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Sheffield United boss Ruben Selles says he is not thinking about his future after a 5-0 thrashing at Ipswich consigned his side to a fifth successive defeat to start their Championship campaign.

The Spaniard has lost all six games he has taken charge of since being appointed to replace Chris Wilder in the summer.

"It doesn't matter what I believe (about my future) but I will keep working until the last moment," he said.

"I have to take the pain and analyse what we want for the next game to try to beat the next opponent."

The Blades have eight days to recover before hosting Charlton on Saturday, 20 September (15:00 BST).

"In the first half we saw the team we want to be – we put them under pressure and won some balls," added Selles.

"The first goal comes from an interception 70 yards from our goal. The second goal changed the game and I think we fell apart."

It is only the second time in their history Sheffield United have lost their opening five games of a league season.

Both Ipswich Town and Sheffield United will be looking for their first win of the season when they meet on Friday (20:00 BST), with the Blades so far failing to pick up a single point and sitting bottom of the Championship table.

The Tractor Boys clinched a 116th minute equaliser last time out against Derby County and despite not winning any games, they have scored four goals.

• Ipswich Town are winless in their last four league games against Sheffield United (D2 L2) since doing the double over the Blades in 2010-11.

• Sheffield United have drawn on five of their last seven league visits to Ipswich Town (W1 L1), with their only win in that time coming on the final day of the 2009-10 season when they won 3-0.

• Ipswich are without a win in their last 12 league games (D5 L7); last enduring a longer winless run in October 2009 of 14 games.

• Sheffield United are the only side still without a point in the Championship so far this season, losing their first four games. Only once have they lost their opening five league games of a Football League season, doing so in the second tier in 1995-96.

• Sheffield United (3.0) and Ipswich (2.6) have the highest expected goals totals from set pieces in the Championship this season.

New Sheffield United signing Mark McGuinness said he is going to use his experience from his relegation battle with Luton Town to help the Blades overcome a poor start to the season.

United reached the Championship play-off finals in May, but have lost their first four league games to leave them bottom of the table.

It is a position McGuinness is familiar with, having joined from the Hatters after they were relegated to League One at the end of last season, despite the club having won promotion to the Premier League two years prior.

"It only takes one little turn and we are hoping to make that turn on Friday evening [against Ipswich Town]," McGuinness told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"Part of my learning from last year is that the Championship is a dog fight. It's not always pretty and it doesn't always go your way.

"It's something I've learnt, and it's something that I'm going to bring to the boys and make sure what I learnt from last year doesn't happen again."

Listen to the full interview with McGuinness and more Sheffield United content on BBC Sounds.

Sheffield United midfielder Ollie Arblaster has suffered another injury setback that will delay his return by up to two months, Blades boss Ruben Selles has confirmed.

The 21-year-old sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury in November 2024 and has not played a competitive match since.

"There has been some set back some weeks ago where it has delayed his moment to join the team at least for another month-and-a-half, two months," Selles told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"With those ACL injuries, there's always something more. The first thing we need to address is that he's back training with the team but healthy, then probably we need to test him in some under-21 games and then he will be able to come back.

"Hopefully it will be earlier than Christmas but I don't want to speculate. It was supposed to be in August, then September and now it's November."

However, midfielder Tom Davies is set to make a full return to training next week and could be available for selection for the following match against Charlton on 20 September.

Before then, the Blades face Ipswich Town on Friday (20:00 BST) in a bid to pick up their first points of the new Championship season.

Listen to the full press conference with Selles and more Sheffield United content on BBC Sounds.

Boston United have signed Sheffield United midfielder Owen Hampson on an initial month's loan deal.

The 20-year-old, who was at Dunfermline Athletic on loan last season, was registered ahead of the match against Solihull Moors.

Sheffield United boss Ruben Selles can have no excuses for not picking up results after their transfer business, according to BBC EFL pundit Jobi McAnuff.

The Blades have lost all five games in league and cup under Selles since he took over in the summer and are bottom of the Championship.

Alex Matos, Ben Mee, Mark McGuinness, Chiedozie Ogebene, Japhet Tanganga, Danny Ings and Tahith Chong have arrived at Bramall Lane in the final fortnight of the transfer window.

"It's been a mess of a summer - starting with the sacking of Chris Wilder," said former Reading and Watford midfielder McAnuff on the BBC's EFL podcast 72+.

"From what I've seen I've not been impressed with Ruben Selles in the way he's set the team up - he's not getting the best out of the group yet.

"He maybe wasn't given the tools he needed to put a team together that can go and get results which gives him a little bit of an out but he should be doing better with the squad he has at his disposal.

"But he certainly has no excuses with what he's brought in now."

Sheffield United return to Championship action with a trip to Ipswich on Friday, 12 September (20:00).

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Sheffield United midfielder Sydie Peck has been called into the England Under-21 squad for the first time in his career for their upcoming Euro 2027 qualifier against Kazakhstan.

The 20-year-old has been added to the squad along with Norwich City defender Ben Chrisene as Manchester City pair Rico Lewis and Nico O'Reilly have had to withdraw because of injuries.

Peck has started all four of Sheffield United's Championship games this season and has received his first Under-21 call up having featured at both Under-20 and Under-17 level for England.

England are the defending European champions after beating Germany 3-2 in this year's final and start their qualification campaign against Kazakhstan in Almaty on Monday, 8 September.

Will Sheffield United bolster their squad some more? Will Sheffield Wednesday give fans something to smile about with any new signings?

Find out in our visualised two-hour special show as we follow all of your club's deadline day business. Watch here at 18:00 BST.

Sheffield United boss Ruben Selles will use the international break to contemplate how to turn his side's form around following a point-less start to the Championship campaign.

Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Middlesbrough left them bottom of the table - after four games.

"I'm disappointed of course, with the result and the situation that we have been living," Selles told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"It's not going for us, we are going to keep fighting, keep going and keep trying to fight for that moment that is going to change the dynamic.

"Sometimes when you're in those moments, it's difficult but we played against a very good team and we had situations in the first half in a 50:50 game and then in the second half until they scored a goal, I think we were dominant."

The Blades will return to action with a Friday night trip to Ipswich Town on Friday 12 September.