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Campbell slots Sheff Utd into early lead in Steel City derby Both clubs in relegation trouble Wednesday bottom of Championship on -4pts after entering administration Owls without win at home all season, lost five of past seven overall Sheffield United also start day in relegation zone, winless in four Get Involved: Use button below, #bbcefl on X, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Adam Lanigan and Zoe Mcgrady HT: Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Carl Asaba Former Sheffield United striker on BBC Radio Sheffield If only they had gone for that second goal to make them more comfortable at the break. We are going to need to change things at some point so we will have to look at the bench. I am disappointed we aren't more than one goal up. HT: Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Lee Bullen Former Sheffield Wednesday player on BBC Radio Sheffield We are still in the game, it is all to play for in the second-half. Every Wednesday fan will admit the squad strength isn't where it should be but that is because of mitigating factors. We can't use that as an excuse. We are disappointed to be down at the end of the first-half but there is a big 45 minutes to come. HT: Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Ian Woodcock BBC Sport at Hillsborough The injury for Dominic Iorfa is something that Sheffield Wednesday can ill-afford with their threadbare squad. You'd have to think a second Blades goal would win this. HT: Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Want to have your say on how the players have performed? Click on the 'report' tab at the top of the page to access our Player Rater feature. HT: Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd The Championship table makes better reading for the Blades than it did at the start of the day. See things through in the second half and they'll be within a point of safety. Wednesday, meanwhile, looking increasingly doomed as they strive merely just to get into positive numbers points-wise. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Carl Asaba Former Sheffield United striker on BBC Radio Sheffield Femi Seriki has been outstanding in this first-half, he has done really, really well. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd It's the away end at Hillsborough celebrating at the interval. Tyrese Campbell's goal is the difference but Sheffield United have been comfortable and look far more likely to get the next one. Chris Wilder's concern will be that they are not even further ahead. Henrik Pedersen needs a bit more quality from his Owls side. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Sheffield Wednesday clear the danger. Sean Fusire leads the break but is then late on Femi Seriki, who comes across to clear. The Blades want a second yellow for Fusire, but the referee opts for a talking-to. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd This is the last of three minutes of injury time. And the Blades win a corner. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Sean Fusire is late on Sam Mc Callum and the Owls go 2-0 up in bookings. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Sheffield Wednesday win their first corner of the day and opt to go short. And surprise, surprise nothing comes of it. A bit poor when you have struggled to make any headway in attack. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Lee Bullen Former Sheffield Wednesday player on BBC Radio Sheffield Liam Cooper can hopefully ease himself into the game quickly. He has got plenty of experience, this sort of environment won't be any issue for him. The concern will be general fitness more than anything else. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd A debut for Liam Cooper as he replaces Dominic Iorfa in the Sheffield Wednesday defence. Iorfa got injured in denying Tyrese Campbell a run at a second goal and so the Scotland defender is called upon earlier than expected. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Carl Asaba Former Sheffield United striker on BBC Radio Sheffield How close is that? It was a great ball into Tyrese Campbell first off. I think the linesman probably made the right call as much as I would have liked him to keep his flag down. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Danny Ings has the ball in the net, but the flag is quickly up for offside. Marginal, but probably the right call. No VAR here, of course, so we won't have five minutes of imaginary lines to pore over. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Rob Staton BBC Radio Sheffield The weather conditions are getting worse here. The rain and wind is really coming down. It is having somewhat of an impact on the game. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Dominic Iorfa clatters into Callum O'Hare and the long-serving Sheffield Wednesday defender is the first player into the book. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Carl Asaba Former Sheffield United striker on BBC Radio Sheffield Wednesday haven't really put United under any pressure at all since the opening 10 minutes. It's been quite straight forward for the defence. Long may that continue. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Harry Amass wins a big tackle and Hillsborough loves it. That's the sort of challenge that can reinvigorate a team. Wednesday work it towards Svante Ingelsson in the box, but Ben Mee mops it up ever so calmly. There's the sign of a defender who has played in the Premier League. Sheff Wed 0-1 Sheff Utd Rob Staton BBC Radio Sheffield Harry Amass has been Wednesday's best performer in this first half-an-hour. Match report to appear here. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed in to a BBC account to play. No players have been substituted yet After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 23rd November 2025 at 12: 49 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Chris Wilder Formation: 4 - 2 - 2 - 2 Manager: Henrik Pedersen Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Chris Wilder Formation: 4 - 2 - 2 - 2 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions This will be the 134th Steel City derby between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United – in the previous 133, the Owls have won 42, while the Blades have won 48 with the other 43 games ending as draws. Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last six league games against Sheffield Wednesday (W3 D3), keeping a clean sheet in each of their last five against their rivals. Including injury time, the two teams to have spent the fewest time winning in Championship matches this season are Sheffield United (192 mins) and Sheffield Wednesday (219 mins), while the Owls have spent the most amount of time losing in games this season in the second tier (801 mins). 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