Lincoln City vs Sheffield United prediction and preview

Championship · Saturday 27 February 2027, 15:00 UTC

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Lincoln City vs Sheffield United

Championship · Saturday 27 February 2027, 15:00 UTC · LNER Stadium, Lincoln

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Lincoln City vs Sheffield United preview

The Championship fixture between Lincoln City and Sheffield United is scheduled for Saturday 27 February 2027 at 15:00 UTC at LNER Stadium in Lincoln. Lincoln City are 17th in the table with 15 points from 14, while Sheffield United go into the round 9th, on 22 points from 14 games.

Lincoln City come into the game with a L-L-W-D-L run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Sheffield United's recent sequence reads W-W-D-W-L. Over their last 6, Lincoln City have scored 1.2 and conceded 2.7 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Sheffield United average 1.8 scored and 1.0 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

The sides have met 2 times in the records we hold: Lincoln City won 0, 1 game was drawn and Sheffield United won 1. Those games averaged 1.5 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 0. The most recent meeting, on 10 Oct 2026, ended Sheffield United 3-0 Lincoln City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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9Sheffield United146442017+322LWDWW
17Lincoln City144371424-1015LDWLL

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Lincoln City 0, draws 1, Sheffield United 1.

Team news

Lincoln City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

George Wickens, Deji Elerewe, Sonny Bradley, Andrei Coubiș, Yunus Konak, Ben House, Freddie Draper

Sheffield United expected line-up (4-4-2)

Michael Cooper, Japhet Tanganga, Harrison Burrows, Liam Kitching, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Mark McGuinness, Tahith Chong, Sydie frederick Peck, Kalvin Phillips, Ben Brereton Díaz, Tom Cannon

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