Billy Sharp and Oliver Norwood are the Sheffield United representatives in the PFA team of the year.
Leaders Norwich City and Leeds United have the most players with three apiece. Meanwhile, Aston Villa have two and Middlesbrough one.
Here is the team in full:
Darren Randolph, Boro
Max Aarons, Norwich
Pontus Jansson, Leeds
Liam Cooper, Leeds
Jamal Lewis, Norwich
Oliver Norwood, Sheff Utd
Pablo Hernandez, Leeds
Jack Grealish, Villa
Teemu Pukki, Norwich
Tammy Abraham, Villa
Billy Sharp, Sheff Utd
This is not to be confused with the EFL team of the year, despite many of the same names featuring. The PFA nominations are voted for by the players.
Norwood and Sharp were both in the EFL version as well. In fact there are only four differences in total, with Wigan Athletic defender Reece James. Leeds’ Kalvin Phillips, Jarrod Bowen of Hull City and Birmingham City striker Che Adams included. Jansson, Hernandez, Grealish and Abraham were not.
Yet which other Blades deserved to be named?
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Lets start at the back. At the time of voting Boro had the best defensive record in the Championship. Therefore it is easy to see why Randolph got the nod.
However, Dean Henderson has now kept more clean sheets than his Irish rival. In fact his 20 clean sheets this season is the most in the entire division.
The goalkeeper has been a revelation at Bramall Lane since arriving on loan from Manchester United. If United are promoted to the Premier League, manager Chris Wilder will surely be trying to re-sign him.
Staying in defence, Jack O’Connell has been a stalwart for the Blades. Leeds may have both centre-backs in this team, but their Yorkshire rivals have conceded seven fewer league goals with 39 – the joint lowest in the Championship.
O’Connell also played made his 100th consecutive league start this season before a hamstring injury slightly hampered him.
Finally, Enda Stevens has not only been part of that brilliant defence, but is also crucial in attack. The left-back has six assists this term. No other defender in the division has more. Stevens also has three goals.
