Sheffield United

Sheffield United lost ground in the Sky Bet Championship title race as they were held to a 0-0 draw in the South Yorkshire derby at Rotherham.

The Blades were intent on pushing for a winner and Billy Sharp almost scored with his first touch after coming on but his shot was blocked by Cameron Humphreys while Wes Harding produced a fine tackle after James McAtee danced into the area. The Blades continued to look threatening, but the hosts were able to contain them and started to go into the game themselves. Paul Heckingbottom's outfit are still well placed to return to the Premier League as they hold a 13-point lead over third-placed Middlesbrough ahead of the afternoon kick-offs.

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If there is a tie in points, the tiebreaker is the goal difference. The Championship has 24 teams, with the competition taking place in a system of consecutive points in a total of 46 rounds. The club scored an average of 1.8 goals per game in this stretch. Colombia 2:45 pm: Star+ Clark makes a welcome return to the matchday squad. McBurnie replaces the suspended Jebbison.

Sheffield United have got very good at shrugging off all manner of distractions on their seemingly inevitable march back to the Premier League.

It was never a second yellow card offence – referee Graham Scott thought the same – but just a warning that he needed to cool down and it made Hugill's substitution shortly afterwards even more of a relief. McAtee picked out Berge only for Wes Harding to jump in, and nearly found Sharp. For the promotion-chasing Blades it was a character test passed, if not with flying colours. Cameron Humphreys cut out Max Lowe's cross after more good build-up play. Rotherham largely played to their strength, ie their strength, but in amongst the long-balls, long throw-ins and flick-ons there was space for the odd moment of subtlety, such as the fifth-minute moment when debutant Conor Coventry played a restrained pass into the feet of Tarique Fosu, on his second appearance, only for the winger to run into Anel Ahmedhodzic. The game was full of different players were certain players came to the fore – more in black than red – only to be snuffed out as the teams and their tacticians on the bench worked out the problems the opposition caused.

Out go Adam Davies, Chris Basham, James McAtee, Tommy Doyle and Daniel Jebbison. Jebbison is suspended after being sent off at Wrexham while Doyle misses out ...

Iliman Ndiaye is restored to the starting line-up, as is Max Lowe. Ciaran Clark is back on the bench after his recent injury spell, joined by youngster Louie Marsh. Sander Berge has returned to the Sheffield United side this afternoon as one of five changes to face near neighbours Rotherham United.

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Dozy Mmobuosi has been described as a billionaire whose reported £90million takeover of the stricken Championship club could rescue them from financial dire ...

'I'm not trying to be rude to anyone but get someone else in front of you to answer those questions. He became co-owner in 2013 and took sole ownership six years later after winning a High Court battle with former co-owner Kevin McCabe. [Dozy Mmobuosi ](/sport/football/article-11704809/African-billionaire-closes-90m-takeover-Sheffield-United.html)has been described as a billionaire whose reported £90million takeover of the stricken [Championship club](/sport/football_league_championship/index.html) could rescue them from financial dire straits. Questions are raised about the wealth of potential new Sheffield United owner... You will have to ask them who know about it. The value of his tech company Tingo has plummeted by about £6.7billion in the past year

Rotherham United manager Matt Taylor watched his side secure a well-earned point against the Blades.

Considering they’ve also been hampered by injuries and an embargo, with no disrespect to the rest of the division, I can’t see anyone catching them.” The ability to have more than one way of winning a match. United have only failed to register in a match on five occasions so far - and two of those were to Taylor's Rotherham. They’ve got more ways of winning matches than just their Plan A. Matt Taylor says he 'cannot see anyone catching' Sheffield United following yesterday's goalless draw at Rotherham. [The Blades](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/all-about/sheffield-united-fc) do hold a superior goal difference and also have a game in hand, but Michael Carrick's side looks like the biggest threat right now to their hopes of securing automatic promotion.

Nigerian businessman Doze Mmobuosi is said to be behind the club's takeover attempt.

That does not come as a surprise to Heckingbottom, though, who gave credit to the players for the way they have conducted themselves. We know we have a busy couple of weeks coming up with Wrexham now at the forefront of our mind." The lads are good. The lads have been brilliant. "Stuff that could potentially be a distraction we just don't entertain it. "I am not being rude to anyone but it's for someone else at the club to answer those questions," he explained. So far, only Heckingbottom has spoken about the takeover, with the club yet to make any form of statement. You don't go unbeaten on the run we're on if you haven't got that focus. "The club will tell you something when they have something to say. The 0-0 draw at Rotherham on Saturday extended his side's unbeaten run to 11 games in all competitions. "From me now on it's going to be about football and the players, football and the players and that's the way it should be. Promotion remains in their hands with 17 league matches remaining.