Sheffield United’s hopes of an immediate return to the Premier League suffered a blow on Monday night when their Yorkshire rivals Leeds United got here from behind to register a 3-1 victory in a promotion six-pointer at Bramall Lane.
The defeat leaves the Blades 5 factors adrift of leaders Leeds with 12 video games of the season remaining within the second tier.
Chris Wilder’s males nonetheless have a two-point buffer over third-placed Burnley within the second automated promotion spot, as they hope that the two-point deduction they have been handed this season doesn’t come again to hang-out them within the closing desk.
Why Sheffield United have been deducted two factors this season
Chris Wilder is in his second spell at Bramall Lane (Picture credit score: PA)
Sheffield United discovered themselves again within the Championship this season after ending backside of the Premier League desk on the finish of final season, having gained simply three video games within the high tier on their solution to a 16-point haul, the third-fewest within the competitors’s historical past.
Wilder returned to the membership in December 2023 following his profitable five-year stint which noticed the group promoted to the highest flight in 2019 and he once more has the Blades within the thick of the promotion race,
Sheffield United endured a tricky Premier League season final 12 months (Picture credit score: Getty Photos)
However his job this season was made more durable when the EFL confirmed in April 2024 that the membership have been going through a two-point deduction of their subsequent Championship season, which was duly utilized on day one of many present marketing campaign.
The group have been capable of wipe that out on the opening weekend of the season, after they kicked off with a 2-0 win at Preston North Finish .
The punishment was handed out by an impartial fee, with an extra two factors suspended after the membership defaulted on funds to different golf equipment throughout their 2022/23 promotion-winning marketing campaign.
The suspended factors deduction will kick in ought to the membership fail to satisfy any monetary obligation to a different membership beneath a switch compensation settlement for greater than 5 enterprise days.
Chris Wilder is trying to replicate is 2018/19 promotion-winning marketing campaign
The membership has since modified possession, with American-based consortium COH Sports activities finishing a takeover in December , ending Prince Abdullah Bin Mosaad Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud’s 11-year spell at Bramall Lane.
This possession group contains ‘Avengers’ director Joe Russo because the membership look to earn a 3rd promotion to the Premier League prior to now seven seasons.
