Second time could be the charm for returning Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder on Saturday, as the Blades host Brentford at Bramall Lane in the Premier League.
Wilder's homecoming was ruined by Liverpool in a 2-0 loss to the Reds on Wednesday, while the Bees failed to cling onto a 1-0 lead in a 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion.
The Blades did not go down waving the white flag, though, and Wilder was left incandescent after Ibrahima Konate escaped giving away a penalty for an apparent shove on James McAtee, before Dominik Szoboszlai doubled the visitors' lead deep into second-half injury time.
While that two-goal defeat is yet another blot on the Blades' notebook, there was a marked improvement from their 5-0 crushing at the hands of Burnley in Paul Heckingbottom's farewell game, although the rankings still make for grim reading for the Bramall Lane faithful.
Indeed, Saturday's hosts remain at the foot of the division with a mere five points next to their name - five adrift of Everton in the safety of 17th spot - and defeat to Liverpool marked a third loss on the trot for Sheffield United in the Premier League.
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