What a start it's been to life in the Championship for Chris Wilder and his Sheffield United side this season.

Coming into the campaign, many Blades fans would surely have been happy with a respectable mid-table finish this year but, after a scintillating start, they'll now be hoping for at least a play-off berth.

Indeed, they've beaten the likes of Wolves and Sheffield Wednesday so far this year and so another promotion come the end of the campaign isn't out of the question at all.

That, of course, will be something they'll really have to battle for this season and it could just be that the month of January makes or breaks their season.

Indeed, after Christmas the Blades face Derby County away, host Sheffield Wednesday at Bramall Lane, travel to Norwich City and are visited by Aston Villa one game after the other in a challenging sequence of games.

And, though there is every chance the Blades could come out of those matches with a good amount of points, there's also the chance that they could get very little - particularly with it being at the most hectic time of the season.

For sure, then, that is something Chris Wilder will have to be prepared for when it comes round but with the Blades looking confident and clearly not fearing anyone, it could be the moment in the season when they look like serious promotion contenders.

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