Swansea vs Sheffield United predictions: Blades hangover looks set to continue
Swansea have won four of their last five home fixtures
Sheffield United have lost three of their last four away league matches
Recommended bet: Swansea draw no bet
Avoiding an extended play-off final hangover will be the aim for Sheffield United as they prepare to take on Swansea at the Swansea.com Stadium.
The Blades fell at the final hurdle in the 2024-25 promotion race, losing 2-1 to Sunderland under the Wembley arch, and are off to a slow start this season.
Ruben Selles’ side started the league campaign with a 4-1 defeat at home to Bristol City and their Carabao Cup involvement was snuffed out by a 2-1 loss at Birmingham just four days later.
Pressure is mounting, although the South Yorkshire side are on the same points as Swansea, who started their season with a 1-0 loss at Middlesbrough.
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Team news
Swansea are set to revert to their first-choice side after making seven changes for their Carabao Cup first-round victory over Crawley.
Liam Cullen should keep his place in attack although Zan Vipotnik is pushing for inclusion after coming off the bench in last Saturday’s fixture at Middlesbrough.
Sheffield United continue to be stretched in midfield with Ollie Arblaster, Tom Davies and Jamie Shackleton continuing spells in the treatment room.
Ten changes were made to the starting XI for the midweek Carabao Cup trip to Birmingham, but the familiar faces should return, including Gus Hamer, who was a scoring substitute at St Andrew’s.
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The stats
Swansea have started the scoring in each of their last five home games.
The Swans have lost only two of their last nine Championship matches.
Each of Swansea’s last three league wins have been by a single-goal margin.
Sheffield United have conceded at least two goals in each of their last three games.
All of the Blades’ last 13 away league games have featured less than four goals.
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Prediction
Swansea have been beaten in each of their last five matches against Sheffield United but they can upset the head-to-head formbook with a victory this weekend.
Alan Sheehan’s side started the season with a 1-0 loss at Middlesbrough in a fixture largely devoid of clear-cut chances.
But the Swans have taken 10 points from their last four Championship home games and they are taking on Ruben Selles's men at a good time.
Recovering from a play-off final defeat is always a challenge and the Blades seemed to be carrying some mental baggage when losing 4-1 at home to Bristol City last weekend.
United have also lost some key players and their poor start to the season looks set to continue.
