It is more than just ability injuries have robbed Sheffield United of this season.
Not many clubs lose their captain and vice-captain to surgical procedures in the space of a week but John Egan and Chris Basham face long rehabilitations after ankle operations. Oli McBurnie, another leader of the team, is out with a groin injury, and George Baldock is only now coming back from calf trouble. Like Basham, Tom Davies probably does not make the strongest XI in all honesty but his 155 Premier League appearances are pretty handy in a newly-promoted side.
' Baldock's return – as a 71st-minute substitute at Arsenal – at least helps. For most of last season it was too close to call when injuries allowed a choice between the more attacking Jayden Bogle and the more experienced Greek international at right wing-back but of the final 12 matches, Baldock started all but one – and that was after promotion had been secured. 'He brings an energy and a personality which is important,' says Heckingbottom.
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