Our prediction for this Championship match:
Sheffield United play host to Sunderland at their Bramall Lane on day 18 of the new Championship campaign. The Blades aim to build on a 3-0 midweek win over Oxford United and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. All Ablaster, Brewster, Davies, Moore, and Sachdev remain in the recovery room, but there are no suspended players in the home team.
The Black Cats, on the other hand, have drawn each of their last five league matches. As Sunderland are undefeated in the previous five away games in the Championship as well, we predict that they are going to grab something from Friday’s encounter. The likes of Abdul Samed, Abdullahi, Huggins, Poveda, and Seelt are sidelined with injuries for the away team, while fit-again defender Ajibola Alese is widely expected to return to the starting XI following his fine performance in a goalless draw with WBA.
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.