SHEFFIELD United are close to completing deals to sign forwards Ben Brereton Diaz and Tom Cannon, with Chris Wilder confident of bringing in five players to bolster their Championship promotion push by the end of the winter window.

Sheffield United are on the verge of completing three significant signings, manager Chris Wilder has confirmed, as the club looks to strengthen its squad for

Becky Langley's side went behind to Sheffield United Women in the 71st minute through an unfortunate Charlotte Wardlaw own goal as her backpass went underneath Claudia Moan's foot.Newcastle refused

Sheffield United have set out to sign five new players as Chris Wilder attempts to match Leeds United for strength in depth.

A brace from Harrison Burrows was enough to earn the Blades all three points to send United to the top of the Championship. His first goal came in the first half when his volley crashed against one post and ricocheted back to the other post before crossing the line in slow motion.

Crisis, what crisis? Leeds boss Daniel Farke had given his full backing to goalkeeper Illan Meslier after he came under criticism for his mistakes in the 3-3 draw at Hull City in the Championship a fortnight ago.

Leeds United went back top of the Championship with a 3-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday on Sunday afternoon. Manor Solomon's early strike - his fourth goal of the season - put the hosts ahead before Largie Ramazani made sure of the points late on. Ao Tanaka's clever finish was the icing on the cake.

Leeds United manager, Daniel Farke, had plenty of praise for Sheffield Wednesday this afternoon - but had no doubt that his team deserved their win.

In better news, top scorer Joel Piroe is back after missing last weekend's 1-0 FA Cup thrid round win over Harrogate Town with muscle complaints. He is expected to start the match, as is Illan Meslier, despite his blunder against Hull City last time out.

Zirkzee has struggled since his £36.5m move from Bologna in the summer and the Daily Mail report that he is attracting interest from Juventus and Napoli. The report says both Series A clubs “are manoeuvring themselves into a position to strike for Zirkzee should it emerge he can leave”.

Leeds United captain Ampadu was required to play in defence amid the absence of Pascal Struijk. The 25-year-old is sidelined with a hamstring injury with an initial recovery time of three weeks.