A WIN FOR THE BLADES
Blades take all three points at home
Two wins from two at the Lane! 🔥⚔️ pic.twitter.com/KrgEhNT2Vc
— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) August 17, 2022
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Match ends
The game is over at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United takes all three points at home to Sunderland and climbs up the table.
78´
Cirkin wins a free kick on the left and Clarke swings it into the box, but the home side clear.
69´
Berge's effort deflects off wright and clips the woodwork
55´
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOL FOR SUNDERLAND!
47´
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOL FOR SHEFFIELD UNITED!
SECOND HALF BEGINS
The second half begins at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United are still on top.
END THE FIRST HALF
The first half ends at Bramall Lane, Sheffield United momentarily leads Sunderland 1-0.
33´
SHEFFIELD UNITED GOAL!
19´
A brave block from O'Nien springs the counter and Stewart fires wide after linking with Simms.
15´
Gooch flashes a low ball into the six-yard box and Stewart is millimetres away from connecting!
10´
An opening falls to Brewster, but he is quickly closed down by Batth and fires wide under pressure.
5´
An early opening falls in our favour, but Simms' pass is a fraction too heavy for Stewart and the Blades are able to tidy things up.
THE MATCH BEGINS
The match between Sheffield United and Sunderland kicks off, both teams will be looking for three points in this Championship double-header.
WE WILL START IN A FEW MINUTES
In a couple of minutes we will start with the broadcast of Sheffield United vs Sunderland, matchday 4 of the EFL Championship, season 22-23 from Bramall Lane.
SUNDERLAND'S LINEUP LIST
This is the roster that Sunderland sends to try to get the three points and return with them to the Stadium of Lights.
Our XI for tonight's game! 🗞️#SAFC | #SHUSUN pic.twitter.com/9Syi2eqYK4
— Sunderland AFC (@SunderlandAFC) August 17, 2022
THE SHEFFIELD LINEUP IS READY
This is the roster that the Blades send to the Bramall Lane pitch to look for the three points accompanied by their fans who want to see them win in this new season.
Two changes for United vs Sunderland at Bramall Lane! ⚔️
— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) August 17, 2022
James McAtee makes his league debut replacing John Fleck, whilst Rhian Brewster comes in for the injured Billy Sharp.
𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦! 🔴 pic.twitter.com/jweBcBPKR9
TO INCREASE THE GOAL-SCORING ADVANTAGE
Sunderland counts on Ellis Simms in attack for this match, the same player who is currently sharing the scoring lead with Andreas Weimann, with 3 goals so far in the championship. However, today he could continue with his scoring streak and continue to increase his personal account in the goal-scoring leadership.
THE BASEMENT OF THE TABLE
At the bottom of the table are Readin in 20th position with 3 points, followed by Middlesbrough with 2 points in 21st position, in 22nd place is Albion with the same number of points and one place below is Luton with the same 2 points. The last place is occupied by Coventry City with only 1 unit.
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
At the moment, Blackburn Robers are the overall leader of the competition with 9 points, followed by Hull City in second place with 8 points, Watford in third place with the same number of points, Milwall in fourth place with 7 points and Cardiff City in fifth place with 6 points.
SUNDERLAND'S LAST MATCH
On the other hand, Sunderland faced QPR at the legendary Stadium of Light, which has returned to the Championship after a long time in England's third division. The Black Cats were ahead by two goals, however, in the final part of the match, QPR would pull out all the stops and tie the game, ending in a 2-2 draw with a taste of victory for the visitors.
SHEFFIELD UNITED'S LAST MATCH
In their last Championship fixture, Sheffield United faced Middlesbrough away. The Blades took an early lead in the 3rd minute, however, the equalizer fell 9 minutes later. In the second half, history repeated itself so the tie remained 2-2, dividing points between the two clubs.
THE WAIT IS OVER
The wait is over, Sheffield United and Sunderland face each other in the EFL Championship midweek fixture from Bramall Lane. Both teams are currently outside the top six in the overall standings, so it will be important to take the 6 points they are playing for this week due to the double-header and climb up the overall table.
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What time is Sheffield vs Sunderland match for Football League Championship?
This is the start time of the game Sheffield vs Sunderland of 17th August in several countries:
Argentina: 16:00 PM
Bolivia: 15:00 PM
Brazil: 16:00 PM
Chile: 15:00 PM
Colombia: 14:00 PM
Ecuador: 14:00 PM
USA (ET): 15:00 PM
Spain: 20:00 PM
Mexico: 14:00 PM
Paraguay: 15:00 PM
Peru: 14:00 PM
Uruguay: 16:00 PM
Venezuela: 15:00 PM
Watch out for this Sunderland player:
The player to watch for this match will be the attacking midfielder, Corry Evans, the current Offensive Midfielder has been an important piece throughout the preseason for Middlesbrough and he proved it by giving and opening spaces for the team to generate attack, now, he will look to break the nets and be the difference that balances the scales in favor of his team.
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Watch out for this Sheffield United player:
The player to watch for this match will be the attacking midfielder, Sander Berge, the current Attacking Midfielder has been an important piece throughout the season for Sheffield and he proved it by scoring last match, now, he will look to break the nets again and be the difference that balances the scales in favor of his team.
Last Sunderland roster:
A. Petterson; D. Cirkin, D. Batth, D. Ballard; J. Clarke, D. Neil, C. Evans, L. Gooch; A. Pritchard; R. Stewart, E. Simms.
Last Sheffield United line-up:
B. S. Samba, S. McKenna, S. Cook, J. Worrall; J. Colback, J. Garner, R. Yates, D. Spence; P. Zinckernagel; S. Surridge, B. Johnson.
Background:
Sheffield and Sunderland have met 141 times (65 wins for Sunderland, 26 draws and 50 wins for Sheffiled) where the balance is heavily weighted towards Sundnerland. In goal scoring history, it is Sunderland who have the advantage with 229 goals to Sheffiled's 200 goals. Their last meeting dates back to the third round of the Carabao Cup playoffs where Sunderland won 1-0.
About the Stadium:
Bramall Lane is a soccer stadium located in the city of Sheffield in the United Kingdom and is currently the home of Sheffield United, a team that currently plays in the second division of England. It is one of the venues of yesteryear that are still in force in England being inaugurated on April 30, 1855.
It has a capacity of 32 702 spectators all seated due to UEFA regulations. Before these regulations existed the stadium had a much larger capacity and a record attendance of 68 287 spectators was set in 1936.
For the ticket to the Premier League
Sheffield Wednesday will return to the Championship for another season in the hope that this will be their last and that they can return to the Premier League after a considerable time of absence. The Sheffield team came within a whisker of promotion last season, however, they fell in the semi-final round so they will be looking for everything to be different in this new season.
For the ticket to the Premier League
Sunderland has returned to the Championship and will look to fight with everything to be present in the Premier League next year and return to the place from where they should never have left, likewise, the Black Cats team started the new season in a good way because in their debut they started with a draw against Conventry City and last day they beat Bristol City in a thrilling 2-3 in their favor so they are currently in the first places of the general.
The road to the top flight begins
The Championship is back and all the clubs will be looking to fight for the same goal; promotion to the Premier League. It will be a long journey for everyone where points will be an important factor to be promoted directly or have to fight for promotion in the Playoffs. In this fourth matchday, Sheffield United vs Sunderland will face each other again in what will be the fourth duel of both clubs in this new season where they are looking to start off on the right foot as it will be of great importance if they want this to be their last season in the silver division.
Kick-off time
The Sheffield vs Sunderland match will be played at Bramall Lane, in Sheffield, England. The kick-off is scheduled at 15:00 pm ET.
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