Sheffield United will hope to officially confirm their status as a Championship club for another season when they visit Watford on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 BST).
The Blades are 10 points clear of the relegation zone with four games to play and need a win to guarantee survival – or a draw would be enough should Oxford lose at Derby.
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Chris Wilder’s side ended a run of six games without a win (D3 L3) by beating Hull 2-1 last time out.
As for the Hornets, their hopes of a play-off place are all but over as they sit 11 points behind sixth-placed Hull with only four games remaining – and have failed to win any of their past four (D2 L2).
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Watford have lost their previous four league games against Sheffield United, having been unbeaten in the previous six against the Blades (W4 D2).
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Sheffield United won this exact fixture 2-1 last season, having failed to score in each of their previous four league visits to Watford (D1 L3).
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Since winning four in a row between December 2025 and January 2026, Watford have only won three of their past 17 games in the Championship (D7 L7).
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Sheffield United have only kept two clean sheets in their past 20 Championship matches – indeed, no team in the division has kept fewer than the Blades since Boxing Day 2025 (2).
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Imran Louza has been directly involved in 16 goals in the Championship this season (7 goals, 9 assists), just one fewer than the most by a Watford player across their previous 10 league campaigns (17 by Ismaila Sarr in 2022-23 and 2020-21).
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