Sheffield United vs Bristol City predictions: Blades to clip Robins' wings
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- Second-placed Sheffield United beat Preston 1-0 at Bramall Lane over the weekend
- Bristol City were held to a 1-1 home draw by Hull, leaving them in seventh position
- Recommended bet: Sheffield United to win and both teams to score
Sheffield United are level on points with Championship leaders Leeds after the weekend and the Blades can now move three clear of their Yorkshire rivals with a win at home to Bristol City on Tuesday.
City extended their unbeaten run to five games with a 1-1 draw against Hull, leaving Liam Manning’s side just two points behind sixth-placed West Brom.
Team news
United boss Chris Wilder could have some selection dilemmas after Vinicius Souza and Gustavo Hamer both came off with injury concerns in the win over Preston at the weekend.
Alfie Gilchrist, Harry Clarke, Jamie Shackleton, Tom Davies, Oliver Arblaster and Rhys Norrington-Davies also look set to miss out for the hosts.
City have their fitness issues, with Luke McNally, Ross McCrorie and Nahki Wells all likely to be unavailable after not playing against Hull at the weekend.
The stats
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The Blades have won six of their last seven games, with the only defeat in that period coming against Leeds.
United have conceded in four of their last five home games at Bramall Lane.
City are now unbeaten in their last five matches, winning three and drawing two.
The Robins have not lost in their last four away trips, winning twice, drawing twice and finding the net on each occasion.
Prediction
The fixture list has presented Sheffield United with the opportunity to really put the pressure on their title rivals.
Leeds remain top of the Championship, but have wobbled since beating the Blades 3-1 at Bramall Lane, drawing with West Brom and losing to Portsmouth.
Wilder’s troops can turn the screw by moving three points clear and are in the sort of form that suggests they will do so, as they look to make an instant return to the Premier League.
Bristol City have their own promotion aspirations and are not too far from a play-off position, at a time when they have found some consistency over recent weeks.
This promises to be a difficult game for the hosts, but they have the extra quality and it could be worth banking on them conceding in victory, just as they did in the reverse fixture.
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