Hull City will aim to extend their place in the top six as they visit Sheffield United on Saturday (15:00 BST).
The Tigers are currently safe inside the play-off spots but are only holding onto a four point advantage over seventh placed Wrexham after two successive draws.
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Though expectations will be high against the Blades, who failed to win any of their games in March and are still searching for a victory in April.
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Sheffield United have lost their last two league games against Hull, as many as in their previous 24 against the Tigers (W15 D7).
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Hull are looking to complete the league double over Sheffield United for just the second time, previously doing so in 1952-53.
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Since Boxing Day, only Sheffield Wednesday (1) have kept fewer Championship clean sheets than Sheffield United (2 in 19 games); they are the only side without a home clean sheet in that time.
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Hull have drawn their last two league games, having only drawn two out of 27 beforehand (W15 D10). They last drew three in a row back in November 2024.
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Sheffield United’s Gustavo Hamer has assisted the most goals in the Championship this season (11) – the last Blades player with more in a league campaign was John Fleck in League One in 2016-17 (16). Indeed, 10 of Hamer’s 11 assists have been at Bramall Lane, six more than any other player has at one venue this season (Ryan Giles at the MKM Stadium for Hull, 6).
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