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Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder was left delighted by his side’s win over Luton Town - but is not getting carried away.

Chris Wilder has admitted that his Sheffield United players “keep on surprising him” after their fine start to the new campaign continued this afternoon at home to Luton Town. A deserved 2-0 victory at Bramall Lane saw their unbeaten run continue as a fifth win from six games sent them joint top of the Championship table.

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder revealed a “colourful” half-time team-talk had the desired effect in his side’s 1-0 home win against Swansea. The Blades extended their unbeaten Championship start to eight matches and kept a fifth straight clean sheet as Swansea defender Josh Tymon’s first-half own goal just before the break proved decisive.

Sheffield United v Luton Town If the man who pioneered underlapping centre-backs is sometimes portrayed as if he should be caged in a footballing Jurassic Park, it is easy to see why those only taking a cursory glance fall into that trap.

Alan Biggs on Sheffield United recruitment that mirrored Chris Wilder’s best teams Perhaps the biggest reason Sheffield United’s old guard lasted so long was its collective force as a group rather than individually.

Follow live coverage as Sheffield United face Luton Town 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.

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