Sheffield United vs Huddersfield

The Blades entertain the Terriers in today's Yorkshire derby at Bramall Lane.

He shifts it on to his right foot and drills a low effort but it's straight at Foderingham The home side were looking to boost their promotion chances, while Town are fighting for survival. Hello and welcome to our live blog of Sheffield United vs Huddersfield Town.

Sheffield United play host to division basement dwellers Huddersfield Town. Beginning with the former, Sheffield United will head into the weekend's action with ...

Safe to say, then, that all associated with Sheffield United will view the club’s next outing as something of a must-win. Sheffield United play host to division basement dwellers Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield, since being pipped to promotion at the last earlier this year, have gone on to endure nothing short of a nightmare campaign since. This comes with the Blades set to enter proceedings fresh off a stellar stretch of form in the lead up to the World Cup break. All told, since an alarming dip in form leading into late October, Paul Heckingbottom’s men have rattled off four wins from five. The matchup in question will see promotion-chasing

Sheffield United have made three changes to their side for this afternoon's Championship restart against Huddersfield Town at Bramall Lane.

[Oli McBurnie](/topic/oli-mcburnie), fresh from hernia surgery and treatment on his ankle, is on the bench, while Iliman Ndiaye starts after returning from Senegal duty with Qatar. Jack Robinson, Chris Basham and Oliver Arblaster all drop out from the side that faced Cardiff City in the last match before the break. For the Blades’ first game in a month after the season paused for the World Cup break, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Ciaran Clark and James McAtee are all in the starting line-up.

Huddersfield Town's clash with Sheffield United offers them a good opportunity to kickstart their season, Helik's comments suggest.

"So I’m really positive after the break and I’m looking forward to that game. Helik continued: “I think it’s a good game for us to start [back] with. "I remember, I think two years ago, I was playing against Chelsea with Barnsley in the FA Cup. Sheffield United are a really good team, but I think if we show our performance we are able to keep a clean sheet and can score some goals. We lost 1-0 but it was a really good performance and I think it gave us a lot of confidence, and after that we started a winning streak. "I really believe in the Championship that if you have one or two good results you can really build it into a good winning streak.”

Sheffield United move level on points with Championship leaders Burnley with a narrow victory over bottom side Huddersfield at Bramall Lane.

John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. - Away1 - Shots - Possession - 35Diarra - 30Jackson - 27Simpson - 9Rhodes "The last 15-20 minutes we were absolutely the fitter, stronger, more aggressive team. They had very little chances and the one they did get we could have dealt with better. They looked the fitter, stronger team, and pretty much penned Sheffield United in. Second half took the gloss off it a bit.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash between Sheffield United and Huddersfield at Bramall Lane as Billy Sharp scored the ...

In terms of effort in the second half I couldn't be happier with them. It was a disappointing goal to concede; maybe it would be given as offside in the Premier League. In the back end of the season, especially, these players will be really important. The Terriers brought on former Sheffield Wednesday striker Jordan Rhodes with time running out in an attempt to find an equaliser, and it did prove to be a nervy final few moments for the home side. Huddersfield's Mark Fotheringham: "I thought we really frustrated United in the first half without having a foothold in the game in terms of what we were doing on the ball. We gave away a few loose passes towards the end of the game, which gave Huddersfield a bit of a chance."

More than a year on, the Blades practically dared the Terriers to do it again. Making anyone sweat on an afternoon so cold even the first-half streaker was ...

With summer siugning Tyreece Simpson finally fit to make his debut, they even had the luxury of attacking options on the bench. Holmes made space for their first shot on target after 54 minutes but it was at Wes Foderingham. Sharp was not the only home player who looked better for a four-week break for the World Cup. Sharp's chipped finish was worthy of the build-up. Michal Helik, who was disappointed not to make Poland's squad, headed the shot wide. A lovely turn met with another blocked shot.