The Sky Sports presenter and pundit doesn’t suppose Bristol City will beat Sheffield United

Bristol City host Sheffield United at Ashton Gate on Tuesday evening as the 2 sides cram of their Championship fixtures earlier than the World Cup break. The match is being performed in entrance of the Sky Sports tv cameras.

Both sides prevented defeat on Saturday and had some pleasure from their outcomes. The Robins, who have been depleted on account of accidents, in addition to sickness spreading by means of the camp, held promotion-chasing Swansea City to a 1-1 draw, with Tommy Conway opening the scoring.

The Blades in the meantime inflicted a 2-0 defeat on West Brom, guaranteeing that the newly appointed Carlos Corberan had a dropping begin accountable for the Baggies. Iliman Ndiaye and Oli McBurnie discovered the again of the online inside 23 minutes and there was no response from the lads within the Midlands.

After the most recent set of outcomes, Sheff Utd are fourth and are 4 factors off Blacburn Rovers, who maintain an automated promotion spot. City are beneath mid-table in 14th place and there are a number of golf equipment respiratory down their necks to overhaul them. The desk is so tight {that a} win for City may transfer them as much as ninth while a defeat would see them doubtlessly drop as little as 18th.

City haven’t got the best of information towards City having solely received two of their final eight dwelling video games towards them with there being an eight-season hole between the 2. Their dwelling type has slumped with just one win of their final 5 and solely two of their final ten matches. Sheffield United will look to use their vulnerability at set-pieces having conceded essentially the most from corners this season with seven conceded. Eight of the final 9 objectives they’ve conceded have come from both a nook kick or a free-kick.

Ahead of the match, Sky Sports pundit David Prutton, has made his regular evaluation of each groups forward of the match and his prediction. The 41-year-old was detached with how he described City, talking each positively while a component of negativity additionally.

He stated in his Sky Sports column: “There is always plenty of entertainment and goals when Bristol City are in action, simply because they have great forward options and also can’t seem to defend.

“Sheffield United have been again to profitable methods on the weekend and can hope to use City’s defensive frailties and make it back-to-back victories.”

The former Leeds United and Nottingham Forest midfielder predicts that City will rating, however fall to a 2-1 defeat to the lads from South Yorkshire.