Sheffield United

A look ahead to the trip to Yorkshire for Jon Dahl Tomasson's men later on today.

Rovers suffered a second successive 3-0 defeat on their travels as Sheffield United proved far too strong at Bramall Lane.

The threat on the break was clear though, with former Rovers loanee Khadra in the Blades ranks. There was no doubt about Ndiaye’s second, and the Blades’ third however. It was at least now a contest as Rovers now began to engage the Blades more, but they were indebted to Kaminski to keeping them in it. There looked to be more of a purpose for Rovers at the start of the second half, Travis taking aim from 25 yards in the 53rd minute as his shot flashed narrowly wide of the post with Wes Foderingham scrambling across his goal. Norwood lined up an effort and curled an effort to the right of Kaminski who was unmoved as the ball nestled in the corner. There was a feeling of inevitability to the hosts taking the lead, denied in the 17th minute by an excellent goal-line block by the covering Ash Phillips as Oli McBurnie looked set to turn into the empty net after Kaminski had blocked Fleck’s effort.

Oliver Norwood's brilliant free kick gave the dominant Blades a first half lead before sub Iliman Ndiaye inadvertently knocked in the second and then capped ...

The Blades soar to the top of the Championship after their comfortable victory at Bramall Lane Oliver Norwood’s brilliant free kick gave the dominant Blades a first half lead before sub Iliman Ndiaye inadvertently knocked in the second with his backside and then capped the win with a brilliant solo run and finish. - Oliver Norwood gave the Blades the lead with stunning free kick in the first half

Sheffield United captain Billy Sharp is set to see a specialist on his ankle injury as his absence continues. Sharp suffered from hamstring and calf ...

So it’s just finding out the best way to proceed. However, the striker suffered a fresh injury to his ankle. It’s about getting him back fit now so he’s out of my thinking until I get told otherwise. “He’s had the scan and there’s damage to ligaments, more than one and inside and out. “We’re going to get the opinion from the specialist, and maybe more than one,” Heckingbottom said, as quoted by the [Sheffield United](https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/category/sheffield-united/) captain Billy Sharp is set to see a specialist on his ankle injury as his absence continues.

Sheffield United will look to build on their midweek victory over Sunderland with another positive performance and result at home to early pacesetters ...

We had a spell in the second half when we were in the game, and I think you can see we’re playing a lot of games at the moment and you can see the squad is stretched. We changed the formation and the first 15,20 minutes of the second half it was okay. We’ll try and deliver that level of performance every week. But now it’s about performance and trying to build something and get everyone up to speed. It’s not the finish; he knows I’m never satisfied with him but it’s a step forward. For me he was their man of the match.

The Blades welcome the division's early league leaders to Bramall Lane this afternoon.

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WE'RE Sheffield United, we're top of the league” was sang heartily in the second half at an ecstatic Bramall Lane.

The Blackburn goal had several close shaves and the opener had an air of inevitability about it – delivered in stunning fashion by Norwood. John Egan won the air miles to find McBurnie right in front of goal, but the traits of a striker without a goal in a good while kicked on, when he delayed for a split second and his finish was tame with Kaminski blocking. The hosts’ tempo was stirring from the off with Blackburn struggling to get a toehold in the game.

Report and highlights from the Sky Bet Championship clash between Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers at Bramall Lane as Oliver Norwood and a brace from ...

I think it could be good to boost the dressing room a little bit with a couple of players. And aggression without the ball, to try and win it back and make it difficult for Blackburn as well. It's difficult to come here, so we knew it was going to be a challenge. He created chances as well as being on the end of chances and to get that many in a game just shows the hard work that everybody has been doing with him. Blackburn's Jon Dahl Tomasson: "We knew when we came here that it was going to be tough. We had a purpose about us with the ball and tried to move it quick and be positive.

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Iliman Ndiaye scored twice as Sheffield United claimed an impressive 3-0 home victory over Blackburn that lifted them to the top of the Championship.

Chris Basham headed over and Brewster put a low shot from distance straight at Kaminski in the closing stages. Early in the second half, Lewis Travis had Blackburn’s first effort of note with a shot which swerved away from Wes Foderingham’s left-hand post. “He was excellent,” said the Blades manager. McBurnie then put a close-range header wide and the United striker had another chance moments later. Norwood soon tried another effort, firing a dipping shot from range which just cleared the bar. For the visitors, Tayo Edun was handed his first start of the season and Sam Gallagher was recalled to the starting lineup.

Rovers Ladies kick-off their 2022-23 Barclays Women's Championship campaign at Ewood Park this afternoon as they take on Sheffield United.

Whisper it quietly, but this season has the potential to be something special. As special as Oliver Norwood's free-kick and Iliman Ndiaye's second goal in ...

The lads who have come in have upped their standards and everyone else has upped theirs, too." It's exciting, committed and front-foot football from a squad littered with talent in all areas. But not many can actually say that with a degree of certainty in the same way the United manager now can. If we can keep pushing ourselves day in day out it only bodes well for the football club. Sheffield United has an excellent squad with a lot of quality players and it's difficult to come here," he explained in his post-match press conference. If they can avoid those two factors, destiny is in their hands. "We have got a lot of quality. In the build-up to yesterday's encounter, the Rovers chief said Sheffield United 'should be up there' come May. But we could well be seeing another one set to take off. Whisper it quietly, but this season has the potential to be something special. "We have got a really good squad and everyone is competitive to try and get the shirt for a matchday and that's what you want, you want to drive the standards high. Heckingbottom was clear on who had to leave and who had to come in to give him the quality needed to mount a serious promotion push and we are now looking at the result of that vision.

Sheffield United teenager Will Osula is wanted by a trio of League One clubs ahead of the deadline looming in just over a weeks time.

We all saw how well Daniel Jebbison did with Burton last year and United have a number of other loan players out doing well this season. Osula played a big role in pre-season for United this summer and is part of the first-team squad. 19-year-old Osula is already on the radars of Denmark as well having represented them at youth level.

Jon Dahl Tomasson made two changes to his starting XI; Tayo Edun and Sam Gallagher coming into the team in place of Tyrhys Dolan and Jack Vale, with Tomasson ...

The midfielder bagged a 25-yard free-kick to open the scoring on Saturday.

We haven’t scored many so it was nice to score and even better to win 3-0 and put on the performance we did.” [SUTV.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qni-V1nvxw&t=201s) “I thought, in the first half, it was as dominant a performance you've seen from us in recent times. When the boy faces you up, you're in trouble and we all just stood back and let him do his thing because that was pretty special.” We just needed that second goal to make it more comfortable and then, the third one... “They were sitting in and trying to play on the counter. Speaking after the game, Norwood hailed his teammates for putting on a “dominant” display.

Oliver Norwood hailed Sheffield United's “dominant” display against former league leaders Blackburn Rovers at Bramall Lane, as the Blades took their place ...

“The end of a great week,” Norwood said. “They were sat in and trying to play on the counter and we needed that second goal to make it more comfortable.” “We were disappointed after Middlesbrough because we took the game to them, we bounced back on Wednesday night and then today. But victory was enough to send United to the top of the early table after drawing at Middlesbrough and beating Sunderland and Blackburn at home. United had a number of chances to make the margin of victory even wider, with striker Norwood put the Blades ahead with a stunning free-kick in the first half, before substitute Iliman Ndiaye came off the bench to grab the headlines with two goals to put the gloss on a dominant 3-0 victory.

When Iliman Ndiaye scored the latest of what promises to be countless wonder goals he will net throughout the course of his career, three sides of Bramall ...

“As a manager, as much as you push these lads, ultimately it has to come from within. “Iliman is improving all the time,” said Heckingbottom. And in the case of Iliman, it does. [https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-iliman-ndiaye-on-his-big-breakthrough-moment-and-why-three-premier-league-clubs-might-now-regret-overlooking-him-3380215](https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-iliman-ndiaye-on-his-big-breakthrough-moment-and-why-three-premier-league-clubs-might-now-regret-overlooking-him-3380215) [The Star](https://www.thestar.co.uk/author/james-shield), after watching the midfielder turned striker claim a brace during the 3-0 win over Rovers which left United on top of the fledgling table. The Lions of Teranga, who count Sadio Mane, Edouard Mendy and Kalidou Koulibaly among their number, are now preparing for this winter’s World Cup in Qatar. Those 10 seconds or so of magic revealed why, despite entering only his second full season of senior football, Aliou Cisse recently drafted him into the reigning African champions’ squad. “And I mean that with no disrespect whatsoever to Blackburn, but their ‘keeper was their man-of-the-match. [https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-this-could-be-the-start-of-something-very-big-and-beautiful-at-bramall-lane-3813736](https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/sheffield-united-this-could-be-the-start-of-something-very-big-and-beautiful-at-bramall-lane-3813736) “If you only see the magic, then people can get used to that. [https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/ndiaye-on-his-football-mission-and-that-goal-at-fulham-3536913](https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/ndiaye-on-his-football-mission-and-that-goal-at-fulham-3536913) Heckingbottom knows Ndiaye has the ability to befuddle opponents.