PREVIEW | Burnley vs Sheffield United - team news, lineups, predictions

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·19 April 2025

PREVIEW | Burnley vs Sheffield United - team news, lineups, predictions

Burnley and Sheffield United face off this Monday at the Turf Moor in EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 17:30 on ITV 1.

Burnley have 91 points to their name this season and occupy 2nd position in the table. In their last fixture, Scott Parker's team won 1-2 against Watford (EFL Championship 2024/2025).

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Sheffield United have picked up 86 points and currently lie in 3rd position. In their last match, Chris Wilder's team prevailed 2-0 against Cardiff City (EFL Championship 2024/2025).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Burnley winning 2-0.

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Joe Redmond (TurfCast): Burnley will be back in the Premier League with a win at Turf Moor against Sheffield United. While Leeds will (probably) be back in the Premier League if Burnley beat Sheffield United (if they beat Stoke, which they will).

However, for the Blades, Burnley are now the team to catch, so I fully expect them to come at us.

Sheffield United have to win this game to stand any chance of getting the top two. However - that could play into Burnley’s hands. I fully expect the Blades to come at Burnley and attack us and if we can withstand the first 20 minutes when I expect it to be all Blades, we should be OK.

If there’s one defence I can hang my hat on this season, it’s ours.

Prediction: 2-0

Theo Wilson (AllThingsBlades): After beating Cardiff following 3 losses in a row Sheffield United now travel to Turf Moor in a must win game for the Blades.

With Burnley 5 points clear and significantly better goal difference anything but a United win would end their slim hopes of still reaching the automatics and would have to put fate down to the play offs.

The Blades finally got back to winning ways on Friday comfortably beating relegation threatened Cardiff 2-0 but will have to be at their very best if they want to beat Burnley.

I’m expecting another close game but i think the home side will just have that edge and come out narrow winners.

Prediction: 1-0