- Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last 5 matches (Won 2, drawn 3), but have no wins from 1 home fixture in Championship 2026/2027.
- Norwich City are yet to win away in Championship 2026/2027 (1 game played, 3 goals conceded).
Blunt Blades can’t handle Canaries
Norwich City can return from Bramall Lane with a point in what promises to be a very open fixture between two Championship clubs who have begun the 2026-2027 campaign in solid fashion.
The Blades are the slight favourites at 33/25, with the Canaries at 48/25 and the draw at 47/20, but it's hard to see Norwich dropping a point from this fixture based on recent results and performances. Sheffield United have taken 3 points from 3 Championship 2026/2027 games to stand in 14th place, while Norwich City have also accumulated 3 points and are in 16th.
The last meeting at Carrow Road finished 2-1 to the Canaries in Championship 2025/2026, but Sheffield United have avoided defeat on their last two visits to Norwich.
The Canaries are on a roll
It's a bit of a clash of styles here with Chris Wilder's high-press, wing-loaded system designed to suffocate opponents and release the ball wide for rapid attacks, while Philippe Clement's compact 4-2-3-1 is all about playing through you and controlling the game.
The Canaries have won two of their last three games (L 3-0 at Millwall, W 2-1 at Cardiff in EFL Cup, W 4-1 at home to Burnley) to put themselves on the back of Sheffield United, who have played 2 draws and 1 win in the past 15 days (D 0-0 at Swansea, W 1-2 at Blackburn EFL Cup, D 2-2 at Cardiff).
Clement took over at Norwich City on 18 November 2025 and has immediately improved the Canaries' performance, so the visitors will come at this game with real momentum.
Norwich can take the points
Sheffield United have had some positive results so far, but they've been a little fortunate to escape with points in all of their Championship 2026/2027 games and I think they will slip up here. Norwich are simply playing better football and have a little more spark to them, so we're going with the visitors in the double chance market.
Bramall Lane hasn't been a happy place for the Canaries in recent years and the hosts have yet to score a goal or concede a goal there in 2026-2027, so we can't get too excited about an away win and will settle for a draw, although I wouldn't rule out a 2-1 win for the Canaries.
Norwich sharper at the top
Thomas Cannon has 2 of Sheffield United's 4 goals in their last 5 competitive matches and he's been their sharpest edge in the box so far, while Patrick Bamford has 1 assist in 3 Championship 2026/2027 matches and his crafty runs between the lines have been a real asset for Wilder's men.
Andre Brooks has 2 of Norwich's 3 Championship goals in 2026/2027, and he has been their standout spark. Callum O'Hare has the 1 goal in 3 games to lead the scoring for Sheffield United and he gives Wilder's side a crafty finisher between the lines.
The 9/10 about over 2.5 goals and the 7/10 on both teams to score look a touch high in this fixture, which is a bit of a stylistic mismatch and should be a free-flowing affair.
