Follow live coverage as Sheffield United face Bristol City 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.

It has become a millstone around their neck, a monkey on their back and goodness knows what else those of a Sheffield United persuasion care to call it.

Aiming for an immediate return to the top-flight after last season’s relegation, Chris Wilder’s side beat City 3-0 in the play-off semifinal second leg at Bramall Lane.