Sheffield United vs Bristol City Prediction

Sheffield United head home to Bramall Lane on Monday knowing anything but a complete meltdown will be enough to see them through to the Championship Play-off Final.

Their 3-0 victory at Ashton Gate was exactly what Chris Wilder would have been looking for following a woeful end to their regular season. The Blades finally showed the form that had them challenging Burnley and Leeds until the last few games of the season. Granted, they were assisted by a red card for Bristol City before half-time, but they will not care one bit.

Bristol City on the other hand, require an absolute miracle if they were to turn this tie on its head. Now, Sheffield Wednesday completed a more spectacular comeback in the League One play-offs in 2022/23, losing the first leg 4-0 and winning the next 5-1. However, this a comeback of this calibre has never occurred in Championship play-off history, and the Robins need to pull this off away from home.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about both sides ahead of kick-off.

How to Watch Sheffield United vs Bristol City

Sheffield United welcome Bristol City to Bramall Lane on Monday evening as the visitors look to pull off perhaps one of the great comebacks.

TV Channel

You will be able to watch this match on Monday evening on Sky Sports. You will then be able to catch the highlights and other key events on the Sky Sports App and the Sky Sports YouTube Channel.

• Date: Monday 12, May
• Kick-off: 20:00 BST
• Channel: Sky Sports Main Event

Key Statistics

• The comeback may be even more difficult with the Blades having only conceded times without scoring once this season

• The Robins have not scored three in an away fixture once this campaign

• The Blades hold the third best defence in the division, conceding 36, with Michael Cooper second for clean sheets, on 21

• Bristol City have scored just three from their last four games- they need a minimum of three on Monday

Sheffield United Preview, Form and Standout Players

Sheffield United Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Cooper; Burrows, Robinson, Ahmedhodzic, Choudhury; Hamer, Vinicius, Peck, Brewster; Campbell, Moore.

Femi Seriki, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Ben Brereton Diaz will all be involved in the game on Monday.

After three losses in a row, the Blades had a good end to the season, beating Stoke and Cardiff, losing to Burnley and drawing with Blackburn on the final day. Their most important game was the most recent one against Bristol City where they now take a 3-0 advantage home on Monday.

Brilliant news for the Blades that the three players above are all available. Tyrese Campbell can also play a big part as the top scorer, as if he scores, or anyone for Sheffield that is, then they all but confirm a visit to Wembley to bounce straight back into the Premier League.

Bristol City Preview, Form and Standout Players

Bristol City Predicted Lineup (5-3-2): O’Leary; Hirakawa, Tanner, Vyner, Roberts, McCrorie; MacGuane, Bird, Knight; Mehmeti, Wells.

The controversial sending off of Rob Dickie added salt into the wounds of Robins fans, as now he and Joe Williams will both miss this crucial second leg clash.

Bristol City’s awful end to the regular season continued into the play-offs, as they have only managed the best result as a draw in their past four matches. Their losses included Leeds, Sheffield United and relegated Luton.

It will be a very steep climb to get back into this game. We know anything is possible in the Championship, but this might be a bridge too far for Liam Manning’s side. Everyone is going to have to play a massive part for the Robins to stand any chance of completing an unlikely turnaround.

Head-to-head Comparison

Nothing goes Bristol City’s way in this fixture, as we need to go back to 2019 for the last time they got the better of Sheffield United. The Blades have won four, with the other a draw in recent times of this fixture.

Recent Meetings:

• Bristol City 0-3 Sheffield United, May 8, 2025

• Sheffield United 1-1 Bristol City, March 11, 2025

• Bristol City 1-2 Sheffield United, November 5, 2024

• Sheffield United 1-0 Bristol City, April 18, 2023

• Bristol City 0-1 Sheffield United, November 1, 2022

Betting Tip for Sheffield United vs Bristol City

Everything is pointing towards Sheffield United and with their inured stars coming back, it will only boost team spirit and we believe they are heading to the final at Wembley

Therefore, we have gone for Sheffield United to Win as the best tip for this match.

Final Prediction

Sheffield United 2-1 Bristol City