On Sat Aug 6th, in week 2, Sheffield United will play host to Millwall in a Championship match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 19 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 23rd placed Sheffield United is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Watford. João Pedro struck first for Watford in the 56th minute on a feed from Ismaila Sarr, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sheffield United couldn’t manage to score, and Watford took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while millwall is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Stoke City. Charlie Cresswell struck first for Millwall in the 12th minute, then Charlie Cresswell added another in the 65th minute on a feed from Scott Malone At the end of 90 a dissapointed Stoke City couldn’t manage to score, and Millwall took the shutout win. Millwall is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in The Den, Sheffield United was victorious by a score of 2 to 0 in front of almost 13000 dissapointed spectators. Muhamed Bešić struck first for Sheffield United in the 62nd minute, then Oliver Norwood added another in the 84th minute In the end, Millwall couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield United ran away with the shutout win.
Millwall is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Benik Afobe and Charlie Cresswell each having 2 goals in their last 5. Sheffield United’s top weapon lately has been Daniel Jebbison, who has two goals in the last five matches.