Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
A place in the FA Cup round 4 will be at stake when Sheffield United and Cardiff City lock horns at Bramall Lane on Thursday evening. The Blades are eager to impress on their FA Cup debut and they must be high on confidence following a 2-1 Championship win over Watford. Midfielder Gustavo Hamer is a major doubt after limping off with injury at the weekend, with Sam Callum being the first option to replace him in the starting XI.
The Bluebirds, on the other hand, did well to hold Middlesbrough to a 1-1 draw at Riverside Stadium and with Callum Robinson returning from suspension, yet another share of spoils is on the cards. The likes of Davies, Ramsey, Reindorf, Tsunoda, and Turnbull have been struggling with injuries of late, but Sheffield United have their own injury worries as well. Anyhow, a close encounter is at Bramall Lane.
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.