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<\/p>\nPatrick Bamford won’t play against Middlesbrough on Monday evening<\/p>\n
Sheffield United’s Patrick Bamford (second left) celebrates with his team mates after scoring (Image: PA)<\/p>\n
Sheffield United have suffered a major injury blow ahead of Middlesbrough<\/a>\u2019s visit to Bramall Lane on Monday evening, with Chris Wilder confirming that Patrick Bamford will miss the game through injury.<\/p>\n The striker, who held talks with Boro<\/a> over a potential third spell at the club in January as his previous Sheffield United deal reached its conclusion, has been ruled out through injury after missing Tuesday night\u2019s victory over Oxford United.<\/p>\n Bamford joined the Blades on a free transfer in November. He\u2019s enjoyed great form at Bramall Lane, scoring six goals in 12 appearances to catch the attention of both Boro and Ipswich Town as his initial short-term deal came to an end last month.<\/p>\n In the end, both promotion-chasing clubs felt the package wanted was too much and he signed an extended deal at Sheffield United. But ahead of a reunion with Boro, the 32-year-old has suffered an injury that will force him to miss Monday\u2019s mouth-watering clash.<\/p>\n Wilder confirmed: \u201cWe lost Pat yesterday \u2013 he might be a couple or three weeks \u2013 which was a big blow to us because we can go a little bit more direct, which we\u2019d like to have done.\u201d<\/p>\n Though Bamford will be absent, Wilder is still able to call upon either Tom Cannon and Tyrese Campbell in his Blades squad. It was the former who started on Tuesday against Oxford, as Wilder\u2019s side still managed a 3-1 win over Oxford.<\/p>\n Though neither Cannon nor Campbell scored, Sheffield United succeeded in coming from behind to win, ensuring their solid home record continued ahead of Boro\u2019s visit. They\u2019ve not lost at Bramall Lane since a defeat to Derby County on November 1. They\u2019ve now scored three or more goals in their last five consecutive home games too.<\/p>\n And while they won\u2019t have Bamford available, Wilder could hand a debut to former England international Kalvin Phillips, who joined on loan from Manchester City on deadline day.<\/p>\n Wilder said: \u201cKalvin doesn\u2019t need any help. He\u2019s had a brilliant career and I\u2019m not there to rub his head. I\u2019ve got to say he\u2019s in good shape. He just needs to get into a rhythm.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019ll get opportunities, but maybe two, three or four games, to get himself back going again. He\u2019s impressed everybody with his attitude already, even though he\u2019s only been in the building for 24 hours.\u201d<\/p>\n ———-<\/strong><\/p>\n Here at TeessideLive, we are dedicated to bringing you the best<\/strong> Middlesbrough FC<\/strong> <\/a>coverage and analysis.<\/strong><\/p>\n Make sure you don’t miss out on the latest Boro news by joining our free WhatsApp group. You can get all the breaking news and best analysis sent straight to your phone by clicking<\/strong> here<\/strong> <\/a>to subscribe.<\/strong><\/p>\n Your information will be hidden, you’ll only ever receive messages from the Teesside Live sports team, and you can leave any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose ‘Exit group’. If you\u2019re curious, you<\/strong> can read our Privacy Notice<\/strong> <\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n