Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed prediction, betting tips and bet builder – Can Blades down the Owls?

Feb 22, 2026 - 07:00

The Steel City derby takes place at Bramall Lane on Sunday lunchtime, as Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday come to blows with the former in a position where they could relegate their fiercest rivals this weekend.

Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed best bets

Sheffield United to win to nil at 5/6 with Sky Bet
Patrick Bamford to score at 5/6 with Sky Bet
Svante Ingelsson to be booked at 13/8 with QuinnBet
Sheffield United to win to nil, Bamford to score, Ingelsson carded at 4/1 with Boyle Sports

Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed latest odds

Find the latest Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed betting odds here, odds courtesy of Sky Bet and are subject to change.

Sheffield United – 1/8
Draw – 15/2
Sheffield Wednesday – 14/1

Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed prediction

Sheffield United head into Sunday lunchtime’s Steel City derby knowing they might have the possibility to relegate their fiercest rivals.

Sheffield Wednesday currently sit on -7 points with 14 matches still to play, leaving them 41 points from safety with 42 points still to play for.

A win or draw for Chris Wilder’s side against their rivals on Sunday would guarantee Wednesday’s relegation, provided West Brom don’t do the job for them on Saturday by getting the better of league leaders Coventry.

The Blades head into Sunday’s crunch clash have picked up 10 points from their last five matches following victory at Portsmouth last week which lifted them up to 15th in the Championship table, just three points off the top half.

United have won four of their last five league games at Bramall Lane, losing just one of their last nine ahead of their match with arch rivals Wednesday, who make their way across the city on a run of 10 consecutive defeats in all competitions.

Sheffield Wednesday have been deducted 18 points across the Championship season, for a combination of filing for administration as well as failing to meet payment obligations, and with just one win all season, currently find themselves on -7 points.

Henrik Pedersen will be hoping his side can at least delay at least delay the inevitable so as not to let his side’s local rivals put the final nail in the relegation coffin, though doing so would mean picking up a first victory in any competition since September.

The Owls haven’t won a Steel City derby in 14 years, leaving them winless in their last seven and without so much as scoring in any of their last six.

Sheffield United have won each of their last three matches against Wednesday, who haven’t won at Bramall Lane in 17 years, and have won only once away against their arch rivals since 1967.

It’s difficult to see anything other than a dominant Blades victory, who will be fired up with the knowledge they could be the ones to inflict relegation on their fiercest rivals in what has been a desperate campaign for the Owls – a 3-0 home win looks most likely.

Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed betting tips

Sharp Blades to down Owls

Sheffield United head into the Steel City derby having won four of their last five home league games, and will be spurred on with the knowledge they could potentially relegate their arch rivals on Sunday should, they inflict an 11th consecutive defeat on them.

The Owls make the trip across town still with -7 points to their name, 41 points from safety.

Sheffield United to win to nil at 5/6 with Sky Bet

Bamford banging

Patrick Bamford has been in outstanding form since signing for Sheffield United in November, with eight goals in 10 starts for the Blades, with six of those strikes coming at Bramall Lane.

Patrick Bamford to score at 5/6 with Sky Bet

Ingelsson in the book

Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Svante Ingelsson has committed more fouls than any other player in the Championship this season, and is unlikely to rein his tackles in with a derby atmosphere and relegation on the line.

Svante Ingelsson to be booked at 13/8 with QuinnBet

Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed predicted lineups

Sheffield United (4-2-3-1): Cooper (GK); Seriki, Tanganga, Bindon, Burrows; Phillips, Peck; Brooks, O’Hare, Hamer; Bamford

Sheffield Wednesday (4-2-3-1): M Cooper (GK); Palmer, L Cooper, Otegbayo, Adaramola; Heskey, Ingelsson; McNeill, Lowe, Ndala; Yates

How to watch Sheff Utd v Sheff Wed

Location: Bramall Lane, Sheffield, UK
Date and time: Saturday 21st February 2026, 12:30pm
How to watch: Sky Sports Football

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