West Bromwich Albion take on Sheffield United at The Hawthorns in the Sky Bet Championship on Friday night (ko 8pm).
The Baggies are back on home soil after successive away defeats earlier in the week at QPR and Southampton. Albion won their most recent fixture in B71 against Swansea City and are six unbeaten in front of their own supporters.
The Blades, meanwhile, drew 1-1 at home to Norwich City on Tuesday night. Chris Wilder's team have now gone six games without defeat (W4, D2).
Follow the action LIVE
Supporters can listen to live audio commentary of Albion's showdown with Sheffield United.
Audio passes are available to purchase here.
WBA Radio & WBA TV commentator Gez Mulholland will provide live coverage from The Hawthorns, starting at 7.50pm.
Details for video streaming on WBA TV will be available here from Thursday afternoon.
Supporters are kindly asked to direct any questions or complaints about WBA TV or WBA Radio to wbatvsupport@streamamg.com.
The club are unable to answer queries about WBA TV or WBA Radio sent to fans@wbafc.co.uk, myalbion@wbafc.co.uk or enquiries@wbafc.co.uk.
Regular updates will also be posted across the club's social media channels throughout the night.
The opposition
Sheffield United have strung some really impressive results together in recent weeks and have pulled themselves away from the bottom three.
Friday's guests had an incredibly poor start to the 2025/26 term, losing nine of their opening ten matches in all competitions. The Blades were sat inside the relegation zone up until the end of November, but now look to have found their feet and are quickly climbing up the division.
United are unbeaten in six and had won four in-a-row before being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Norwich City in midweek - a fixture which they took a second-half lead in.
They'll head to The Hawthorns looking to record a third successive away triumph having beaten local rivals Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester City recently, bagging three goals in both encounters. Their overall away record reads played 10, won four and lost six.
Chris Wilder is Sheffield United's leader. He's now into his third stint as boss after replacing Ruben Selles who lasted just a few months in the role. Wilder, 58, has managed over 300 games for the club. He also played more than 100 games for them in the 80s and 90s.
Memorable meeting
The Baggies cruised to a 4-0 triumph over the Blades at The Hawthorns in August 2021.
Jack Robinson's own goal put Albion ahead at the break and they went on to score three further goals in the second period.
Dara O'Shea, Alex Mowatt and Callum Robinson all found the net on a terrific night on home soil. Check out the highlights below.
Recent record on home soil against the Blades
Albion 2-2 Sheffield United, December 2024
The Baggies and the Blades played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at The Hawthorns last December. Torbjørn Heggem's glancing header made it 1-0 after 24 minutes, but Sheffield United quickly turned the game around with two goals in three minutes from Callum O'Hare and Tyrese Campbell. Albion scored an equaliser in the middle of the second period - Tom Fellows' strike taking a crazy deflection and ending up in the corner of the net. Check out the highlights below.
Albion 0-2 Sheffield United, October 2022
Carlos Corberán's first game in charge of Albion ended in defeat to the side from Yorkshire during the 2022/23 term. Both Blades goals came inside the opening 23 minutes, with Iliman Ndiaye and Oli McBurnie beating Alex Palmer.
Albion 1-0 Sheffield United, August 2022
The Baggies secured safe passage to the second round of the Carabao Cup thanks to a narrow 1-0 triumph at home to the Blades in August 2022. Karlan Grant scored the only goal of the game, heading in the winner in front of the Brummie Road End in the second period.
How's that for a stat
Albion have the opportunity to extend their unbeaten home run to seven matches on Friday night. The Baggies have won three and drawn three of their last six at The Hawthorns. Their last defeat in front of their own fans was to Derby back in the middle of September.
Sheffield United can extend their unbeaten run to seven games. The last time the Blades went seven without defeat was during a run of 11 between October and December in 2024.
The Blades are four unbeaten against the Albion (D2, W2). Both fixtures in the 2024/25 campaign were played in December and ended level. Albion's last win over United was a 1-0 triumph in the Carabao Cup in August 2022 at The Hawthorns.
The overall head-to-head record is incredibly close. Albion have beaten the Blades 47 times, with United claiming 46 triumphs over the Baggies. There have also been 29 draws. Friday's battle will be the 123rd between the two clubs.
Ticket information
Tickets are on general sale for Albion’s Sky Bet Championship fixture against Sheffield United.
Prices start from £32 adults, £27 seniors (65+), £20 20-25s, £15 under-20s, £10 under-17s and £7 under-14s.
Adult disabled supporter tickets are available from £22.
Secure your seat online, in person via the East Stand Ticket Office, or by calling 0121 227 2227.
Please note, tickets will be delivered via the ‘WBA Tickets On The Go’ app.
The app is available to download on smart devices from the Apple Store here and the Google Play Store here.
Baggies fans unable to use a smart phone to enter the stadium will need to contact the Ticket Office.
When buying online, supporters will need to be logged into their My Albion account linked to their ticketing ID. Click here for instructions.
Hospitality
Various hospitality options are available for the game against Sheffield United.
Fans can explore below - and make a booking by clicking here, calling the team on 0121 524 3455, or by emailing hospitality@wbafc.co.uk.
For the supporters
There will be no Fan Zone or post-match bar on Friday.
Supporters are reminded the Fan Zone and post-match bar will not be operational for night fixtures.
