Sheff Utd and Sunderland VITAL wins keep the pressure on!
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- Опубликовано: 5 фев 2025
- Sheffield United and Sunderland keep up the intense pace in the Championship title race AND QPR, Coventry and Oxford are all on for a perfect nine point week after wins last night.
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Another factor that deserves a mention is that Sheff Utd have the smallest squad out of the 4 promotion challenges and have recently suffered a long lost of injuries, so bad that they’ve been forced to play players totally out of position and been unable to fill the bench but Sheff Utd are still top. In the January transfer window Sheff Utd are signing 5 new players, all good enough to be 1st team starters. As Sheff Utd will be so much stronger in the 2nd half of the season with a strong bench, logic suggest Sheff Utd should win the league.
Furthermore, there are quite a few players coming back from injuries. Some will be available for Friday against Hull City.
What an absolute farce the officials were last night at Derby!
Ref gives a goal, linesman doesn’t flag and makes his way back to the halfway line- 1 minute later the Derby defenders surround the ref- he goes to a fourth official on the side who apparently checked his monitor and then disallows the goal- nobody knows why as both players were onside by a mile- the ref tells Isidor at ft that it was disallowed for offside 😂😂
Luckily for Sunderland they didn’t need that extra goal to get the 3pts!
Standard of officials in this league is laughable!
A few fans picked up on Sam Parkin calling Trai Hume- Denver Hume who hasn’t played for us for a good few years 😂😂
Couldn't agree more. The 4th official thought he was Mr. VAR but we don't have that in the Championship so the ref should not be considering his opinion. Sam Allison, regardless of him apparantly being fast tracked as a Prem Ref should be suspended along with the 4th official. That is as near to cheating as you can get 🔴⚪🔴⚪
Ben yes 2 penalties missed move on from that because a draw away to Burnley is still great result mundle,Allan Browne,Tommy Watson returning from injury in few weeks, Ian Paveda & Jenson Seelt are both playing for our under ,21s tonight against benfica in the international cup so their return is great for us adds more first team depth
In 1920 what a player still going strong over 130 years old.
Cheering for Sunderland
QPR have managed this form whilst enduring a plethora of injuries ... Players are now coming back and the ones that were there have all started to gel after an awful start ... Write us off at your peril - Will be a real test for us on Saturday playing Sheff Weds away ... another team that i have been highly impressed with - If we win this i feel we are well on our way to the play offs (here's hoping) ..
4 very strong stand out teams for this Division, I think it's a tough call , it looks like Sheff U and Leeds but it could easily be Burnley and Sunderland, The Championship is such a great league full of surprises.
Yes Ben. Rowett 7 games. 5 wins and 2 draws.
It’s incredible! Stoke away next, and that’s a winnable game too. Not going to get ahead of myself, but we certainly are enjoying the moment.
Last night we were quite poor, but Luton I fear for them. Defensively they were all over the place.
As a Sunderland fan it is clear that we were ahead of where we expected to be this season as we went past the mid way point of the season. BUT, I am increasingly of the belief that we need to stop viewing ourselves as outsiders in the race for auto promotion now. With the addition of Le Fee I am confident we are now a match for anyone in this league, and, we have several other players to return; Mundle, Watson, Poveda, Browne, Samed (starting on fringes of games now), Aleksic. I also think our business in the January window is not yet over. We should be confident going forward, and I for one am delighted with this young team.
I have been impressed by you guys this season when I've seen you play. Half of me thinks you'll drop away though, but you have games away against Boro and Leeds next Month and for me if you come out of that with 4 points or more, then nobody can deny that you're serious contenders.
Sunderland supporter, really enjoy the Hot Takes on a Wednesday Ben, keep them coming my friend 😊
Sheffield United and Leeds look very strong and it would take something extraordinary for Sunderland to win automatic promotion.
QPR are serious play-off contenders in the form they are in and Sunderland, Boro and Burnley will make up the those teams contesting the playoffs.
WBA, Watford, Blackburn will fall away in my opinion.
I hear a lot of people say that the championship is poor this year, but there are 3 and maybe 4 teams who look like getting 90 points on the board. We've been injury stricken since mid-December, including right down the spine of the 1st team, and so we look to be "on the ropes" a little but we always seem to find a haymaker from somewhere. I'd rather it be more comfortable and players returning from injury now and a few signings being made, so we should be better in a week or two. Well played to Sunderland who are doing really well to keep up with others at the top with Parachute payments. I still feel it's Leeds + 1 other and I'm hoping we can stay ahead of Burnley. We have a lot of home games coming up and we don't have many of the top sides to play away from home for the remainder of the season. I'm hoping this gives us an advantage. It's worth pointing out that Burnley play Leeds on Monday, Sunderland away at Boro the week after and then they go to Leeds shortly afterwards. I'm expecting teams around us to drop points is what I'm saying. We just have to keep slogging it out.
great win Sunderland however their second goal should not have been offside😂😂
As a Blades fan yes we are just ticking the games off picking the points up and not shouting by not winning 4 or 5 nil games ⚔️
You mean blatantly cheating refs and amazing luck by tipping along 😉
Didn’t like Wilders starting lineup last night and I think the first half showed it was the wrong way to go. Credit to him and the team though for turning it around after the break ⚔️ 1:09 🤣
Indeed. Swansea played some good stuff in the first half. And deserved to be one up. Second half and the Blades got to grips with the game and the rest is history.
Vital win last night, credit to derby they had chances 2nd half but our man management was spot on , nothing wrong with the Isidor goal wasn't offside or any foul,referee or linesman didn't blow for anything so it's baffling, that's 4 wins out of the last 5 still in automatic promotion race so Hawaaaay the lads
Seems like Frank Lampard is starting to improve Coventry. QPR and Oxford have done amazing.
Again we have inconsistencies by EFL officials at Derby last nite !!! No Flag No , Whistle but the goal is chalked off Absolute Tosh And the referees hide from their responsibilities by not being accountable to players, commentators /Pundits & Fans It's a joke Ben !!! We find Players & Managers fined for not attending post match debriefings but Referees are immune to scrutiny !!!
Isidor goal should of stood
Hot takes are always welcome Ben, cov are not talk PO yet but back to back wins is always a good start, Dovin had a quality game giving the defence the confidence behind them, BTA & Simms starting to score can only be a good thing. Just need to reduce the injury list now
I agree with you Ben about Sheffield Utd and Sunderland being so inspiring team
Can't wait for Coventry and Norman Bassett to come to the lane.... and yes I said Bassett.
He will get a 'good reception' when he visits Bramall Lane.
I’m in the comments Ben, keep the midweek hot takes coming
Ben, I love all your content and I really appreciate your thoughtful insight on all things English football. Have you stopped doing your Premier League predictions? I hope not as I always look forward to them.
We’re back this week 😊
@ Awesome! Thanks for letting me know.
Officials at Derby last night were brought to ground in specsavers van DVLA has suspended their driving licence.
QPR are giving off the same vibes as forest when cooper had taken over with them in relegation and went on a crazy run and got promoted though the playoffs.. beating my team in the semis. And look at where forest are now🤔
The bottom line for me is that when Leeds and Sunderland click they are the best teams and can beat anyone, however every team has an off day at some point and that’s the difference. Sheff Utd and Burnley are more solid and even when having an off day will still beat the bottom half teams. Wherea when Leeds and Sunderland have an off day they are liable to drop points, even against relegation candidates.
Blades were out so early for the second half, 3 changes and they were raring to go at the whistle. I did think they were awful first half, not great in the second too. Very scrappy and dirty game. Winning when playing bad is a good recipe though
20 fouls by Sheffield 😮
@@Ghengiskhansmum Half of those were just Ronald falling over.
Swans not a single shot 2nd half
As a safc fan we are 10 points clear of 5th ..Mundle back in 3 weeks Tommy Watson 2 weeks after..we have the quality in house already..we're hanging in there for top 2..Haway the Lads..
SUFC fan here. Game was a proper game of 2 halves. 1st was embarrassing. 2nd was exhilarating. Getting the job done is what it's about. End of. I would love flowing football but it it wasn't about winning why keep score.
Im hoping sunderland does get promoted
Ben !!! Tell your mate Sam Parkin to get his facts right !! At Derby County Last Night he kept referring to Trae Hume as Denver Hulme !!!
If anyone had said that Oxford would be getting 17 points from the first seven games under Rowett, they would've been laughed at or locked away. How on earth has he done that?
Carrick has confirmed Doak is at Boro until the end of the season. The deadline for recall agreed has been passed.
🤣1920, how old do you think Brewster is??🤪
Think it’s 3 from 4 to go up. Sheff Utd,Leeds, Burnley and Sunderland…. Who loses out?
Blooms a Blade ⚔️❤
I think that, he's obviously been treated well by United fans when he's been and visited the lane
@@renegade-master29He's an Ipswich fan but think he's got us blades close at heart too
@Blade4Life76 Ipswich, you say, lol ,I thought it was Norwich
@@renegade-master29 🤣 No definitely Ipswich 👍
@Blade4Life76 lol, it was close enough 😁 both east anglia and both end in wich 😂
What's he got to do to score
“What will it take for Cov to make the playoffs, what will it take for Oxford to go down?”
Haha! They’re on the same points…. why can’t Oxford make the playoffs too? If they beat Stoke Saturday, then surely they need to be mentioned as a potential playoff team?!?
Oliver Dovin certainly kept us in the game during a dodgy start.
Cov are without wright,mason Clarke and sheaf so more to come ...if we at least sign a couple
Ben, off topic, sorry, but would you advise if you (and Mikey) have ceased making your Premier League picks...as a weekly follower I miss your prognostications
Back this week 😊
Sheffield united getting rub of green atm
I am a blade and I agree with you we are riding our luck and have done in a few games. In our defence we are facing changes every week with injuries which explains the erratic performances. With luck and good signings we may get there. We were terrible in the first half as Wilder agreed but a lot better in the second. The ref also played his part.
@peterlangan1181 i dont mind you going up long as leeds do it would be good to see them back in prem with the 49ers at the helm and red bull support to see what they can do. Leeds are still a massive pull when you look at the numbers they could easily be a top 6 to 8 club again in time. Same for the likes of Sunderland
@jasondarling4070 i dont think leeds will make the cut with mes 😂😂 and sheffield united are well in the run for 1st considering you have drawn and had lucky wins against some people we have won comfortably norwich for example leeds only won the 1st gane due to an own goal giving you the 1st goal
Beat your easy tho ref made sure your won last night @arklife99
Rub of the green?
Our injury list is mental, 5x 17 year olds on the teamsheet every week, massive players out for the season, soutter and arblaster, vini Sousa and keifer Moore out for weeks and months, that's the spine of the team gone.
The team is running on empty, have been for weeks, thankfully this month will hopefully see the cavalry come, Diaz done, cannon medical yesterday, michael keane from everton and Johnjo Kenny from hertha to follow apparently, then a couple of loans from the PL
As a leeds fan, i should probably leave my bias at the door, but as a football fan, Sheffield United and Burnley are absolutely dreadful to watch. I watch these teams as well as leeds most weeks and the mind boggles as to how they win each week. Of course i can acknowledge that there are various ways to win games of football, but Wilder and Parker are bordering on football terrorists at times. I know there are injuries and hardships at both clubs but it can't excuse the style of play we are seeing every week. If we do go up (which we absolutely have to by the way), i can only hope that Sunderland come up with us- a huge club with a proper team trying to play attacking football and mixing it with three parachute teams. I think they would really give it a go in the prem too, whilst Burnley and Sheffield United would surely begin to lose these tight narrow games every week instead of winning them (as we've seen various times with those clubs in the prem in recent years). I know Burnley and Sheffield United fans will probably give me backlash for this comment and i get it, at the end of the day every team is just desperate to get promoted, so each team can play how they like. Just my opinion!
After watching your lads playing 2nd fiddle to Sheff Wed for considerable periods I thought you looked very ordinary. A dreadful blunder from the Wed goalie gave you a dream start, and then a couple of late goals (dozey defending assisted) grossly flattered you. Don't get too cocky - you know what Leeds are capable of when promotion looks nailed on.
Leeds look very strong against the top teams like us (Sheffield United) and very ordinary against middling and lower side clubs. You talk about style of play but if you go up to the Prem playing 'attractive' football, you get smashed. Playing like this is giving us something to build on if we were to get promoted. Be defensively strong and build from that.
@@Lowdenjim exactly. Most Leeds fans are so arrogant they expect to be winning league by 10 points.
The difference is when Leeds have an off day they can drop points, even to the bottom teams where as Burnley and Sheff Utd can play poorly and still win. Thats the difference and promotion is all about consistency and finding ways to win, that’s why Leeds need to worry.
@@Blade4Life76 Quite so! Let`s see what Leeds are like when the `Real` end of season pressure is on. They bottled it last year and I have put my Money on it, they will again. Only reach play-offs, then go `tits up` again! Championship`s answer to Arsenal!
Sunderland v Plymouth on saturday go sunderland win 2 0 on saturday
Doak has past his recall time
no you will not be sat there a thinking perfect weekend as it's not the weekend
They probably will all win, but Burnley are capable of a 0-0 away to Plymouth.
Sheff United lucky to win again. They’ll go up, but straight back down again, nowhere near ready for the Prem. Burnley are the same, crap squad in a crap league - total no-hope in the prem. Sunderland will fade again, squad is way too small. Leeds have squandered opportunities at Sunderland, and against Hull and Burnley, should be top by 4-5 points. None of the top four are good enough, which is evidenced by how poor the rest of the Championship is.
Lucky to win again.. yes we did get away with this one and the first half was the worst all season.. it can't be as bad as that again.. by you saying lucky again is quite silly though.. can't be lucky winning 18 games in 1 season.. luck isn't that strong
Leeds will choke again always do 😂😂😂
Cant blame Sam for calling Trai Hume 'Denver Hume' last night. He played like him at times.
For the good of the Premier league leeds and Sunderland top 2 two massive clubs
😂
@lyndon_daly1889 what you laughing at
For the good of the Premier League, three sides need to be promoted from the Championship who won't be cannon fodder. Leeds are the only team that look like they can perform offensively and defensively if they go up.
It won't matter an iota all 3 will come straight back down again.
@johnbircham4984 lets hope not
Why can't Oxford be better than just surviving? I think they can.