BLADE STUNNERS!

CHAMPIONSHIP IN NUMBERS

5 SHEFFIELD UNITED are top of the table. The last time they were first after five games, they were promoted — in 2005-06. The Blades had a massive XG (expected goal) tally of 4.09 — the next best in the division was Blackpool’s 2.66.

50 UNITED have kept a clean sheet in 50 per cent of their league games with Paul Heckingbottom as permanent manager (17/34).

0 PRESTON are the first team in Championship history to have not let in a single goal after five games. But Ryan Lowe’s men have had four goalless draws.

27 PAUL INCE’S Reading have won three games — all with less than 40 per cent possession. They had 27 per cent on Saturday v Middlesbrough, 35 v Blackburn and 39 v Cardiff.