With the Blades very
much looking to find a place in the UEFA Champions League –
something unthinkable at the beginning of the season – fellow
promotional team Norwich City are at the other end of the table. The
Canaries are in a poor run, despite putting out Tottenham Hotspur in
the FA Cup. Can the Blades find the form they need to make sure that
they can keep their dreams of not only European football, but
Champions League football, alive?
Sheffield United News
The Blades are in one
of the best places they have been all season in terms of injuries.
Not a single player has so far been reported as missing for them.
While the likes of John Fleck and Enda Stevens were a bit touch and
go, both players are expected to make it for this game.
Sander Berge could
start in midfield, while Chris Wilder is likely to give David
McGoldrick another game up top. Despite only scoring his first goal
of the season in midweek, he’s generally performed well.
Norwich City News
The Canaries are gong
to be without their star creative player in Emiliano Buendia. The
little Argentine playmaker will miss out, while they might also be
without a few other key players. Timm Klose, Sam Byram, and Onel
Hernandez are definitely out. Christoph Zimmermann is not expected to
recover in time for this one.
They will need to try
and shuffle an already small squad around to try and make this a
contest.
Verdict
While
the Blades aren’t prolific, they don’t concede too many either.
Norwich, meanwhile, score a fair few and concede even more. We can
see the Canaries struggling here; while both teams went to extra time
in the FA Cup, there’s something to play for at Bramall Lane. For
Norwich, survival feels an unrealistic prospect now – simply
building confidence for a potential FA Cup run should be their
primary concern now
