Sheffield United take on the visitors Sunderland in the round 4 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Wednesday, August 17th at Bramall Lane (Sheffield).
Sheffield United will try to do even better than last season. The Blades recently, under Chris Wilder, were rising in the Premier League. And even played there 2 seasons in a row. There were chances to return there following the results of the last Championship draw. But Paul Heckingbottom in the end was able to drag his wards only to 5th place. They went to the playoffs, but unsuccessfully. Of course, there were hopes that in the new draw it would be possible to add more. But the first match was lost to a potential competitor, Watford. But after that, the Blades rehabilitated themselves on their field, recording 2-0 win over Millwall, moreover, they did not lose on the Middlesbrough field in the recent round. True, between these fights there was a relegation from the cup due to a 0-1 with West Bromwich.
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Sunderland are back in the Championship. The "Black Cats" - actually a 6-time champion, but in recent years there have been enough failures. Suffice it to say that the famous club spent the last seasons in Ligue 1, and rose from there not directly, but through the joints. On the other hand, there is an intelligent mentor - the Scot Alex Neil has been working since February. And the owner, Louis-Dreyfus, has financial resources and a desire to invest. The start turned out to be quite good: 1-1 at home with Coventry, 3-2 at the Bristol City field. But then there was an unsuccessful cup game with Sheffield Wednesday and a 0-2 defeat there. It seems that they just got rid of this extra burden. After all, after that they were leading 2-0 with QPR until the 87th minute, however, in the end it all ended in a draw.
In 2017, the clubs already played in the Championship, and then Sheffield United turned out to be stronger in both matches. But in the fall of 2019, Sunderland made a convincing return in the cup in the form of away 1-0. Sheffield United at home, of course, will play to win. But Sunderland has already shown its combat capability. So, we choose the option with "both to score".
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score.
