{"id":653266,"date":"2025-04-04T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=653266"},"modified":"2025-04-02T09:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T13:22:11","slug":"team-news-form-prediction-oxford-united-welcome-sheffield-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2025\/04\/04\/team-news-form-prediction-oxford-united-welcome-sheffield-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Team News, Form and Prediction as Oxford United Welcome Sheffield United"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oxford United<\/a> will be looking to bounce back from their defeat at Middlesbrough when Sheffield United visit Grenoble Road.<\/p>\n

The U’s took the lead at the Riverside but conceded two second-half goals against Michael Carrick’s side.<\/p>\n

Oxford United Welcome Sheffield United<\/h2>\n

Team News, Form and Prediction<\/h3>\n

Gary Rowett’s side have lost their last two away games despite taking the lead in both, but they did win their last home fixture against Watford.<\/p>\n

Table-topping Blades have lost just once in their last ten games, winning eight. Chris Wilder’s side are also unbeaten in their last 12 away games and have won eight in succession. In fact, Sheffield United have picked up more points on the road this season (40) than Oxford have at home (32).<\/p>\n

Sheffield United are two points clear of Leeds United, despite their two-point deduction at the start of the campaign, as they look for an immediate return to the Premier League.<\/p>\n

Skipper Elliott Moore remains sidelined but U’s fans will be hoping for a return of midfielder, Cameron Brannagan. Tom Bradshaw made a return from the bench last time out and full-backs Greg Leigh and Joe Bennett could also be in contention for this match.<\/p>\n

The Blades are without Harry Clarke, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Tom Davies, Oli Arblaster and Sai Sachdev.<\/p>\n

Chris Wilder’s side were comfortable winners<\/a> when the two teams met earlier<\/a> in the season. Sheffield United have won nine of the last ten meetings between the two sides, with Oxford’s last home win over the Blades coming in 1996.<\/p>\n

Predicted line-up: Jamie Cumming, Ciaron Brown, Ben Nelson, Michal Helik, Hidde ter Avest, Will Vaulks, Cameron Brannagan, Siriki Dembele, Ruben Rodrigues, Przemyslaw Placheta, Mark Harris.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Oxford United 1-2 Sheffield United<\/p>\n

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