Sheffield United

FAWSL Full-Time's match preview of the Barclays Women's Championship fixture between Sheffield United and Durham.

Durham boss Sanders also has options in attack with Rio Hardy and Bridget Galloway ready and waiting if called upon. Durham boss Lee Sanders has some big decisions to make after his side arguably underperformed against Sunderland in a North East derby last time out. Captain Sophie Barker also missed last weekend’s 1-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers and her current condition is not known.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT KENILWORTH ROAD: McBurnie ended his long wait for a goal as Sheffield United took a point from Luton on Friday night.

After such a long wait, it was little wonder he wanted to celebrate with the travelling fans behind the goal he scored into, earning a booking for his exuberance. After a couple of scrambles inside the Luton box, McBurnie with a nicely-executed volley after Tommy Doyle nodded the ball back into the danger area and John Egan flicked it on. But he certainly atoned on 10 minutes. Luton didn't take their foot off the gas for the remainder of the first-half and were clearly the superior side as the Blades struggled to gain a foothold. Jones was lauding the variety in his attack during the week, believing it to be arguably the best in the Championship, and Morris, a summer signing from Barnsley, and Elijah Adebayo certainly represent a formidable pairing. Carlton Morris fired Luton ahead with a header after 10 minutes, his second goal of the season

Sheffield United striker Oli McBurnie scored his first league goal since December 2020 as the Sky Bet Championship leaders hit back to earn a 1-1 draw at ...

The Blades were hit by an injury blow with 18 minutes to go, as goalkeeper Foderingham was forced off and 21-year-old Jordan Amissah came on for his first-team debut. The Blades continued to look for a leveller, McBurnie unable to divert George Baldock’s cross on target, while Max Lowe sliced waywardly when the ball broke to him just outside the area. McBurnie last found the net in a league game in a 2-1 top-flight defeat to Leicester, while his only goal last term came in the Carabao Cup against Southampton, when he scored an equaliser to force a penalty shoot-out the Blades ultimately lost.

Former Sheffield United midfielder, Mark Duffy, has taken to Twitter to give an injury update on Blades midfielder, John Fleck.

It’s going to be a big few months for United. Fleck will simply be guided by the medical team and leg fractures can be a case of healing quickly or taking their time to get completely right. Heckingbottom noted the club are looking at months rather than weeks when it comes to Fleck’s return.

All the marks out of 10 as Paul Heckingbottom's Sheffield United side earn a hard-fought point at Kenilworth Road thanks to Oli McBurnie's second half ...

On for his Blades debut and his early claim from a Freeman cross showed he was not out of place. Not only did he end his 43 game wait for a league goal with an emphatic volley, but also held the ball up admirably even in some of Blades' toughest spells. Almost created a couple of decent openings for himself and was a constant thorn in Luton's defence. Was booked and perhaps a little lucky not to be sent off before being hauled off at the break. Stood up to the physical battle of Morris throughout the night and was one of Blades' better players in possession. Carlton Morris and Elijah Adebayo put him under plenty of pressure in the air but Basham stuck to his task well.

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom felt striker Oli McBurnie deserved his first league goal in nearly two years after earning the Blades a 1-1 draw at ...

I thought we were the team that was going to go on and win it. It can't just happen, you can't just go on the pitch and perform if you don't prepare right, if you don't live right. On the result, Heckingbottom added: "I'm disappointed we didn't win.

Nevertheless, even a draw earned the hard way at Kenilworth Road cannot mask the huge disparity between United's results on the road compared to at Bramall Lane ...

Not only does Rocky upset the odds to beat Drago but he does so after silencing the inhospitable home crowd in Moscow with a display of bravery, courage and no little skill. One win in ten outings is enough to cause doubt in even the surest of minds. There has been progress under Heckingbottom in terms of making United more of an attacking threat on the road. Adebayo then twice went close later in the half, a right wing cross from [James Bree](https://theathletic.com/football/player/james-bree-zZrCNEDQQaI0dXna/) just evading the on-rushing Luton striker before he fired wide a few minutes later when presented with an excellent shooting chance. If so, maybe the United squad should take a leaf out of McBurnie’s book. Only twice in those 16 away outings under Heckingbottom have United led at the break. Despite that, United’s attacking metrics on the road this season remain way down compared to those at the Lane. [Watford](https://theathletic.com/football/team/watford/). He does want United to play on the front foot. Looking back at the end of the season, it will be seen as a good one.” Now, disparities between home and away records are as old as the game itself. They have also come almost exclusively on the road.