Sheffield United vs. Bristol City: Championship Play-off Predictions

Sheffield United host Bristol City at Bramall Lane for Monday's Championship playoff semi-final second leg, looking to repeat Thursday's dominant triumph at Ashton Gate. The Robins must win to reach Wembley after the Blades won the first leg 3-0.

Previous Matches and Head-to-head

Sheffield United finished third in the Championship with 90 points but missed automatic promotion after a poor run of four losses in five. They recovered with four points from their final two games and a 3-0 away win over Bristol City in Thursday's playoff semi-final first leg.

Goals from Harrison Burrows, Andre Brooks, and Callum O'Hare put the Blades in control, extending their unbeaten run against Bristol City to eight matches. Sheffield United have lost just one of their last six home games and will aim to finish the job at Bramall Lane.

Bristol City, making their first playoff appearance since 2007-08, saw an eight-game home unbeaten streak end with the first-leg defeat. With just one win in their last 15 away league games, their hopes of overturning the deficit look slim, having not won at Bramall Lane since 2019.

Sheffield United vs. Bristol City Team News

Sheffield United remain without Ollie Arblaster and Rhys Norrington-Davies, while Harry Clarke is sidelined. Femi Seriki, Ben Brereton Diaz, and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi are available after missing the first leg. Callum O'Hare could start after scoring off the bench in the 3-0 win.

Ayman Benarous, Luke McNally, and Mark Sykes are out for Bristol City. Joe Williams is a significant doubt with an ankle injury, which may push Max Bird deeper and bring George Earthy into the attack. Haydon Roberts is likely to replace suspended Rob Dickie in defense.

Our Predictions

Sheffield United to win @ 1.92 on Sky247.ng

Bristol City will try to make an unexpected comeback in the second leg at Bramall Lane, but we predict the hosts will play well to build on Thursday's triumph and beat a road-struggle club.

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