Sheffield United will begin their preparations for the 2023-24 Premier League campaign with a pre-season friendly against Derby County.
Sheffield United will begin their preparations for the 2023-24 Premier League campaign with a pre-season friendly against Derby County on Saturday. The match will take place in Pride Park Stadium which is the home of the Rams. Derby will enter into the match on the back of a 3-0 thumping win over Stoke City on Saturday. On the other hand, Sheffield United is coming with a defeat against Spanish side Girona with a scoreline of 2-1. Talking about their league progress this season, Derby is still in the EFL League One. The EFL League One is the third tier of the English football system. On the other hand, Sheffield United has been promoted
While the Rams have won three and drawn one of their four warm-up matches, the Blades have recorded one win, one draw and two losses in pre-season. Having narrowly missed out on the League One playoff last term, Derby County will be determined to go one better in 2023-24, meaning that promotion is the main aim for Paul Warne and his players. Sheffield United, on the other hand, are back in the big time having gained promotion to the Premier League last term, picking up 91 points to finish 11 points inside the automatic promotions places.
The Rams finished a solitary point outside the top six last season, despite posting a 15-game unbeaten streak between October and February, with a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield Wednesday on the final day of the campaign sealing the club’s fate. Aiming to put last season’s disappointment behind them as quickly as possible, Derby have enjoyed plenty of success in their recent warm-up matches, picking up three wins and one draw as they prepare for another campaign in the third tier.
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| Opponents | Score |
| Stoke | 3-0 (W) |
| Chesterfield | 0-1 (W) |
| Salford | 1-1 (D) |
| Matlock | 0-2 (W) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 1-0 (L) |
| Opponents | Score |
| Girona | 0-2 (L) |
| Rotherham | 1-0 (L) |
| Estoril | 0-0 (D) |
| Chesterfield | 0-2 (W) |
| Birmingham | 1-2 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Derby beat Sheffield United | 2-0 |
| Sheffield United beat Derby | 1-0 |
| Sheffield United beat Derby | 2-1 |
| Sheffield United beat Derby | 2-0 |
| Sheffield United beat Derby | 3-1 |
The pre-season friendly between Derby and Sheffield United will take place at Pride Park Stadium on Saturday at 7:30 pm IST.
| Derby vs Sheffield United | Key Details |
| Date | July 29 (UK) |
| Venue | Pride Park Stadium |
| Kickoff time in the UK | 3:00 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:30 pm (Saturday) |
Football fans can live stream the match through Rams TV, SUTV and Bet365. Fans in Norway can stream this match over VG+. However, there won’t be any telecast of the match in India.
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