Sheffield United against Leeds: A defining campaign collise between the second and first in the championship | Football messages

Only two points share the promotion rival …

In fact, these two points were deducted from Sheffield United before the start of the season. If it would not be dead, although Leeds have a much better difference in target.

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How both came back from the disappointment of last season

They expect that it is a matter of course that two sides that recently started in the Premier League will challenge again at the top of the championship, but it is not always so easy to recover from descent and heartache, like it seems.

Sheffield United ended in the top flight last season under Luton, but the Hatters are currently fighting to avoid the decline in League 1 while the blades want to get up again.

Chris Wilder sometimes looked an abandoned figure when he couldn’t maintain it after the middle of the season, but he rejuvenated this campaign. He was determined to reaffirm his references after questioning in Middlesbrough and Watford. The Sheffield Boy is now at home and has shown itself this season. The spark is back and the fire has returned in its eyes.

Leeds pushed Leicester and Ipswich in the promotion race all the way to close and finally lose to Southampton in the play-off final in Wembley in the play-off final in Wembley.

Daniel Farke quickly put it behind him and his side when she attacked this season. Early wiggling from home looked a problem, but these problems were now largely solved, and Leeds look just as impressive on the street as in the Elland Road.

January helped the ship in the Bramall Lane

Managers are usually not a fan of the January window, but in Sheffield United and Wilders case there was a perfect time.

The blades had a wiggle between Christmas and New Year, when the injuries had been followed. The midfielder Oli Arblaster and central defender Harry Suttar were both excluded for the season, and Kieffer Moore, Vinicius Souza and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, all important players who were also absent.

However, the winter window gave Wilder the opportunity to strengthen, in particular through the takeover and the funds provided. Tom Cannon ended up permanently, while Ben Brereton Diaz, Hamza Choudhury and Harry Clarke were all loaned. You have now won seven of your last eight.

An unlikely star appears at Leeds

Leeds were hit by their own problems in summer. Four of the players who started the play-off final in May left the club. Top scorer Cryencio Summerville, Georginio Rutter and Archie Gray moved to the Premier League clubs, while midfielder Glen Kamara moved to Rennes in France.

But Leeds did not panic. They recruited well and now look more strongly as a squad with the options they had, more than at any time in the last season – when it never gave much beyond the start -xi.

Wilfried Gnonto was expected to become the most important attack figure in Elland Road, but during the season he has continued to slip into the chopping order. Instead, Daniel James has become a star player.

He always had the pace, but this season the edition has improved beyond understanding. He scored 10 goals and scored six templates. Quite remarkable when you consider that he only started 22 games.

Next to him, Joel Piroe developed as a reliable No. 9 and looks far more confident in a Leeds shirt than last season. And with the right -back Jayden Bogle, who increased from Sheffield United in the summer, one of the best in his position in the league.

How will the blades shape?

The three back three, which defined Sheffield United’s rise from League One to the Premier League under Wilder, was largely left in the past, with the blades for practically the whole of this campaign playing a four back four.

Intesrestinging, however, when they started with three central defenders this season, was on the back in October in Elland Road. That night they were conveniently beaten 2-0, with Wilder admitted that they hadn’t earned anything from the game.

Will he try the same at home to combat the attack and set piece threat through Leeds? January Loan Signing Rob Holding came from the bank to carry out several air intervenes against Luton last time, and could be used as the third central defender. This would also allow his Wing back to push Harrison Burrows and Harry Clarke – James and Manor Solomon forward and drive back.

Of course, he can stay with the Back Four, who have brought them so much success this season, which could offer him the opportunity to bring Gus Hamer back into midfield after giving her last game with a groin injury.

It remains to be seen … Wilder will keep his cards near his chest.

Is there or twisted farke with Leeds?

In the past few weeks, when Leeds is pushing towards advertising, the start -xi has chosen pretty much.

But the victory in Sunderland will leave Farke with some options to think. Joe Rothwell has proven his brilliance of set pieces to improve the two goals and may have brought a place in the midfield. His skills in this regard could prove to be crucial to open up the sheffield united backline.

Pascal Struijk, who benefited from these deliveries and had proven to be a match winner, was able to return to defense together with Joe Rodon, but Captain Ethan Ampadu, who admitted to the Sunderland’s goal, there was no place for them all in midfield.

Will the winner have a foot in the upper light again?

It looks like a fight between three teams for two places. Sunderland has slipped a little, but Burnley breathes the neck of the two.

In this doctoral race there is still a long way to go, with many twists. But the victory for Leeds or Sheffield United on Monday evening will be a big step back to the Premier League.