Games against rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsborough and Derby County at Pride Park have been selected for live television coverage. The Steel City Derby will has been moved to Sunday October 19th at a 1:15pm kick-off.
Meanwhile the game against the Rams has been moved to a 5:20pm Kick-off on Saturday 13th October. Last week it was announced that the seasons opener against Birmingham City is also live on Sky Sports.
The last time the Blades visited Hillsborough it was a 2:0 thumping by Brian Laws side. The last trip to Pride Park was a secure 1:0 win over the Rams. Meanwhile the last time the Blades travelled to St. Andrews was six years ago. The score line was 2:0 to the Blues.