There has been a resurgence at Bramall Lane but the Blades were dismal as they were beaten by West Bromwich Albion under the Friday night lights.
Chris Wilder was scathing in his assessment of his side’s performance, lamenting the attitude and mentality in the second half.
Sheffield United kicked off the round of fixtures and it was Sheffield Wednesday who ended it, losing 3-0 to Derby County on Monday night (December 15).
On Saturday (December 13), Middlesbrough continued their perfect start to the Kim Hellberg era with a 3-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers.
Hull City were also celebrating, having picked up a 3-1 win away at Millwall. Elsewhere, Portsmouth edged past Blackburn Rovers and Wrexham shared the spoils with Watford.
Leicester City defeated Ipswich Town 3-1, Stoke City secured three points at Swansea City’s expense and Birmingham City drew 1-1 with Charlton Athletic.
Norwich City gave their survival hopes a boost by beating Southampton and Oxford United were beaten by Preston North End.
Following the latest fixtures, here is how the Opta supercomputer expects the final Championship table to look.
