Sheffield United v Sheffield Wednesday: mid-table push meets survival fight | OneFootball

Sheffield United host Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship at Bramall Lane on Sunday, 22 February 2026, with 15th facing 24th as the hosts look to push up the table and the visitors seek to halt a damaging run.

Sheffield United have won the last three league meetings with Sheffield Wednesday without conceding, including a 3-0 victory away in November 2025.

The Blades have won three of their past five league games, beating Ipswich, Oxford and Portsmouth and drawing at Millwall. The Owls arrive on a five-match losing streak in the league, most recently a 2-1 defeat against Millwall.

The Blades are without Joe Rothwell (suspended) plus injured Tom Davies, Jamie Shackleton and Sam McCallum. For The Owls, Nathaniel Chalobah, Dominic Iorfa, Max Lowe, Di'Shon Bernard and Sean Fusire are sidelined, as are defenders Guilherme Siqueira and Ernie Weaver, while goalkeepers Murphy Mahoney and Pierce Charles are also out.

The Blades have scored 45 and conceded 45 across 32 league matches, while Wednesday have netted 19 and shipped 64. That balance could see Gustavo Hamer, with eight assists this season, supplying Callum O'Hare (eight league goals) and Patrick Bamford (seven), while The Owls may prioritise defensive solidity given their three clean sheets to date.

A win would take The Blades to 45 points and could nudge them up the standings. The Owls, on minus seven points, would move to minus four with victory and keep hopes of cutting the gap to those above in the relegation fight.