Follow live coverage as Sheffield United face Derby County in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Derby County lost 1-0 at Bramall Lane this afternoon, in a game that was notable for Gus Hamer's free kick and a touchline confrontation that saw both managers booked

Despite the good feeling that has infected DE24 over the last six months following their nine-game winning run in the league at home, an injury to David Ozoh will cause worry for Paul Warne and his staff ahead of this weekend's trip to Sheffield United.

Gustavo Hamer's goal was enough to earn Sheffield United a 1-0 victory over Derby and extend their unbeaten start to the season in the Championship.

Situated firmly in the top six, Sheffield United, with a perfect record since the break, having emerged winners over Watford before the international break, hopes to achieve their third successive victory as they look to cement themselves as strong promotion candidates to return to the Premier League.

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Sheffield United v Derby County Hangovers can be hard to shift. Whatever else is happening at Sheffield United at the moment, they seem to have managed that.

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder insisted he did not touch Derby forward Jerry Yates in an incident which got both managers booked. Tempers flared after Paul Warne felt Wilder pushed Yates as he tried to retrieve the ball for a throw-in during the Blades’ 1-0 win.