The first of the two derbies was hosted by Sheffield United at Bramall Lane on Friday 9 November 2018, kicking off at 7:45 pm after completing a minute of silence in remembrance of soldiers who gave their lives in conflict. Sky UK, who televised the match, were later criticised and branded disrespectful for playing canned crowd noise over the performance of the Last Post, when the crowd were, in fact, silent. Just 14 minutes into the game, Sheffield United's Mark Duffy was fouled by Sheffield Wednesday's Morgan Fox and was awarded a penalty, taken by David McGoldrick and saved by Cameron Dawson.