Sheffield United 2:3 Manchester United

Lucky McLuckerson · Dec 12, 2020

.............VS...............

Date - Thursday, December 17 2020
Kickoff Time - 2000 Hrs GMT
Venue - Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Premier League Form Guide

8. Manchester United: WWWWD
20. Sheffield United: LLLLL

Previous League meetings

Manchester United 3—0 Sheffield United

Sheffield United 3—3 Manchester United

Manchester United 2—0 Sheffield United

Sheffield United 1—2 Manchester United

Sheffield United 0—3 Manchester United

All-Time League Record

Manchester United wins: 41
Sheffield United wins: 33
Draws: 16

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Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Chris Wilder

Team News

Manchester United

Edinson Cavani doubtful.

Sheffield United

Jack O'Connell ruled out. Oliver McBurnie doubtful.

Know the opposition

Sheffield United Football Club (nicknamed The Blades because of Sheffield's history as a steel city, Red and White Wizards and Red and White Army) is an English professional football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Sheffield United was founded on 22 March 1889 at the Adelphi Hotel, Sheffield by the President of the Cricket Club, Charles Clegg (also the President of Sheffield Wednesday and later the Chairman of the Football Association).

Sheffield United's greatest years came immediately after their formation — as they enjoyed an unbroken 37-season spell in the top flight (which remains a record for a newly promoted team) won the League Championship in 1897/98, and were runners up in 1896/97 and 1899/1900. Since then Sheffield battled relegation to lower divisions, with the nadir proving to be the 1978/79 season where they were relegated to the Third Division. They enjoyed better years after the turn of the millennium — narrowly missing out on promotion playoffs for the Premier League in 2003/04 and 2004/05 (eventually securing promotion in 2006); as well as reaching the FA Cup and League Cup semi-finals. However, they were again relegated to the League One on 30 April 2011.

Sheffield United's most noteworthy rivalries include city neighbors Sheffield Wednesday (dubbed the Steel City Derby), Nottingham Forest, Barnsley, Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers and Rotherham United. Sheffield United play their home games at the historic Bramall Lane, the oldest major league ground in the world, having hosted its first game in 1862 a match between Sheffield Club and and Hallam. It also hosted the world's first ever floodlit football match on 14 October 1878.

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Ballache · Dec 12, 2020

Expect rotation for this one, we play Leeds on Sunday.
I think Telles will come in for Shaw, I would play Williams at RB and VDB for Bruno.
We'll win this but I'm not expecting a vintage performance. Hopefully we can do it without playing Bruno as he's starting to look tired.

RedDevilRoshi · Dec 12, 2020

Hope Cavani is back for this

charlenefan · Dec 12, 2020

Another game

Cant we have an international break please

bosnian_red · Dec 12, 2020

Why Thursday? Anyway. Rotate a bit. Hopefully some goals.

De Gea
Williams Lindelof Maguire Telles
Matic Fred
Greenwood Van de Beek Martial
Cavani

Statue of Limitations · Dec 12, 2020

Away from home = victory, would love to see that continuing and just look at how abysmal the Blades have been so far.

0 - 2

Start VdB please.

Harry190 · Dec 12, 2020

On a Thursday? A bit odd that.

Offside · Dec 12, 2020

Excited to see the most Championship strikeforce in the history of the Premier League up against Baz Maguire and co. McBurnie will turn into a ginger bearded Ronaldo.

Samid · Dec 12, 2020

Good to have a Thursday game, nice preparation for the spring.

U99ted · Dec 12, 2020

Harry190 said:
On a Thursday? A bit odd that.

Got to be prepared for Thursday nights.

NJM78 · Dec 12, 2020

It's away, that's all that matters.

paulscholes18 · Dec 12, 2020

DDG
AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw
VDB Fred
Mata Bruno Pogba
Greenwood

MyOnlySolskjaer · Dec 12, 2020

Harry190 said:
On a Thursday? A bit odd that.

We play Leeds on the Sunday of that week.

Gordon S · Dec 12, 2020

Jesus, for how long will we play two games a week? Ole will have to start rotating more now or our top players will be ran into the ground before new year.

GenZRed · Dec 12, 2020

Hopefulyl Henderson, Cavani and VdB will start. Also, AWB could do with a rest.

sammsky1 · Dec 12, 2020

Gordon S said:
Jesus, for how long will we play two games a week? Ole will have to start rotating more now or our top players will be ran into the ground before new year.

Til April

SER19 · Dec 12, 2020

Don't quite get the negativity. We've got 13/15 in league, pool and spurs will have played the night before and should absolutely be looking for 6 points from next 2 games. Most would have loved to be here pre season, or this stage last season.

Time the strikers did something.
0-3 martial 2, fernandes

Mcking · Dec 12, 2020

Lindelof, AWB, Fred and Maguire will definitely start I think. De Gea, Martial and Fernandes will likely start as well.

Footy van de Geek · Dec 12, 2020

The definition of a must win. Our only easy game on paper before January.

It would be typical of us to be Sheffield's first 3 points of the season. :lol:

Tbf to them, they've only lost most games by a goal. So I think it will be a 2-0 win at best.

I'd rest Lindelöf, Fred and Rashford. Don't risk Cavani if not fully fit. Leeds 3 days later.

PoTMS · Dec 12, 2020

This will be Sheffield United's first win of the season. It's just that kind of season.

tomaldinho1 · Dec 12, 2020

Gordon S said:
Jesus, for how long will we play two games a week? Ole will have to start rotating more now or our top players will be ran into the ground before new year.

I mean....every other team will have to do this too. Sheffield United have been so poor this year, so feel it's a nice one to have on a Thurs, then Leeds will be a real fitness test

DomesticTadpole · Dec 12, 2020

Harry190 said:
On a Thursday? A bit odd that.

It's on Amazon Prime I think so spreading the games out to get their money's worth.

charlenefan · Dec 12, 2020

Will there be fans at this one?

DomesticTadpole · Dec 12, 2020

charlenefan said:
Will there be fans at this one?

No. Tier 3.

BlahRules · Dec 12, 2020

Ballache said:
Expect rotation for this one, we play Leeds on Sunday.
I think Telles will come in for Shaw, I would play Williams at RB and VDB for Bruno.
We'll win this but I'm not expecting a vintage performance. Hopefully we can do it without playing Bruno as he's starting to look tired.

Wishful thinking but Bruno, AWB and Shaw will play. OGS rarely rotates the players he trusts.

Bwuk · Dec 12, 2020

Rotation please. Squad looks knackered.

Henderson
Williams - Tuanzebe - Maguire - Telles
Matic - Fred
Mata - Pogba - VdB
Martial

charlenefan · Dec 12, 2020

DomesticTadpole said:
No. Tier 3.

No real excuses not to win then, especially given their start to the season

cyberman · Dec 12, 2020

Our games until the Liverpool game mid January are more than winnable for us

Footy van de Geek · Dec 12, 2020

BlahRules said:
Wishful thinking but Bruno, AWB and Shaw will play. OGS rarely rotates the players he trusts.

We will start to pick up muscle injuries if he doesn't start.

The busiest part of the season starts this week. We play 9 games (10 if we beat Everton) over the next 30 days.

UnofficialDevil · Dec 12, 2020

I just realized they've got just 1 point in 11 matches!

Footy van de Geek · Dec 12, 2020

cyberman said:
Our games until the Liverpool game mid January are more than winnable for us

Winnable, but not easy.

Sheffield Utd (A) - easy on paper
Leeds (H) - Their first PL game against us in over a decade, so they will be up for it
Everton (A) - League Cup - Ancelotti is a knockout game specialist
Leicester (A) - Having a good season
Wolves (H) - Our bogey team
Villa (H) - Flying high this season
Watford (H) - FA Cup - they should have bigger priorities
League Cup SF?
Fulham (A) - easy on paper
Liverpool (A) - Anfield is always tough

The bolded are the only ones that don't concern me.

cyberman · Dec 12, 2020

Footy van de Geek said:
Winnable, but not easy.

Sheffield Utd (A) - easy on paper
Leeds (H) - Their first PL game against us in over a decade, so they will be up for it
Everton (A) - League Cup - Ancelotti is a knockout game specialist
Leicester (A) - Having a good season
Wolves (H) - Our bogey team
Villa (H) - Flying high this season
Watford (H) - FA Cup - they should have bigger priorities
League Cup SF?
Fulham (A) - easy on paper
Liverpool (A) - Anfield is always tough

The bolded are the only ones that don't concern me.

Leicester looks tough on paper but we tend to cope with them very well. Wolves arent much these days and only try to shithouse their way to draws against us anyway.
Not easy but more than winnable

Footy van de Geek · Dec 12, 2020

cyberman said:
Leicester looks tough on paper but we tend to cope with them very well. Wolves arent much these days and only try to shithouse their way to draws against us anyway.
Not easy but more than winnable

I'm hoping these games finish off Ole for good.

Mr.Kaya · Dec 12, 2020

Footy van de Geek said:
I'm hoping these games finish off Ole for good.

Patethic comment, get out of here please!

Enfant terrible · Dec 12, 2020

PoTMS said:
This will be Sheffield United's first win of the season. It's just that kind of season.

Been thinking about that for some time now

Mr.Kaya · Dec 12, 2020

RedDevilRoshi said:
Hope Cavani is back for this

Same, we desperatly need his presence imo. Proper #9 striker right there, specially now when Martial has been underperforming for a good while. Need 3 points.

cyberman · Dec 12, 2020

Footy van de Geek said:
I'm hoping these games finish off Ole for good.

Doubt it. We drew our first game today after winning 4 in a row in the league. If youre hoping we lose easier games that puts us in the title mix because you hate Ole then you should find another team to follow imo

Schmeichel's Cartwheel · Dec 12, 2020

If we set up with 2 DMs against this shower of shite I’ll scream.

P-Nut · Dec 12, 2020

Footy van de Geek said:
I'm hoping these games finish off Ole for good.

Strange way to support your team

Footy van de Geek · Dec 12, 2020

cyberman said:
Doubt it. We drew our first game today after winning 4 in a row in the league. If youre hoping we lose easier games that puts us in the title mix because you hate Ole then you should find another team to follow imo

The way I see it is we haven't won our last 2 games. A slip up against Sheffield and a defeat against Leeds would add to those results and tighten the noose.

Good thing I couldn't care less about your opinion. I doubt you care about anyone's either.

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