The big picture

Queens Park Rangers come in 8th on the ladder with 24 points; Sheffield United are 10th on 22. Only a couple of spots separate them, so there is plenty riding on it.

Queens Park Rangers are 6–3–6 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.6 goals for and 1.2 against.

Sheffield United are 6–4–4 in EFL Championship 2026-27, averaging 1.4 goals for and 1.2 against.

Form

Queens Park Rangers have won two of their last five and most recently beat Lincoln City 2–1.

Sheffield United have won three of their last five and most recently beat Preston North End 3–2.

Head to head

These sides have met 16 times on our records since 1992: Queens Park Rangers 5, Sheffield United 7, 4 drawn.

Last time out (2025-26), Sheffield United won 2–0 at MATRADE Loftus Road.

Biggest margin between these two: Sheffield United by 2 goals in 2025-26 (2–0).

Players to watch

For Queens Park Rangers, watch Richard Kone (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Paul Smyth (0.2 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27).

For Sheffield United, watch Patrick Bamford (0.5 goals a game, 1 assist in 2026-27) and Sydie Peck (0.3 goals a game, 2 assists in 2026-27).

At MATRADE Loftus Road

Queens Park Rangers have won 9 of their last 21 at MATRADE Loftus Road.

What the numbers say

On the numbers this is too close to split.