Sheffield United host Wolves as Peixoto makes one change, Trippier returns to the squad
Sheffield United welcome Wolverhampton Wanderers to Bramall Lane on Sunday, 13 September, in the Championship, with a win for either side moving them into the division's top eight.
The fixture and its stakes
Sheffield United host Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) at Bramall Lane on Sunday at midday (12:00 BST) in an English Championship clash, according to the BBC. With the season still in its early weeks, victory for either team would lift them into the top eight of the table.
Team news
Wolves head coach Cesar Peixoto has made just one change from last weekend's 2-2 West Midlands derby draw with Birmingham City — veteran striker Raul Jimenez drops to the bench, with Mateus Mane coming into the starting line-up. According to OneFootball, right-back Jackson Tchatchoua keeps his place despite an own goal in the previous match. Summer signing Kieran Trippier has been named in a matchday squad for the first time since suffering a knee injury in the season-opener against Blackburn, though Peixoto said on Friday the defender is not yet ready to start and may only get some minutes off the bench. Sheffield United, meanwhile, have made four changes from Tuesday's 2-1 win at Blackburn: Oli Arblaster, Mark McGuinness, Kalvin Phillips and Patrick Bamford all come into the side. It marks former England international Phillips' first competitive start since February.
Wolves' recent form
After an unbeaten August that saw Peixoto nominated for the Championship Manager of the Month award, Wolves have taken just one point from their last two matches, against West Ham United and Birmingham City, while conceding six goals. Peixoto acknowledged the team has become unstable in second halves recently and said the squad has worked on correcting those issues in training ahead of Sunday's game.
Injury updates
Peixoto also said Bertrand Traore still needs time to reach full fitness, having trained separately from the group. JJ Bellegarde is in his second week back after injury and could feature for a few minutes, while Yerson Mosquera and Rafiki Said remain sidelined — with Said, according to the head coach, closer to a return than Mosquera.
