Pick of the stats: Watford v Sheffield United
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Sheffield United will hope to officially confirm their status as a Championship club for another season when they visit Watford on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 BST).
The Blades are 10 points clear of the relegation zone with four games to play and need a win to guarantee survival - although a draw or even defeat would be enough should Oxford lose at Derby.
Chris Wilder's side ended a run of six games without a win (D3 L3) by beating Hull 2-1 last time out.
As for the Hornets, their hopes of a play-off place are all but over as they sit 11 points behind sixth-placed Hull with only four games remaining - and have failed to win any of their past four (D2 L2).
Watford have lost their previous four league games against Sheffield United, having been unbeaten in the previous six against the Blades (W4 D2).
Sheffield United won this exact fixture 2-1 last season, having failed to score in each of their previous four league visits to Watford (D1 L3).
Since winning four in a row between December 2025 and January 2026, Watford have only won three of their past 17 games in the Championship (D7 L7).
Sheffield United have only kept two clean sheets in their past 20 Championship matches – indeed, no team in the division has kept fewer than the Blades since Boxing Day 2025.
Imran Louza has been directly involved in 16 goals in the Championship this season (seven goals, nine assists), just one fewer than the most by a Watford player across their previous 10 league campaigns (17 by Ismaila Sarr in 2022-23 and 2020-21).
