Yahoo Finance Sheffield United vs Leeds United, Premier League: What time is kick-off today, what TV channel is it on and what is our prediction?
What is it?
It is a rare Yorkshire derby in the Premier League as Sheffield United face Leeds United at Bramall Lane.
When is it?
The match is on Sunday, September 27.
What time is kick-off?
The game gets under way at 12 noon.
What TV channel is it on?
Live coverage is available on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Extra. Alternatively, you can bookmark this page and return to follow all the action with Greg Wilcox on our live blog.
What is the team news?
Sheffield United will be without defensive mainstay John Egan due to suspension after he received a straight red at Aston Villa. Striker Lys Mousset is also absent after a foot operation. Sheffield United are in the market for another striker and have targeted Arsenal youngster Folarin Balogun.
Leeds currently have three injuries: Adam Forshaw is out with a hip injury with Gaetano Berardi and Pablo Hernandez also sidelined.
What are they saying?
Oliver Brown was impressed with Leeds on the opening day of the season at Anfield:
It pays to be reminded sometimes that Bielsa is of legal retirement age. And yet as the goals flew in from all angles at Anfield, the 65-year-old spent much of the first half crouched on his haunches, a posture that would have some men of the same vintage calling for the paramedics. All the country-lane walking that he insists on doing between Wetherby and the Thorp Arch training ground has clearly worked wonders for his fitness.
In Football Nerd, Daniel Zeqiri compared the teams' Championship promotion seasons:
Leeds were a more dominant outfit. They averaged 16.4 shots on goal and 5.5 shots on target per game, compared to Sheffield United's 12.5 shots per game and 4.2 shots on target per game. It Leeds had a reliable finisher, they would have had promotion wrapped up before lockdown - they underperformed their immense expected goals tally of 88.5 by a shade over 10 goals. Sheffield United's xG tally when they were promoted was 75.5.
What are the odds?
Sheffield United 17/10
Leeds United 8/5
Draw 12/5
What is our prediction?
Sheffield United has lost their last five Premier League games and have struggled for goals, but Leeds have been full value in their first two games of the season. We fancy goals.
Verdict: 2-2
