{"id":64780,"date":"2025-04-04T10:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=64780"},"modified":"2025-04-04T10:26:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T10:26:08","slug":"wilder-believes-blades-are-in-great-spot-ahead-of-tomorrows-clash-against-oxford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/04\/04\/wilder-believes-blades-are-in-great-spot-ahead-of-tomorrows-clash-against-oxford\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilder believes Blades are in &#8216;great spot&#8217; ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s clash against Oxford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder spoke confidently of his squad in his press conference ahead of their away game in Oxford tomorrow afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He announced this morning that midfielder Vinicius Souza will be fully fit ahead of the game, after missing the last three games through an injury sustained at home to Preston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Right back Jamie Shackleton is also returning from a foot injury that&#8217;s side-lined him since December, while Tom Davies and Harry Clarke are also expected to be back in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re in a good spot&#8221; Wilder said. &#8220;For us to be in this situation with Arblaster, Souttar&#8230; playing through long team injuries is a great achievement.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Next up, our first visit to the Kassam Stadium since 2017 \u2694\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Orcn4JuB1s\">pic.twitter.com\/Orcn4JuB1s<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheffieldUnited\/status\/1907719724122673162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 3, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>He also commented on the race for automatic promotion spots which see three points separating United, Leeds and Burnley, They&#8217;re relishing the opportunity to get back into the Premier League. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Its a fantastic tussle between three really big clubs in this division. 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