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Sheffield United host Portsmouth at Bramall Lane on Wednesday in matchweek 17 of the Championship.

Both sides are battling near the bottom of the table, with the Blades sitting 22nd on 13 points despite a morale-boosting 3-0 derby win over Sheffield Wednesday last time out.

Chris Wilder’s men will be hoping that result sparks a much-needed climb up the standings.

Portsmouth are four points better off in 19th with 17 points and head into the midweek fixture after an impressive 3-1 victory over Millwall. John Mousinho’s side will be aiming to build on that as they look to pull further clear of danger.

The last meeting between the sides ended in a 2-1 win for Sheffield United.

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theo (Alllthingsblades): United’s big Steel City derby victory may just have been the boost they needed to finally put a good run of form together and move up the table. United’s starting XI remained unchanged from the draw vs QPR and it proved to be the right decision with the Blades dominating Wednesday for 90 minutes.

Gustavo Hamer also returned to action for the first time in a month coming on in the 90th minute and will be a huge boost for Sheffield United.

Pompey are United’s opponents and both teams come off the back of convincing victories, I think it will be a close game with one goal either way being the decider.

Prediction: 0-0

Freddie Webb (Pompey News Now / PO4 Cast): Firepower and desire returned to Fratton Park. Pompey fought hard and got a well-deserved three points against Millwall.

Inverted fullbacks proved devastating as Zak Swanson and Jordan Williams both scored stunning goals.

The return of Adrian Segecic and Callum Lang provided a brilliant impetus to get Pompey on the front foot, while Colby Bishop bullied a Millwall defence that surprisingly struggled.

Sheffield United are in a false position given the quality in the squad. Several players could play in the Premier League, but with the Blues restoring faith in themselves, they're more likely to produce a positive result.

Prediction: 1-1

Predicted lineups

Sheffield United: Michael Cooper, Femi Seriki, Ben Mee, Japhet Tanganga, Sam McCallum, Jairo Riedewald, Sydie Peck, Callum O´Hare, Andre Brooks, Tom Cannon, Tyrese Campbell

Portsmouth: Nicolas Schmid, Terry Devlin, Josh Knight, Regan Poole, Zak Swanson, Mark Kosznovszky, Andre Dozzell, Callum Lang, Adrian Segecic, Josh Murphy, Colby Bishop

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Sheffield United ( vs Sheffield Wed. 2025-11-23): Michael Cooper, Femi Seriki, Ben Mee, Japhet Tanganga, Sam McCallum, Sydie Peck, Jairo Riedewald, Callum O´Hare, Andre Brooks, Tyrese Campbell, Danny Ings

Portsmouth ( vs Millwall 2025-11-22): Nicolas Schmid, Terry Devlin, Josh Knight, Regan Poole, Zak Swanson, Mark Kosznovszky, Andre Dozzell, Florian Bianchini, Adrian Segecic, Josh Murphy, Colby Bishop