Both teams have won just one game each this season and have also been knocked out of the EFL Cup in the opening round.
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Sheffield United will hope to put their inconsistent start to the new EFL Championship season behind them when they host Sunderland. The Wednesday night clash will be difficult to call with both teams struggling to find a good run of form till now. Both teams have won just one game each this season and have also been knocked out of the EFL Cup in the opening round. Even though they are present in the top half of the table, there are a lot of issues for both sets of managers to consider ahead of this clash.
| Sheffield United vs Sunderland | Key Details |
| Date | 17 August, 2022 |
| Venue | Bramall Lane |
| Kickoff time India | 12:30 am (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time England | 8 pm (Wednesday) |
Sheffield started with a defeat against Watford before getting their first win of the season against Millwall. Then they got knocked out of the EFL Cup first round against West Bromwich Albion before being held to a 2-2 draw against Middlesbrough. Sheffield United are sitting ninth in the table with four points from three games. Meanwhile, Sunderland won once and drew the other two. In their last game against Queens Park Rangers, they conceded two goals in the dying minutes to throw away a 2-0 cushion. They also got eliminated in the EFL Cup first round to Sheffield Wednesday.
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Sheffield United have quite a few injury concerns, hence the option to rotate the squad is minimal for them. They could more or less use the same team from the last match. Rhian Brewster could be in line for them to start on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Sunderland will miss the services of Dan Ballard, who suffered an injury during the initial stages of the last match. It will be interesting to see how they will replace him in the squad.
Sheffield United possible line-up: Foderingham, Ahmedhodzic, Egan, Norrington-Davies, Baldock, Norwood, Doyle, Lowe, Berge, Brewster, Ndiaye
Sunderland possible line-up: Patterson, O’Nien, Batth, Cirkin, Gooch, Neil, Evans, Clarke, Pritchard, Simms, Stewart
The EFL Championship match between Sheffield United and Sunderland will take place at Bramall Lane on Thursday at 12:30 am IST.
The live coverage of the upcoming EFL Championship match between Sheffield United and Sunderland can be viewed on Sky Ultra HD, SKY GO Extra, Talksport 2 Radio UK, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football in the United Kingdom.
