Sheffield United

David Prutton has backed Sheffield United to pick up all three points at Stoke City this afternoon. The Blades have enjoyed a remarkable turnaround under ...

Many will agree with Prutton’s prediction here, as the Blades have more to play for than Stoke and they have a quality side when everyone is fit. The Blades have enjoyed a remarkable turnaround under Paul Heckingbottom since his appointment, with the team going into today’s game sitting in the play-off places and firmly in the hunt for promotion. A 2-0 success over Millwall last time out was Stoke’s first win in nine, so it’s a fixture that the Blades will feel they can get a victory from.

Sheffield United manager Paul Heckingbottom has shed further light on the injuries which ruled Billy Sharp and Oli McBurnie out of his team's visit to Stoke ...

But it does make it more difficult for them to come in and affect the team. “It’s harsh to judge but it is a big step up for the young lads. Having scored 15 goals this term, Sharp in particular proved a huge miss after failing to recover from the hamstring complaint he suffered against Barnsley before the international break.

Stoke City made it back-to-back Championship wins at the bet365 Stadium after beating promotion hopefuls Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon.

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Paul Heckingbottom says it was too much of a risk for Oli McBurnie to feature in today's 1-0 defeat at Stoke City. The striker was a surprise omission from ...

"Oli Mac hit a shot in training on Tuesday and felt his thigh and has not trained since. It meant the Blades boss had to travel without a recognised senior striker, with 18-year-olds Daniel Jebbison starting and William Osula coming off the bench. He said: "It's a blow.

A John Egan own goal secured a 1-0 victory for Stoke City as they dealt Sheffield United's play-off hopes a blow.

The aforementioned Gibbs-White was thwarted by international colleague Taylor Harwood-Bellis in the biggest chance of an uneventful first period before the half-hour mark. Ben Osborn nearly salvaged a point with a late volleyed effort, but his strike whistled past the post as Stoke held on for victory. The Potters, who have now won two consecutive league games for the first time since November, missed a sequence of glorious opportunities before eventually breaking the deadlock with a slice of fortune.

Report and free match highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash between Stoke City and Sheffield United at the bet365 Stadium as the Blades suffered a ...

Sheffield United's Paul Heckingbottom: "It was a disappointing result and the performance wasn't what we were after either. We weren't good enough today, so we need to improve." There was very little in it, but it was a very good performance against a very good team. We went back to basics and the back four as a whole, we worked hard on not being too aggressive or leaving space in behind. The aforementioned Gibbs-White was thwarted by international colleague Taylor Harwood-Bellis in the biggest chance of an uneventful first period before the half-hour mark. I thought we were the better team in the second half, and we deserved to win the game.

A John Egan own goal secured a 1-0 victory for Stoke as they dealt Sheffield United's play-off hopes a blow.

The aforementioned Gibbs-White was thwarted by international colleague Taylor Harwood-Bellis in the biggest chance of an uneventful first period before the half-hour mark. Maja then squandered two gilt-edged chances from point-blank range, both almost in identical scenarios after two inch-perfect deliveries from Josh Tymon. The on-loan Bordeaux striker failed to redirect the first cross on target and then failed to connect completely despite entering the six-yard box unchallenged. The Blades’ bright spark advanced into the penalty area and nearly prodded home the opener, but Harwood-Bellis did enough to preserve the deadlock.