Pick of the stats: Sheffield United v Wrexham
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Sheffield United and Wrexham kick-off the Championship weekend with a Friday night meeting at Bramall Lane (20:00 GMT).
The Blades have taken seven points from their past four league games and salvaged a 1-1 draw at home to Derby last time out, meaning another three points would take them within a point of the play-off places.
The Red Dragons are winless in their past four away games, scoring only once, and Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Blackburn left them 17th, though just two points behind the Blades.
Sheffield United have won just one of their six league games against Wrexham (D1 L4), a 2-0 home win in October 1982.
Wrexham have won four of their past six away Football League games against Yorkshire sides (L2), one more than across their 21 visits combined between December 1996 and April 2024.
Sheffield United have won just three of their past 13 home league games (D4 L6), having won five of their previous six at Bramall Lane before that.
After losing their last away league game 2-0 against Blackburn, Wrexham will be looking to avoid losing successive away league games for the first time in 2026.
At 28 years and 78 days, Wrexham have the oldest average starting XI in the Championship so far this season.