Sheffield United and Birmingham City shared a goalless draw at Bramall Lane as the Championship's opening round of fixtures was played out. The result leaves Sheffield United 16th with a point from their first game; Birmingham sit 15th, also on one point.
Birmingham had the better of the possession, holding the ball for 54.7% of the match to Sheffield United's 45.3%, and were the busier side in front of goal: ten attempts on goal to the home side's three, with two shots on target against one. The visitors also won more corners, eight to two.
No player was booked or sent off. Sheffield United made the more significant changes from the bench, sending on five substitutes between the 59th and 76th minutes in search of a breakthrough that never came; Birmingham matched that with four changes of their own between the 73rd and 86th minutes.