{"id":75978,"date":"2025-12-12T11:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=75978"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T14:44:00","slug":"blades-v-baggies-can-united-bounce-back-to-beat-west-brom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/blades-v-baggies-can-united-bounce-back-to-beat-west-brom\/","title":{"rendered":"Blades v Baggies: Can United bounce back to beat West Brom?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield United look to avenge a disappointing draw on Tuesday as they travel down to The Hawthorns tonight amidst an injury crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Blades&#8217; four game winning streak came to an end after a 1-1 draw with Norwich City, with a Djibril Soumar\u00e9 own goal claiming the headlines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> In yesterday&#8217;s preview conference, Blades boss Chris Wilder said the game was &#8220;Not a backward step on Tuesday night, but a sideward step off the back of a really good run.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Injuries have taken a hold of the S2 club with eight players currently injured. 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