Sheffield United vs Blackburn Rovers predictions: Rovers can boost survival prospects at Bramall Lane
Alex Wrigley
Sheffield United have won only two of their last eight games.
Blackburn Rovers have lost only one of their last seven outings.
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Sheffield United’s faint hopes of making the Championship playoffs have come to an end, and the lack of motivation could play a crucial role when they face a Blackburn Rovers side still not quite safe from relegation.
With just two games remaining for Rovers, they have a small buffer over the bottom three but need some more points on the board to guarantee survival, and some of those valuable points could arrive in Sheffield on Wednesday.
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Team news
Joe Rothwell may be on the sidelines for Sheffield United after picking up an injury on Saturday, joining Jamie Shackleton, Sam McCallum, Michael Cooper, Kalvin Phillips, and Tyrese Campbell in the physio room.
Adam Forshaw may return to the starting lineup for the visitors, but Todd Cantwell is expected to miss out. George Pratt is also a doubt, with Matty Litherland, Augustus Kargbo, Lewis Miller, Sondre Tronstad, Andri Gudjohnsen, Hayden Cater, Axel Henriksson, and Jake Garrett ruled out.
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The stats
Sheffield United have won only one of their last five home fixtures.
Blackburn’s only away defeat in their last four road matches came against the in-form Southampton.
The Blades have not kept a clean sheet at home since December.
Rovers have conceded only five goals in their last six away days.
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Prediction
With the playoff positions out of reach, Sheffield United have little to play for in their final three games of the season, and Blackburn Rovers will be hoping to take advantage of a potential lack of interest at Bramall Lane.
The Blades have won their last two games, but those are their only victories in their last eight attempts and their late comeback win over Hull earlier this month ended a four-game winless run at home.
Rovers picked up a point against promoted Coventry City at the weekend, leaving them with two wins, four draws and just one defeat in their last seven fixtures. That sole loss came against promotion-hopefuls Southampton, with this sequence including wins at Birmingham and Millwall.
Blackburn picked up a point at Bramall Lane last season and, with their Championship future on the line, they can earn another positive result to improve their prospects.
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