• Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last five at home

• The Blades defeated Leicester 3-2 on November 29

• Recommended bet: Sheffield United to win and both teams to score

It would not be unkind to suggest that Sheffield United and Leicester City experienced mixed fortunes in 2025 and they will both hope to set the tone for better things to come when they meet at Bramall Lane on New Year's Day.

Blades boss Chris Wilder saw his team lose to Sunderland in May's Championship play-off final before being sacked and then recalled for a third spell in charge after Ruben Selles' ill-fated six-match stint.

Meanwhile, Leicester City were relegated from the Premier League with a whimper and have struggled to put together any sort of run under summer appointment, Marti Cifuentes.

The Foxes sit 12th after Monday's 2-1 win over Derby, five points and as many places better off than United, who won at Stoke by the same scoreline in their last game.

Blades are also unbeaten in their last five at home and could make that six with a win akin to November's 3-2 victory at the King Power.

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Team news

Midfielders Sydie Peck and Tom Davies are out for United because of calf injuries and defender Ben Mee is sidelined with a hand problem.

Leicester forward Patson Daka is unavailable while representing Zambia at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Defender Harry Souttar continues to recover from an Achilles injury sustained on Boxing Day 2024 during his loan at Sheffield United.

Aaron Ramsey had to be replaced after just six minutes against Derby following his introduction in place of Bobby De Cordova Reid.

Cifuentes suggested he has suffered a recurrence of the hamstring injury that previously kept him out for two months and Hamza Choudhury is a doubt after suffering a knock on his left knee.

The stats

Sheffield United are unbeaten in five at home, having beaten Portsmouth, Stoke and Birmingham and drawn with QPR and Norwich.

However, their 14 points from 11 games means they have the 19th-worst home record in the Championship.

Leicester have only won one of their last four away fixtures, most recently losing 4-1 at QPR.

Both teams have scored in 10 of the Foxes' last 11 games.

Blades striker Tom Cannon scored in his side's 3-2 win at Leicester in November and netted against another of his former clubs, Stoke, on Monday.

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Prediction

Neither Wilder nor Cifuentes will be happy about their team sitting in the bottom half of the Championship.

However, while the Blades' decision to sack Wilder and bring him back quickly gives the Bramall Lane boss power, Cifuentes continually seems to be on borrowed time.

The Spaniard oversaw his team's 2-1 victory over Derby on Monday, a potentially win-or-bust fixture after losing their previous two games.

Losing at Bramall Lane may force the Leicester board into a decision and the Blades' recent home improvement hints at a hard evening for the visitors.

Of United's 14 points at home, 11 have come in their last five fixtures and while they lost 5-3 at Wrexham on Boxing Day, Wilder's side showed courage to win 2-1 at Stoke on Monday.

Meanwhile, both teams have scored in 10 of Leicester's last 11, including November's 3-2 win for United at the King Power, and they are backed to edge another entertaining contest.

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