Sheffield United

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.

A first-half goal from captain Billy Sharp gave Sheffield United a 1-0 win against Huddersfield at Bramall Lane, putting his side level on points with ...

Coventry had won seven of their nine matches before the Qatar break, including their last four without conceding a goal, to move from bottom of the Championship to mid-table. The striker had not hit the net in his five previous matches, but scored inside the opening minute as Swansea paid the price for a lacklustre opening after a month’s inactivity. “We knew it was going to be tough, but I am very proud of my players, we played how we wanted to play, we created chances and we scored.” Crooks’ last-gasp winner came after Amari’i Bell was sent off, with the win extending Michael Carrick’s side’s unbeaten stretch to five games. But Cardiff’s persistence in their pursuit of a second-half equaliser was rewarded when Callum Robinson saved a point. The away side began to show more promise after the interval, with Kaine Kesler-Hayden placing his effort from inside the box just wide.

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.

Sheffield United moved level with Championship leaders Burnley after Billy Sharps goal earned them a 1-0 win over Huddersfield; Teemu Pukki scores inside 60 ...

They climb to 10th as a result. The Sky Blues went behind 12 minutes into the second period, when Frenchman Amadou Mbengue was on hand to nod in his first Reading goal. Stevenage missed the chance to reduce leaders Leyton Orient's lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two after a goalless draw at home to Mansfield. Colchester remain in the relegation zone after a 1-0 defeat away at Sutton. Victor Adeboyejo hit his 12th goal of the campaign to earn Burton a 1-1 draw at home to Derby. The clash looked to be heading for a goalless draw until Aaron Collins' drilled in from outside the area with three minutes left. And City, try as they did, were unable to force a fightback as the hosts held on with relative ease. Kolo Toure had to settle for a point on his managerial debut as Wigan and Millwall played out an entertaining 1-1 draw at The Den. Teemu Pukki scored his eighth goal of the season to move Norwich up to fourth place in the Championship, following a 1-0 win at Swansea. The Finnish striker had not managed a goal in his five previous matches, but scored inside the opening minute as Swansea paid the price for a lacklustre opening after a month's inactivity. The result lifts United level on points with leaders Burnley, who have a game in hand, while Huddersfield remain at the foot of the table. Sharp netted after 15 minutes to earn the Blades a fifth victory in six Sky Bet Championship matches.

Paul Heckingbottom saw Sheffield United go level on points with Championship leaders Burnley, but admitted to frustration at a 1-0 win over Huddersfield ...

We want to get him back to the levels he was at before." Iliman did great and then the finish, to lift it, it was a real good goal." "And that was proved right. "We were fantastic in everything in the first half, we knew how difficult it was going to be but we dealt with it," he said. "Billy was good. I did feel we'd score but I was frustrated we could have been better in the second half."

Who were the star performers when Sheffield United beat Huddersfield Town? Sheffield United were 1-0 winners over Hudersfield Town. By Stuart Rayner.

Former Sheffield United goalkeeper Paddy Kenny took a light-hearted dig at Sheffield Wednesday on social media this morning.

#NEDARG." You can definitely see why Sheffield Wednesday would tweet about Martinez at that time, taking advantage of the eyes on Martinez and the World Cup, but, similarly, you can see why a Blade might mock that. The same can be said for Sheffield United in the Championship, though, with the Blades in the top two of the second tier at present. [tweeted](https://twitter.com/swfc/status/1601336421666951168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1601336421666951168%7Ctwgr%5Ef11941ea60307ca4c16d5c37f4d543c8bed07e7d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffootballleagueworld.co.uk%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost-new.php) the following after the shootout, with a picture of Martinez in action at Hillsborough attached: "Made in S6 😉#swfc Martinez, now at Aston Villa, had a brief spell at Sheffield Wednesday on loan back in 2013/14, making 15 appearances for the club in the second half of that season. [Sheffield United](https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/category/sheffield-united/) keeper Paddy Kenny has taunted the Blades' City rivals [Sheffield Wednesday](https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/category/sheffield-wednesday-news/) on social media this morning with a sly dig about their [League One](https://footballleagueworld.co.uk/category/league-one-news/) status.

ROSS HEPPENSTALL AT BRAMALL LANE: Where Billy Sharp will be playing next season remains to be seen, but the veteran Sheffield United captain's goalscoring ...

In the end, Sharp’s strike was enough to move United level on points with leaders Burnley. The 36-year-old's contract at Bramall Lane expires at the end of the season The 22-year-old showed intelligence to engineer the space to cleverly turn and slip a neat pass behind the Terriers’ defence. Sharp is out of contract and his future beyond this season at the club he holds so close to his heart is uncertain. Yet the highest goalscorer in Championship history clearly still has the desire to perform and that coveted knack of finding the net. - Sheffield United went joint-top of the league with a win over Huddersfield Town

Paul Heckingbottom is hoping the defender's injury problem is behind him and he can now kick-on in the second half of the season.

"We look forward to him getting a good run of consistency in terms of his training. "Then he's had a long period out and got thrown into the action at Cardiff and second half I thought he was excellent down there. He started the first league game out of position and played here for the second and did really well. He was close to a return but overstretched in training and suffered a setback. The Newcastle United loanee won three aerial duals, won one interception, and made four clearances as well as one block as he helped his side record their 10th clean sheet of the season. Ciaran Clark came in for special praise from his Sheffield United manager following his display in the 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town yesterday.

Paul Heckingbottom is hoping the defender's injury problem is behind him and he can now kick-on in the second half of the season.

"We look forward to him getting a good run of consistency in terms of his training. "Then he's had a long period out and got thrown into the action at Cardiff and second half I thought he was excellent down there. He started the first league game out of position and played here for the second and did really well. He was close to a return but overstretched in training and suffered a setback. The Newcastle United loanee won three aerial duals, won one interception, and made four clearances as well as one block as he helped his side record their 10th clean sheet of the season. Ciaran Clark came in for special praise from his Sheffield United manager following his display in the 1-0 win over Huddersfield Town yesterday.

Paul Heckingbottom pointed to his unused substitutes and argued Sheffield United have emerged from their World Cup break stronger despite a 1-0 win which ...

"He's come back champing at the bit. You look at the three who didn't get on and it says a lot." "We had an in-house game between ourselves where the level was great.