Our prediction for this Championship match:
Blackburn Rovers and Sheffield United face each other at Ewood Park in a highly-anticipated Championship game. The Riversiders are on a three-game winning run in the league, and they head into Saturday’s clash following the FA Cup triumph over Premier League side Leicester City. Ben Brereton Diaz remains on the sidelines with injury, alongside Ayala, Barnes, Batty, Dack, Kaminski, Mola, and Wharton.
The Blades, on the other hand, did well to shock Tottenham in the FA Cup thanks to Iliman Ndiaye’s goal. The Senegal midfielder is pushing for a start, while all George Baldock, Enda Stevens, Rhian Brewster, Jack O’Connell, and Rhys Norrington-Davies remain in the recovery room. Anyhow, given Sheffield Utd’s attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should be considered. In the first half of the season the Blades recorded a routine 3-0 win over the Seasiders.
Highlighted Player (Bradley Dack):
Born in Greenwich, England on December 31, 1993, Bradley Dack is a midfielder who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. Bradley Dack began his youth career at Charlton Athletic back in 2005 and five years later he moved to Corinthian. However, the English footballer started his senior career at Gillingham, making his league debut against Bradford City on August 18, 2012. 20 days later he scored his first senior goal as he found the net in Football League trophy clash against Crawley Town.
Before joining Blackburn Rovers on June 27, 2017 Bradley Dack played four games on loan for Braintree Town, scoring one goal in those league games. His main position is attacking midfielder, but he is used as both right and left midfielder as well. Dack once described himself as “free role behind two strikers”.
The Blackburn Rovers midfielder often finds the net and it has to be noted that he scored 16 goals in 36 appearances for the Riversiders in the 2017/2018 League One campaign.
Highlighted Team (Sheffield United):
Sheffield United are a professional football club that compete in the Championship. The Blades finished the 2016/2017 League One campaign in top position in the standings, with the team collecting exactly 100 points in the process. Sheffield United last competed in the Premier League in the 2006/2007 season and they were more than unfortunate not to secure the top flight survival.
The Blades finished the season in 18th place in the process and it has to be noted that they were level on points with Wigan Athletic, who managed to avoid the relegation to the English second tier. Sheffield United welcome their rivals at Bramal Lane, the stadium which was opened on April 30, 1855. The current capacity of the venue is 32.702.
The club have numerous rivalries, but the most notable one is the rivalry with their city neighbors Sheffield Wednesday. The two teams face each other in the Steel City derby and it has to be noted that United share rivalry with the likes of Barnsley, Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Leeds United as well.