Sheffield United are back in the Premier League but what are their chances of staying there?
Sheffield United are back in the Premier League but what are their chances of staying there?
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Sheffield United finished second in last season’s Championship campaign and won automatic promotion into the Premier League, however can the Blades keep their heads above water in what promises to be a tough top-flight in 2023/24 or will they drop straight back into the Championship at the first time of asking?
Sheffield United were hot on the heels of Burnley throughout the 2023/24 Championship campaign but while they claimed an automatic promotion spot at the end of the season, they had to content themselves with second place.
Sheffield United are back in the Premier League and they get their campaign underway with a clash against Crystal Palace. Paul Heckingbottom’s men then go head-to-head with the likes of Manchester City, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur in their next five league outings, these games likely to provide a solid barometer on how far the South Yorkshire outfit are behind the best teams in the Premier League.
On the last day of the season, Sheffield United face Tottenham Hotspur but clearly they will want to have already ensured their continued top-flight survival by this point. Prior to this game they are up against Everton and Nottingham Forest, two sides which may well be embroiled in another battle against the drop and which might provide the Blades with some much needed points.
Sheffield United have a solid group of players in the squad but clearly they will be wanting to strengthen significantly prior to their return to the Premier League next month. As things stand, the Blades are edging ever closer to securing the signatures of Brondby’s Anis Slimane while in the opposite direction they have waved goodbye to Sharp and O’Connell whose contracts have both come to an end. James McAtee has moved back to Manchester City following his loan spell at Bramall Lane.
After finishing second in the Championship at the end of last season, Sheffield United are second favourites at a general 5/6 to drop straight back down at the first time of asking with only Luton Town above them in this market. Nevertheless they may well take some confidence from their solid performances following their most recent promotion to the top-flight. That season they finished a healthy 9th in the Premier League table and were for lengthy periods in contention for a European berth, however we don’t envisage this being the case in 2023/24.
Clearly any Blades fan would snap your hands off were you to offer them another 9th-placed finish, however for the more optimistic supporters, Sheffield United can be backed at a hefty 2500/1 with some bookmakers to go all the way to the Premier League title next term.
Sheffield United are one of those sides which could conceivably do far better than expected or else fail miserably to get themselves off the starting blocks. They have some solid players who performed very well in the Championship but it would be wise to see what sort of business they conduct between now and the end of the summer transfer window before making any rash predictions regarding their final league placing in the Premier League. All-in-all we envisage United avoiding the drop next season but as yet there’s nothing to suggest that they will hit the giddy heights of 9th position.