After their recent loss to Charlton Athletic, Sheffield United will be hoping to strengthen their position at the top of the Championship table when they welcome Rotherham United to Bramall Lane on Saturday with kickoff at 5 pm.
After an opening day defeats away at Watford, the Blades have quickly established themselves as one of the teams to watch in the Championship promotion race this season.
Victories at Bramall Lane over Millwall, Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers, alongside a 2-2 draw away at Middlesbrough, improved their standing before they travelled to Luton Town and forced a 1-1 draw thanks to Oli McBurnie’s second-half equaliser.
Their perfect home record was then maintained with a dominant 4-0 win over Reading as McBurnie opened the scoring and Iliman Ndiaye chipped in with a goal alongside a brace from Anel Ahmedhodzic. Paul Heckingbottom’s side would most recently travel to Hull City last Sunday in search of their first away campaign victory.
Meanwhile, Rotherham United will make the short trip across South Yorkshire, hoping to end Millwall’s perfect record this season.
After another promotion under the management of Paul Warne last time around, The Millers have accumulated 10 points thus far while having a game in hand on most sides around them; with only one league defeat on their record.
Sheffield United vs Rotherham Head to Head
Both sides have six games against each other, with hosts taking four wins and visitors with one. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Hull City 0-2 Sheffield United
- Sheffield United 4-0 Reading
- Luton Town 1-1 Sheffield United
- Sheffield United 3-0 Blackburn
Away
- Rotherham 1-1 Watford
- Sunderland 3-0 Rotherham
- Rotherham 2-0 Birmingham City
- Rotherham 0-1 Morecambe
Sheffield United Team News
Sheffield United have a long injury list, and that injury list got even longer during their trip to Hull. Max Lowe was forced to come off the pitch with an injury so that Rhys Norrington-Davies will move out to left wing-back, and Chris Basham will play alongside John Egan and Anel Ahmedhodzic in the back three.
Rotherham Team News
After an impressive result against Watford, Rotherham may travel to Bramall Lane unchanged, with defenders Grant Hall and Cameron Humphreys remaining sidelined by injuries. In their absence, Lee Peltier, Wes Harding and Richard Wood are set to continue as a back three, with captain Wood on target to score another four goals from the defence this season.
Prediction and Odds
The Blades have been in excellent form at Bramall Lane and look to continue their winning streak against Rotherham.
- Home Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- No Score: Away
