GolVolt — Derby County vs Sheffield United: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Derby County without a win in 8 matches

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 3 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 1 September, 2:0 against Portsmouth.

Streak

Sheffield United have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 9 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 24 October: Sheffield United – Derby County 1:1

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Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Bobby Clark

Derby County · midfielder

3goals 2assists 7.01avg rating

Last match, Sheffield United: 1 goal, rating 7.4.

Patrick Bamford

Sheffield United · forward

5goals 1assist 6.81avg rating

Last match, Derby County: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

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“This set-up” is Derby County at home and Sheffield United away, as in this match.

Derby County

at home · 10

2W2D6L0.9scored per match1.4conceded per match

Sheffield United

away · 10

5W2D3L1.5scored per match1.1conceded per match

Head to head

5 meetings since 2024.

Last time · 24 Oct 2026 · Championship Sheffield United 1:1 Derby County Bamford 79' · Clark 37'

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1 draw2.2 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Derby County (4-2-3-1, last: Sheffield United) · Sheffield United (4-4-2, last: Wrexham).

Official around 19:45, Tue 29 Dec

JZZetterström RHHedges DSSanderson RNNyambe JWWard DOOzoh BCClark HMMeister SSSzmodics RBBrewster CMMorris MCCooper HCChoudhury JTTanganga LKKitching HBBurrows TCChong SPPeck KPPhillips RDDonovan JAAyew BDDíaz

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When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

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