Sheffield United Vs Sheffield Wednesday: Derby relegation, injury blows and North London drama shape weekend matchday live

Latest matchday coverage centers on sheffield united vs sheffield wednesday, a derby that ended with Sheffield Wednesday’s relegation to League One and a series of incidents that underlined the emotional weight of the fixture. Elsewhere, Arsenal and Spurs produced a 3-2 North London classic that boiled down to a late VAR offside call, while a pundit panel gathered to preview an action-packed weekend.

Sheffield United Vs Sheffield Wednesday: Relegation confirmed

Sheffield Wednesday have been relegated to League One, making them the first-ever EFL team to have relegation confirmed in February. They were relegated from the Championship after losing the derby to their biggest rivals. The club currently sit on minus seven points and, with 13 league games to play, could become the first team in Football League history to finish a campaign on minus points.

Derby incidents, injuries and crowd reaction

The match featured multiple turning points on and off the ball. Gabriel Otegbayo received a second yellow card for a cynical foul on Tyrese Campbell, reducing his side and leaving the pitch even, with each team down to 10 players. Sheffield Wednesday endured a double injury blow: Tayo Adaramola and Liam Cooper were both down and receiving treatment for what appears to be two muscle injuries. Cooper definitely could not continue; Adaramola looked like he would try to carry on.

Players from Sheffield Wednesday made a point of heading over to applaud their fans after the final whistle and received a standing ovation in response. It was described as a very emotional day for the Owls.

Match flow and late chances

Shortly after half-time Sheffield Wednesday enjoyed a good spell, but United — even reduced to 10 men — settled and balanced the contest. With just under 20 minutes of normal time to play the game felt more even; visitors could still theoretically win, but it was acknowledged to be a huge ask.

Arsenal v Spurs goes wild: 3-2 thriller and VAR drama

The North London derby delivered a dramatic 3-2 match where Bukayo Saka scored twice and was the standout performer. Arsenal opened in the 11th minute when Gabriel Jesus pressed high, robbed possession wide on the left and whipped a low cross that found Saka at the back post for a composed finish.

Arsenal doubled the lead on 28 minutes from a set-piece routine: Martin Ødegaard clipped a ball to the edge of the box, Saka dummied and Declan Rice smashed a first-time strike that took a small deflection off Cristian Romero and beat the keeper for 2-0. Spurs responded before half-time when Son Heung-min cut in from the left and curled a spectacular finish to make it 2-1.

After the break Arsenal extended the lead when a move started by Rice found Ødegaard, who set up Jesus; his shot was parried and Saka followed in to score his second for 3-1. Spurs fought back through a 74th-minute finish from substitute Richarlison to make it 3-2, and then late VAR intervention decided the outcome: an 89th-minute effort believed to be an equaliser was ruled out after a VAR offside check showed Richarlison fractionally offside.

Declan Rice was noted for a commanding midfield display; Ødegaard was influential in chance creation; Cristian Romero endured a difficult day. The write-up of the match ends mid-sentence with the fragment: "For Spurs, Son Heung-min did" — unclear in the provided context what follows.

Weekend buildup and pundit panel

A preview show assembled a studio panel to look ahead to the weekend’s Premier League action. Ger Gilroy was joined by David Wilson, Eve Conway and Shane Hannon. They were also joined in-studio by Lee Phelps of a betting firm. The segment was framed as looking ahead to an action-packed weekend of Premier League fixtures.

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Other team news extracts

Separate team lists for other fixtures were published as part of the wider matchday coverage. Those line-ups included:

• Crystal Palace XI: Henderson, Muñoz, Richards, Mitchell, Riad, Canvot, Hughes, Wharton, Sarr, Pino, Strand Larsen. Subs listed as Johnson, Uche, Clyne, Kamada, Sosa, Guessand, DeVenny, Cardines, Benitez.
• Wolves XI: Sa, Krejci, Mosquera, Bueno, Tchatchoua, Bueno, Andre, Arokodare, Bellegarde, Mane, Armstrong. Subs listed as Doherty, Møller Wolfe, J. Gomes, Lima, Gomes, Toti, A. Gomes, Edozie, Johnstone.
• Sunderland XI: Roefs; Mukiele, Ballard, Alderete, Ta Bi; Sadiki, Le Fee; Hume, Diarra, Angulo; Brobbey. Subs listed as Ellborg, Geertruida, Talbi, Rigg, Mayenda, O’Nien, Mundle, Isidor, Xhaka.

Matchday coverage remains active and details may evolve as team news and fixture developments are updated. This report has summarized the available matchday information as provided.