Coventry City 4 Sheffield United 1: Sorry afternoon for Blades as City run riot

Sheffield United's Oliver Norwood (left) and Coventry City's Gustavo Hamer battle for the ball: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.Sheffield United's Oliver Norwood (left) and Coventry City's Gustavo Hamer battle for the ball: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.
Sheffield United's Oliver Norwood (left) and Coventry City's Gustavo Hamer battle for the ball: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.
Sheffield United couldn’t build on their midweek victory over play-off rivals Middlesbrough this afternoon when they were battered 4-1 by Coventry City.

Here’s how the game unfolded, with reaction from Paul Heckingbottom on an afternoon to forget for the Blades.

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to the opening exchanges of the game, City looking to hit United over the top but they’ve had no joy so far

Here come the teams

the Blades in their black away kit and Coventry in their usual sky blue shirts

A taste of the future for the Blades this afternoon

With so many injuries already, and two more hitting them for this game in Fleck and Ben Davies, the Blades’ bench has a very youthful look about it - 25 year old Oli McBurnie the oldest outfield player by some distance amongst the subs

Not long until kick-off now ...

What do you make of this team news, Blades?

The full official teamsheet

Here’s how the visitors line up

and the Blades make two changes to face the Sky Blues

The young defender Kacper Lopata has been recalled from his loan spell with immediate effect

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