Sheffield United’s long-anticipated relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on Saturday with a bruising 5-1 loss away to Newcastle United.
With just three wins from 35 matches this season, it’s hardly a surprise that Sheffield United will be a Championship side once again next season. In cruel but fitting fashion, their relegation was confirmed with a crushing loss in Newcastle.
Chris Wilder’s team have suffered one of the worst Premier League campaigns ever in 2023/24 and, truthfully, never looked like staying up.
Scoring just 34 goals to date with 97 conceded (already the second-most conceded in a Premier League season), they are yet to reach 20 points.
Promoted automatically under the leadership of Paul Heckingbottom, United began the current season by letting go of last season’s top scorer Iliman Ndiaye (sold to Marseille) and previously key midfielder Sander Berge (sold to Burnley).
The loss of those pivotal players, coupled with a lack of serious investment, set the side up for a tough campaign and they crawled to December with just one win under their belt before Heckingbottom was relieved of his duties and replaced by previous manager Wilder.
Wilder has added two wins to their tally but that is far from enough as the club sit 10 points adrift of safety with three games to go. [CONTINUE READING HERE]
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