Sheffield Utd – Birmingham

Sheffield United held a tidy 0-0 draw at home against Birmingham, leaving both sides still searching for a winning breakthrough. The Blades remain 14th in the table with nine points from seven games, their goal tally lagging slightly at eight for and nine against. Birmingham sit just above them in ninth place, having amassed ten points, also from seven fixtures, and boast a marginally better goal difference of +1. The encounter added a second stalemate to their head‑to‑head record this season, the only other meeting also ending level. With the points now shared, the midfield battle for a top‑half finish looks set to intensify in the coming weeks.