Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Buoyed by a 2-1 win over Brighton, Leicester City will be looking to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they take on relegation strugglers Sheffield United. The Foxes are eager to secure a top-four finish, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the Blades on Matchday 28. Despite failing to find the net in the 2-1 win over the Seagulls, Jamie Vardy will be the man to keep an eye on in the home team.
Important midfielder James Maddison, on the other hand, remains in the recovery room, but towering defender Jonny Evans should be fit to face Sheffield Utd. The Blades, on the other hand, are having a season to forget, with the team collecting only 14 points from possible 84. Sheffield United failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Southampton, and they are unlikely to spoil Leicester’s party at King Power Stadium.
Highlighted Player (Jamie Vardy):
Spending his early career playing no-league football, Jamie Vardy made the headlines when he joined Leicester City in a £1 million deal in 2012, but little did he know that he would go on to become a genuine Premier League star just three years later.
The experienced forward helped the Foxes gain promotion to the elite division and then score more than 20 goals as they mounted an unlikely title bid, earning worldwide acclaim as well as a place in the England squad. Vardy went on to score his first two goals for the Three Lions in March 2016 friendlies, with his back-heel goal against Germany in Berlin seeing him instantly become a fans’ favourite.
Over the years, Vardy has earned a reputation as a striker who never gives up and can be a real menace for opposition defenders, but his excellent goalscoring record and good link-up play are enough to suggest he can be described as a mix of old-style pacey forwards and modern strikers.
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.