PREVIEW | Middlesbrough vs Sheffield United - team news, lineups, predictions | OneFootball

Middlesbrough and Sheffield United clash this Saturday at the Riverside Stadium in Matchweek Four of the 2025/26 EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on Sky Sports Football.

Rob Edward's Boro have made a smart start and have picked up a perfect return of nine points from their first three league fixtures to sit second in the table. In their last fixture, Boro beat Norwich 1-2 and they will be keen to maintain their momentum against the division's basement club.

Title contenders for much of last season, Sheffield United have endured a tough start and current sit bottom of the pile in the Championship with an emphatic zero next to their name. In their last encounter, Rubén Sellés's team were edged out 0-1 by Millwall.

The Blades won the last meeting between the two sides 3-1, but given their very different starts to the current campaign, Boro will be looking to inflict more pain on their visitors this weekend.

The Fan Zone

Theo (Allthingsblades): After another hectic few days in the transfer market, Sheffield United look a bigger threat - but face a potential future without star player Gustavo Hamer. United need to get something from this game and it will be a difficult task against a very strong Middlesborough side. I’m thinking Middlesbrough will just have too much for the Blades and a comfortable 2-0 win for the home side.

Prediction: 2-0

Predicted lineups

Middlesbrough: Sol Brynn, Luke Ayling, Dael Fry, Alfie Jones, Callum Brittain, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Sam Silvera, Sontje Hansen, Tommy Conway, Morgan Whittaker

Sheffield United: Michael Cooper, Ben Godfrey, Tyler Bindon, Japhet Tanganga, Harrison Burrows, Djibril Soumaré, Sydie Peck, Louie Barry, Callum O´Hare, Gustavo Hamer, Tyrese Campbell

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Last starting XIs

Middlesbrough ( vs Norwich City 2025-08-23): Sol Brynn, Luke Ayling, Dael Fry, Alfie Jones, Callum Brittain, Aidan Morris, Hayden Hackney, Sam Silvera, Morgan Whittaker, Tommy Conway, Finn Azaz

Sheffield United ( vs Millwall 2025-08-23): Michael Cooper, Ben Godfrey, Jack Robinson, Tyler Bindon, Harrison Burrows, Callum O´Hare, Sydie Peck, Gustavo Hamer, Tom Cannon, Tyrese Campbell, Louie Barry