Championship is a dangerous division - Wilder

West Bromwich Albion's current struggles are a warning of just how dangerous the Championship can be, according to Sheffield United head coach Chris Wilder.

The Baggies visit Bramall Lane on Saturday [15:00 GMT] just one point clear of the relegation zone and without a win in their past 11 league games.

"In terms of the players they've got and the quality in the group, everybody will be asking how come they're in that position? - but that's what can happen in the Championship," Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield.

"It happened to us with everyone asking at the start of the season how that group of players haven't won a point in the first five games? - it's a dangerous division when you don't get it right."

West Brom have sacked two head coaches this term - Ryan Mason and Eric Ramsay - and have put former midfielder James Morrison in charge until the end of the season and Wilder says no-one should be surprised when a big club struggles in the Championship.

"These things can happen if you don't get it right off the pitch as well as on the pitch," he said.

"It happened to Stoke last season, it's happened to Derby and even to teams who fall through the division.

"We've got an opportunity to get to 50 points - from our point of view getting to 50 points is normally a guarantee of another season in the Championship which was my thought when I first came back through the door and West Brom would love to be in that position."

Wilder has also revealed former England international Kalvin Phillips injured his knee in the Steel City derby win over Sheffield Wednesday last month and the midfielder, who is suspended after being sent-off in the same game, is back at his parent club Manchester City receiving treatment.

Sheffield United are currently 13th in the table, nine points short of the play-offs and 14 clear of the relegation zone.