As a man who has faced them both in the space of seven days, Paul Heckingbottom is well positioned to assess the battle ...

Nothing has changed [with Sunderland] - I like ... Speaking after his side’s defeat to Sheffield United, Heckingbottom said: “ I'm pleased with the players and the attitude, but much more ...

Hume was Sunderland’s best player in the first half. The full-back fired a perfectly measured cross-field pass into Watson, ...

Hume was Sunderland’s best player in the first half. The full-back fired a perfectly measured cross-field pass into Watson, who touched it onto the over-lapping Cirkin and the left-back’s teasing ...

Even so, Paul Heckingbottom’s side will arrive at the Stadium of Light winless during their last five league games. The Echo has ... Sheffield United work really hard and with the players we ...

Speaking to the BBC after that game in November, Heckingbottom said: “The pleasing thing is when I speak to people in football and teams are preparing to play us, we’ve got an identity ... the likes ...

Sheffield United come into the Bristol City clash looking to further close the gap to Leeds United. SUFC were victorious at the weekend while the Whites slipped up with an away loss to Portsmouth. The ...

Sky Sports' Paul Merson says Man ... we've seen it over the years. He has one good season, one bad one, but it was just about sorting his head out. You've got a player who probably needed a ...

Sheffield United have both ... who was borrowed from Ipswich Town in January, has not played since a foot injury suffered in the defeat at Leeds United. Central midfielder Hamza Choudhury started ...