Blades Begin Season at Home

Last updated : 21 June 2017 By @blades_mad1889

Chris Wilder's Sheffield United will start the Championship campaign at home to Brentford on Saturday, 5th August. They face Walsall at home four days later (tbc) in the League Cup before travelling to Middlesbrough for their first away fixture.

The Steel City Derby is always one to watch out for. The Blades face their Sheffield rivals firstly at Hillsborough on 23rd September before returning to Bramall Lane on 13th January.

On Boxing Day United are at home to Sunderland, and travel to Bristol City for the final league fixture of the season, where consolidation will hopfully be achieved.

August

05: Brentford (h)

08: Walsall (h) - LC

12: Middlesbrough (a)

15: Cardiff City (a)

19: Barnsley (h)

26: Derby County (h)

September

09: Sunderland (a)

12: Bolton Wanderers (a)

16: Norwich City (h)

23: Sheffield Wednesday (a)

26: Wolverhampton (h)

30: Nottingham Forest (a)

October

14: Ipswich Town (h)

21: Reading (h)

28: Leeds United (a)

31: Queens Park Rangers (a)

November

04: Hull City (h)

18: Burton Albion (a)

21: Fulham (h)

25: Birmingham City (h)

December

02: Millwall (a)

09: Bristol City (h)

16: Preston North End (a)

23: Aston Villa (a)

26: Sunderland (h)

30: Bolton Wanderers (h)

January

01: Derby County (a)

13: Sheffield Wednesday (h)

20: Norwich City (a)

27: Aston Villa (h)

February

03: Wolverhampton (a)

10: Leeds United (h)

17: Reading (a)

20: Queens Park Rangers (h)

24: Hull City (a)

March

03: Burton Albion (h)

06: Fulham (a)

10: Ipswich Town (a)

17: Nottingham Forest (h)

31: Brentford (a)

April

02: Cardiff City (h)

07: Barnsley (a)

10: Middlesbrough (h)

14: Millwall (h)

21: Birmingham City (a)

28: Preston North End (h)

May

06: Bristol City (a)