On Aug 17th, Sunderland and Sheffield United will play a match in Sheffield in a Championship match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 13th placed Sheffield United is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Millwall. Iliman Ndiaye scored the first goal for Sheffield United in the 7th minute, then Sander Berge added another in the 22nd minute In the end, Millwall couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield United ran away with the shutout win. Sheffield United is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while sunderland is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Queens Park Rangers. Ross Stewart struck first for Sunderland in the 31st minute, then Ellis Simms added another in the 40th minute . Sunderland is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
Sheffield United and Sunderland last played eachother at the Bramall Lane on the 25th of September. Sunderland took the match by a score of 1 to 0 in front of almost 12000 dissapointed fans. Max Power scored the first goal for Sunderland in the 9th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Sheffield United was frustrated by Sunderland’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sunderland ended the match with the shutout victory.
Sunderland is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Ellis Simms and Ross Stewart each having 3 goals in their last 5. Daniel Jebbison has been the most prolific scorer on Sheffield United in the last five matches with 2 goals.