Sheffield United v Coventry City: leaders' promotion charge meets mid-table momentum | OneFootball

Sheffield United host Coventry City in the Championship at Bramall Lane on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, with the leaders chasing promotion and the hosts seeking to extend recent improvement.

Coventry City arrive top of the table and won the reverse fixture 3-1 in November. Sheffield United have stabilised since, taking three wins from their past four league games, including a 2-1 derby victory over Sheffield Wednesday.

The Blades are without suspended midfielders Kalvin Phillips and Joe Rothwell, while Tom Davies, Jamie Shackleton and Sam McCallum remain injured. Coventry City list goalkeeper Oliver Dovin as injured.

Coventry City boast the division's second top scorer Haji Wright on 13 league goals, supported by Ellis Simms on 10. Frank Lampard's side deliver heavy service from wide areas, posting 508 open play crosses with 20.67% accuracy and 13 headed goals, so aerial deliveries could trouble The Blades' back line. For the hosts, Patrick Bamford and Callum O'Hare have eight league goals apiece, and Gustavo Hamer leads the Championship for assists with nine. That supply line may be key to unlocking a defence conceding 1.1 goals per game this season.

Coventry City can tighten their grip on promotion with another away result. The Blades, 15th, have momentum and a positive outcome may nudge them up the table and further away from the lower reaches.