sheffield United at Deepdale with a win for either side pushing them into the top half of the Championship table.
Sheffield United ran out 3-1 winners against Hull City on Saturday, with captain Billy Sharp scoring on his 300th appearance for the Blades.
Having scored just one goal in five league games before the international break, Sheffield United’s recent tally of eight scored in just two games is a substantial improvement.
Fresh from thrashing Peterborough United 6-2 at Bramall Lane on Saturday, Sheffield United will seek their second league victory of the campaign when they host Preston North End on Tuesday night.
It was the Iliman Ndiaye and Morgan Gibbs-White show at Bramall Lane on Saturday afternoon as the young Blades debutants played a major part in Sheffield United’s first league win of the season.
It has been well documented that Sheffield United’s start to the 2021/22 Championship season has been underwhelming, to say the least, with one goal scored and just two points to their name going into the international break.
Promotion hopefuls Sheffield United haven’t gotten off to the lightning start in the Championship that they would’ve liked under new boss Slavisa Jokanovic having picked up just a point in their first two league outings without scoring.
Sheffield United ended the 2020/21 season bottom of the Premier League as their two-year stay in the top flight came to an end after a miserable campaign.
David McGoldrick just before kick-off claimed the Players’ Player of the Year award as that just proved how influential his goals were this season.
The Blades’ fairytale with the top-flight is over with the second season syndrome hitting the Yorkshire club hard as they will be relegated down to the Championship.