Our prediction for this Championship match:
Buoyed by a hard-fought 1-0 win over Millwall, Sheffield United will look to retain top position in the Championship standings when they take on Plymouth on Saturday afternoon. The Blades are on an eight-game winning run at home, but boss Chris Wilder must warn his men against complacency. Rhian Brewster should continue leading the line for the league leaders after scoring the winner in the midweek clash, while all Arblaster, Moore, and Sachdev are out of contention with injuries.
The Pilgrims, on the other hand, have been struggling under Wayne Rooney in the 2024/2025 season, with the team sitting in the relegation zone ahead of the trip to the “Steel City”. Plymouth are on a three-game losing run and given their shaky defence, anything but a routine home win would be a big surprise. All Morgan Whittaker, Muhamed Tijani, Ibrahim Cissoko, and Joe Edwards are out of contention with injuries for the away team.
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.