Chris Wilder has conceded that Sheffield United and the rest of the Championship are playing for second place given Wolves’ first half to the season.

Even though there are 20 games left to play, Nuno Espirito Santo’s men are 12 points clear at the top and have produced some fantastic football. They are on a 12 game unbeaten run at the minute, winning ten of those games.

The Black Country side have lost just three all season, one against Wilder’s Blades, and are huge favourites with the bookies to claim the Championship title.

And, the Express & Star report how Wilder admitted to TalkSPORT that he isn’t even contemplating the idea that Wolves can be caught.

“Ta-ra, bye-bye. They're gone. Below us there's the likes of Middlesbrough, Preston, Brentford and Fulham who will all fancy sticking a run together to pop themselves in [to second place].”

“It's a big period after Christmas now going into the New Year, and any team that can stick a run together - three, four or five wins together will shoot themselves into them spots.”

The Verdict

It’s unusual for a manager to concede the title is over given how long is left to play but you can’t really argue with Wilder’s assessment.

Not only do Wolves have a massive points advantage they also don’t look like slipping up and have managed to record ten points from their previous four games in what was a very tough festive period.

Whilst there’s no way Santo will admit it, Wolves already have one foot in the Premier League and the rest are competing for second as it stands.

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