Sheffield United vs Bristol City Live Stream & Tips - Blades Backed in Championship Play-Off

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Last updated: 12 May 2025

Alex Waite 12 May 2025

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Sheffield United beat Bristol City 1-0 in the semi-final first leg
United can reach the play-off final with a home win over the Robins
Watch Sheffield United vs Bristol City live in the Championship

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Sheffield United have won 2 of their last 3 matches (Getty)

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Sheffield United thrashed Bristol City 3-0 in the play-off semi-final first leg. The Robins are poor on the road and United can reach the final with a home victory.

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Stats
HTH
Last 5 Meetings
Sheffield United Form
Sheffield United Injuries & Team News
Bristol City Form
Bristol City Injuries & Team News

Stats

Sheffield United have won 2 of their last 3 matches.
Sheffield United have won 6 of their last 8 games against Bristol City.
Bristol City have lost 2 consecutive away matches.

HTH

Sheffield United have a 35-16 advantage against Bristol City in 64 meetings with 13 draws.

Last 5 Meetings

Competition	Date	Home	Score	Away
Championship	8.05.2025	Bristol City	0-3	Sheffield United
Championship	11.03.2025	Sheffield United	1-1	Bristol City
Championship	5.11.2024	Bristol City	1-2	Sheffield United
Championship	18.04.2023	Sheffield United	1-0	Bristol City
Championship	1.11.2022	Bristol City	0-1	Sheffield United

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United have ended the 2024/25 campaign in decent form and are unbeaten in four of their previous five.

The Blades beat Cardiff 2-0 and lost 2-1 at second-placed Burnley. Chris Wilder’s side ended the Championship season with a 2-0 victory at Stoke and a 1-1 draw with Blackburn.

The Yorkshire outfit outplayed Bristol City in the play-off semi-final first leg and won 3-0. United dominated with 16 shots and Harrison Burrows, Andre Brooks and Callum O'Hare got the goals.

Sheffield United Injuries & Team News

Midfielder Oliver Arblaster and defender Rhys Norrington-Davies are injured and unavailable for selection.

Bristol City Form

Bristol City have struggled late in the Championship season and are winless in four consecutive games. The Robins rarely win away and have sealed just one victory in their previous 15 on the road.

Liam Manning’s side lost their final two away games of the season at Luton 3-1 and Leeds 4-0. They also drew 2-2 at home against Preston in the final game of the campaign to reach the play-offs.

City were comfortably beaten 3-0 at home by Sheffield United on Thursday. Rob Dickie was sent off in the first half and the Robins struggled with just four shots.

Bristol City Injuries & Team News

Defender Rob Dickie is suspended after his dismissal in the first leg.

Midfielder Joe Williams is an injury doubt after picking up a knock on Thursday.

Verdict

Sheff Utd v Bristol City

Sheffield United have picked up form at the right time and showed their quality against Bristol City on Thursday. The Blades can get the job done and progress to the play-off final with a home win.