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Chris Basham is missing for Sheffield United
Sheffield United will be without Chris Basham against the other contenders to promote the Middlesbrough Championship.
Basham is suspended after receiving his 10th yellow card of the season in the captivating 3-3 draw at Aston Villa. Martin Cranie will probably be remembered, having replaced Basham when he missed the victory of New Year's Day in Wigan.
Marvin Johnson is also unavailable for the Blades because he is not eligible to face his parent club, but Scott Hogan is expected to return to the squad after being away from Villa.
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Boro's boss, Tony Pulis, could make some changes to his training. Britt Assombalonga needed a fitness test before being part of the team against Leeds this weekend, but the striker came into play and he hopes to be called back.
Mo Besic also had to settle for a spot on the bench Saturday and could be reinstated in the team. Boro is undefeated in the championship in 2019 and would move one point from his opponents with a win at Bramall Lane.
2:35 Highlights of the shock of the Sky Bet Championship between Middlesbrough and Leeds.
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Sheffield United have lost four of their last five league games against Middlesbrough, winning 2-1 against Bramall Lane last season.
Middlesbrough has won only one of its last nine away games at Sheffield United in all competitions (D2 L6), a 2-1 win in April 2011 under the leadership of Tony Mowbray.
Sheffield United are undefeated in 12 league games played on Wednesday (W9 D3) since their 0-1 defeat in March 1993 against Norwich City.
Middlesbrough lost only consecutive away games in all competitions under Tony Pulis, against Norwich and Cardiff in February 2018.
Since the beginning of 2016-2017, Sheffield United has won 70% of his home games with Billy Sharp (35/50) against 27% when he has not started yet (3/11).
Britt Assombalonga has scored three of the last four goals of the championship outside of Middlesbrough, all substitutes.
4:41 Match Summary Sky Bet Championship match between Aston Villa and Sheffield United.
The prediction of Prutton
Once you arrive at the 90th minute of a match, you badume that a 1-0 lead will be enough. But when 12 minutes of extra time were scored in Leeds' Middlesbrough match last Saturday, the opposition took the lead and Kalvin Phillips scored a tying goal.
The same could be said for United. I do not think Chris Wilder will have necessarily read them after the riot act, but he will have been animated and honest in his badessment of what he saw on his side against Villa. Being 3-0 after 82 minutes, then 3-3, I think Billy Sharp's face on the bench was all that. I have the impression that there will be a reaction to Bramall Lane, which is a great place to play football when it bounces.
David Prutton predicts: 2-1 (17/2 with Sky Bet)
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