Crystal Palace 1 Sheffield United 0 6 March 2010

Sheffield United’s dismal away form continued with a 1-0 defeat at a troubled Crystal Palace.. Match Report

Peterborough v. The Blades 8 March 2010

Kevin Blackwell has fitness concerns over one unnamed player for Tuesday night's clash at Peterborough. Blackwell has no other new injury or suspension problems but revealed one of his squad is struggling with a knock.

Striker Darius Henderson will sit out the last game of a three-match ban and long-term absentees Gary Naysmith and Ryan France (both knee) and Derek Geary (ankle) remain sidelined.

Marcel Seip returned to the substitutes' bench at Crystal Palace, but was not used, while Henri Camara, Ched Evans and James Harper, all second-half replacements on Saturday, are pushing for returns to the starting line-up.

The Blades have lost five of their last eight league games and aim to bounce back from the 1-0 defeat at Palace in a bid to make up lost ground on the top six. Source: TEAMTalk

Geary to miss rest of season 24 Febraury 2010

Defender Derek Geary is to miss the rest of the season due to an ankle injury.

Geary suffered the problem in last week's 1-0 defeat at promotion-chasing Nottingham Forest and is likely to be sidelined for three months.

The 29-year-old has endured a frustrating season on the injury front and he has made just seven appearances in the Championship this term.

With his contract at Bramall Lane expiring at the end of the campaign, this latest injury places a question mark over Geary's future at the club.

Blades boss Kevin Blackwell admits it is a 'savage' blow for Geary and has praised the stopper for his previous recovery from a knee injury.

"It is a savage blow for Derek because it looks as if it will be three months before he has recovered so that is virtually the season over for him," Blackwell told the club's official website.

"Having spent so long getting back from a knee injury so serious that most people would have just given up on it, fight back to make the first team and then get this is desperately unlucky for him, particularly as he is out of contract in the summer. Source: Sky Sports