Injury problems persist: Sheffield United team news and predicted XI to face Sunderland

After missing points over the Christmas break, Sheffield United has fallen from the top of the Championship table. Burnley ended the Blades’ winning streak at home, and they failed to recover against managerless West Brom, drew 1-1 with the Baggies at Bramall Lane last time out.

Nevertheless, Chris Wilder and company have had a season to be proud of. Despite their slight slip-up in performance, they are in a solid second place and are anticipating an eventful 2025 following a long-awaited takeover. Sheffield United will play a Sunderland team that is also vying for promotion. After a great start, the Black Cats are now in fourth place but have lost a significant amount of ground to the top two.

Given that important players continue to sustain injuries before the Sunderland match, Wilder isn’t exactly spoiled for choice. In order to cover for several absences against West Brom, Sheffield United put a number of young players on their bench, and it appears that they will do the same for the trip to the Stadium of Light.

After breaking his achilles on Boxing Day, Harry Souttar has joined Ollie Arblaster in having his season curtailed by injury.Before the match, Blades manager Wilder stated that Vini Souza, Tyrese Campbell, and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi would not be playing. Additionally, Femi Seriki has been battling a calf problem.

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