Pick of the stats: Swansea City v Sheffield United
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Sheffield United will search for their first win of the season when they head to Swansea City on Saturday (15:00 BST).
The Blades have already faced tough losses against Bristol City and Birmingham City in their Championship and Carabao Cup opening games to give new boss Ruben Selles a difficult start to life as United's boss.
Hosts Swansea also struggled in their league opener, losing 1-0 to Middlesbrough in a disappointing away match, but found a comfortable 3-1 win over a 10-man Crawley in their midweek cup game.
Swansea City have lost each of their last five league games against Sheffield United, scoring just one goal and conceding 11 in that time.
Sheffield United have won each of their last 11 league games against sides from Wales; it's the joint-longest ever winning run a side has had in the Football League vs teams from the country alongside Colchester United between 1985 and 1987.
After losing 1-0 to Middlesbrough last weekend, Swansea will be looking to avoid losing each of their opening two games of a league campaign for the first time since 2013-14.
With their 4-1 defeat to Bristol City on Saturday, Sheffield United conceded 4+ goals in their opening match of a league season for just the second time this century after losing 4-0 to Gillingham in August 2015.
On MD1, Sheffield United recorded more touches in the opposition's box than any other side (50), their most in a league game since April 2023 against Preston North End (52)
