Our prediction for this Championship match:
Following a 2-2 draw with Coventry City, Sheffield United will look to return to winning ways when they take on Oxford United at their Bramall Lane on Tuesday evening. The Blades are eyeing their seventh consecutive win at home, but they will have to do it without defender Anel Ahmedhodzic, who misses out through suspension. The likes of Arblaster, Brewster, Davies, Moore, and Sachdev remain on the sidelines with injuries for the home team.
The Yellows, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back losses to Watford (0-1) and Middlesbrough (2-6) and given their poor away record in the new Championship campaign, home win should be considered. Defender Elliott Moore is banned for the match, while the likes of Bennett, Dembele, Edwards, and Phillips are out of contention with injuries, speaking of the away team. In their last meeting at the venue, back in 2016, Sheffield United defeated Oxford United 2-1.
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.