Our prediction for this Championship match:
Bramall Lane will host a highly-anticipated Championship derby between Sheffield United and Burnley. The Blades aim to build on back-to-back wins over WBA and Bristol City, but this game will be anything but a walk in the park for the home side. Germany international Reda Khadra suffered an injury in the midweek triumph, with James McAtee likely to replace him in the starting XI. All Norrington-Davies, Jebbison, Berge, Lowe, and O’Connell remain in the recovery room.
The Clarets, on the other hand, showed character in Wednesday’s clash, with the team scoring two goals in the stoppage time to beat Rotherham United 3-2. Given Burnley’s attacking potential, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Both Benson and Dervisoglu, who were the main protagonists of the midweek triumph, are pushing for a start, while all Josh Cullen, Darko Churlinov, Scott Twine, and Ashley Westwood should miss out with injuries.
Highlighted Player (Ben Osborn):
Ben Osborn is an English footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest as a midfielder. Osborn was born in Derby (England) on August 5, 1994 and he started his youth career at his hometown club Derby County. In 2003 he moved to Nottingham Forest and after spending ten years at their football academy Osborn made his first-team debut for the Reds.
He made his debut on March 29, 2014 in a 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town and he has been playing for the City Ground Stadium outfit ever since. Ben Osborn has one cap for England U20 team and he played for England U19 and England U18 teams in the past as well.
It has to be noted that the Nottingham Forest midfielder scored four goals, while providing seven assists for his teammates in the 2016/2017 Championship season. His main position is left midfield, but he is capable of playing as both central and attacking midfielder as well. Ben Osborn’s preferred foot is left.
Highlighted Team (Burnley):
Burnley were one of the founding members of the Football League back in 1888. The Clarets did remarkably well to win the FA Cup trophy back in 1914 and the club owners have been trying to bring glory days back to Turf Moor ever since.
Burnley defeated Liverpool in the 1913/1914 FA Cup final and, no doubt, this is regarded as the greatest achievement in the club’s history. The Clarets finished the 2015/2016 Championship campaign in top position in the standings and, as a result, they will participate in the English Premier League in the 2016/2017 season.
Burnley play their home games at Turf Moor and the capacity of the stadium is 21,401. The Clarets have won two Community Shield trophies so far, in 1960 and 1973, but they have yet to clinch the Premier League title. Claret is the dominant colour of the team’s home shirts.