Our prediction for this Championship match:
Fulham
Match Time & Date:
20/12/2021
20:45
Prediction: 2-2
Sheffield United
All eyes will be on Craven Cottage when Fulhm and Sheffield United face each other in the Championship derby. The Cottagers made a flying start to the season, but they have drawn each of their last four league fixtures. The capital club aim to return to winning ways as soon as possible, and we are positive that they will go for a win in Monday’s clash. The Blades, on the other hand, are on a three-game winning run in the Championship ahead of the trip to London.
Considering that Sheffield United have been impressive in front of goal of late, we believe that both teams to score betting option should be considered. Experienced attacker Billy Sharp should continue to lead the line for the visitors after finding the net in a 3-2 win over Cardiff City, whilst all Rhian Brewster, Robin Olsen, and Jack O’Connell are out of contention through injuries.
Highlighted Player (Tom Cairney):
Tom Cairney is a professional footballer who plays for Fulham. His main position is central midfielder, but he plays as an attacking midfielder and a right midfielder as well. The left-footed player was born in Nottingham, England on 20 January, 1991 and he started his youth career at Leeds United.
In 2007 he moved to Hull City and he was named Hull’s Young Player of the Year for the 2008/2009 campaign. After making 70 league appearances for the Tigers he joined Blackburn Rovers on 1 August, 2013 on loan and on 2 January, 2014 he signed a permanent deal with the Riversiders. At the end of the 2014/2015 Championship campaign he joined Fulham.
Tom Cairney’s father is Scottish and, as a result, the Fulham footballer decided to represent Scotland on the international stage. Cairney has 2 caps for Scotland U-21 and he made 6 appearances for Scotland U-21 team. It has to be noted that he suffered a serious injury in August 2012. The injury forced him to be out of contention for over three months.
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.
