Sheffield United v Hull: play-off push meets lower-half stakes | OneFootball

Sheffield United host Hull City in the Championship at Bramall Lane on Saturday, 11 April 2026, with the visitors protecting a play-off place and the hosts chasing breathing space in the lower half.

Sheffield United sit 17th on 51 points and are winless in five. Hull City are 5th with 68 points, unbeaten in three and coming off back-to-back draws after two wins in their last four.

The Blades are without Kalvin Phillips, Tyrese Campbell, Michael Cooper, Jamie Shackleton and Sam McCallum through injury. Hull are missing Akin Famewo, Regan Slater, Ryan Giles, Eliot Matazo, Darko Gyabi and Yu Hirakawa.

Hull have scored 63 and conceded 58 this season, with shot accuracy of 54.72% and strong delivery from wide areas, producing 517 open play crosses at 21.28% accuracy and eight headed goals. Joe Gelhardt and Oliver McBurnie have 13 league goals each. The Blades average 52% possession and 77.48% pass accuracy. Patrick Bamford has nine league goals and Gustavo Hamer leads the assists chart with 11.

Hull could tighten their hold on the play-off places with a win, while the Blades would move further from danger with three points.