Half-chance for Sheffield United, after they win the ball in midfield.

Morgan Gibbs-White tries to clip a pass back which loops up in the box, and Oli McBurnie heads on the run but his effort is taken in by a stretching Huddersfield keeper Lee Nicholls.

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Blades require patience to keep possession in the face of the solidly-set-up Huddersfield side.

Jayden Bogle sweeps in a deep cross, which Lee Nicholls gathers under his crossbar.

It's a quick boom out to release Sorba Thomas, but the ball zips off the rapidly-soddening turf and out for a throw.

In the words of Alan Partridge at Marple - "It's raining!"

Sheffield United keep up pressure on the Huddersfield box, but can't get a searching ball in.

Jayden Bogle saw a cross blocked, John Fleck's curler was headed away by Matty Pearson.

No way through.

Huddersfield fail to make the most of a surge forward from Josh Koroma, who has Lewis O'Brien and Sorba Thomas up with him, but is crowded out amid his indecision.

He holds up a hand of apology.

Town scoot forward again, another ball releasing Thomas down the right, but his rolled cross somehow evades all the blue and white shirts in the area.

George Baldock and Sorba Thomas go shoulder to shoulder, with the Welsh winger tumbling to the deck.

It leads to some verbals afterwards, and the fans raising the temperatures too.

It's pretty testy, as befits a derby. Sander Berge and Town midfielder Lewis O'Brien coming together.

Sheffield United unlock Huddersfield brilliantly, a diagonal in behind is tracked perfectly on the left side of the box by Billy Sharp.

Sharp squares to Oli McBurnie, but his scuffed effort is just about taken by Lee Nicholls.

So close from the Blades.

Huddersfield romp up the other end of the field, and Lewis O'Brien picks his way through some challenges, before lashing a shot which loops over and away for a corner.

The set-piece comes to nothing.

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Sheffield United have opened up with some real fire and intensity.

Billy Sharp is picked out in the box, and having taken a touch he swivels to thrash a shot which ripples the side-netting.

Smart work.

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Right then, who's had a ticking off or an arm around the shoulder?

We shall see whose words of wisdom and gestures have the biggest impact.

Sheffield United kick us off for the second-half. Morgan Gibbs-White gets us going.

Danny Ward still making a point to referee James Linington about the goal too...

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Neil's arrival comes after negotiations ended with former boss Roy Keane and he'll take charge of their game at AFC Wimbledon this afternoon, with his new side fourth in the table.

On Friday, about 24 hours before meeting on the field, former Derby owner Mel Morris and Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson said they'd reached a "resolution" over the compensation claim brought against the Rams by their fellow Championship side.

Boro had launched legal proceedings, claiming Derby's financial breaches cost them a play-off place in 2018-19.

You can follow the link to read all the background to the wrangle.

Right then, let's have a look at some of the big stories which have happened in the EFL over the past few days.

The big story of the half is the disallowed goal.

Officially, we're told it was a foul on the goalkeeper Wes Foderingham, as Danny Ward tumbled and brought him down.

That said, Ward was initially dragged down by George Baldock. If it wasn't a goal, was it not a penalty?

Only James Linington will know. And he said no.

Phew. That was busy wasn't it?

What we lacked in chances, clear-cut and golden ones, we made up for with incident.

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Controversy at the break as Huddersfield Town have a goal disallowed by referee James Linington, who is greeted by a cordon of Town coaches and players as heads off the pitch.

Sheffield United looked like they might have gone behind when Jon Russell connected with a corner and buried his header past goalkeeper Wes Foderingham.

Danny Ward tangled with Foderingham on the line, having been dragged down by George Baldock. It was enough to see it chalked off.

Otherwise, not too many chances, but a fiercely competitive game regardless. Town had moments, Blades too. All square. Just.

Huddersfield scramble at the back post, convinced of a penalty call as Jon Russell goes down, and a shot flicks wide at the back stick.

Sorba Thomas lofts in a corner which overruns everyone at the far post, and the ball is cleared.

George Baldock scrambles across to block Pipa's run in behind from a perfect pass by Jonathan Hogg.

Sheffield United set for the corner, where Sander Berge heads away.

The ball is recycled by Town on the right, the ball comes to Josh Ruffels, whose deflected shot goes behind for another set-piece.

Sheffield United have gone off the boil a bit and are conceding easy possession at an alarming frequency.

Huddersfield, who did have the ball in the net, are moving the ball with purpose.

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Huddersfield have the ball in the net, a towering, booming header from Jon Russell, but referee James Linington rules it out.

Danny Ward and goalkeeper Wes Foderingham come together, after Ward was dragged down by a Blades defender.

Town are livid. Linington unmoved.

John Egan recovers to deny the onrushing Josh Ruffels as he hits the box, conceding a Huddersfield corner.

Had to get there, the Blades centre-half.