Championship 2024-2025: Sheffield United-Sunderland, the likely lineups

Saturday, May 24, at London’s Wembley Stadium will see the match between Sheffield United and Sunderland that will determine who between the two teams will ascend to the Premier League. The Blades in the playoff semifinals beat Bristol City twice with a 3-0 double, both first leg and return.

Sunderland, on the other hand, in the first leg of the playoffs managed to win away at the Coventry ground 2-1. The return leg ended in a draw, 1-1, and allowed Le Bris’s team to advance to the final at Wembley.

Sheffield United is expected to take the field with a classic 4-4-2. Cooper will most likely be in goal, with the two center-backs in front of him being Robinson and Ahmedhodzic. The two forwards will be Cannon and Moore.

The Black Cats should adopt the same form fielded by their opponents, the 4-4-2. On the flanks will act Le Fee and Roberts, while the two forwards will be Isidor and Mayenda. Hume and Cirkin as full-backs, while defending the posts will be Patterson.

Probable lineups

Sheffiled (4-4-2): Cooper, Burrows, Robinson, Ahmedhodzic, Choudhury; Hamer, Souza, Peck, Brooks; Moore, Cannon. All: Wilder

Sunderland (4-4-2): Patterson, Cirkin, O’Nien, Ballard, Hume; Le Fee, Bellingham, Neill, Roberts; Isidor, Mayenda. All: Le Bris