Burnley
Blackburn Rovers
Coventry City
Derby County
Leeds United
Luton Town
Middlesbrough
Millwall
Norwich City
Portsmouth
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield United
QPR
Plymouth Argyle take on high-flying Sheffield United at Home Park on Saturday lunchtime, with time running out to save their season and secure their Championship status.
Chris Wilder has outlined a ‘tough watch’ after the reverse fixture at Bramall Lane ended 2-0 after a battling and stubborn Plymouth performance earlier in the Championship season.
| Position | Team | Played MP | Won W | Drawn D | Lost L | For GF | Against GA | Diff GD | Points Pts |
| 17 |  PortsmouthPortsmouth | 41 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 48 | 64 | -16 | 45 |
| 18 |  Oxford UnitedOxford United | 41 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 42 | 60 | -18 | 45 |
| 19 |  Hull CityHull City | 41 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 44 |
| 20 |  Stoke CityStoke City | 41 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 54 | -12 | 44 |
| 21 |  DerbyDerby | 41 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 52 | -10 | 42 |
| 22 |  CardiffCardiff | 41 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 45 | 65 | -20 | 42 |
| 23 |  LutonLuton | 41 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 37 | 62 | -25 | 40 |
| 24 |  PlymouthPlymouth | 41 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 81 | -39 | 37 |
Both sides have endured a difficult week in the Championship and need to ensure victory, which should make for an entertaining fixture. The loser may find their season ends in disappointment with so few games left at the business end of the campaign.
The Blades now need a final push to ‘get over the line’ ahead of Burnley and Leeds United. They were excellent last month in March, with both Wilder and Tyrese Campbell winning awards. However, April has been more difficult thus far.
Sam Parkin predicts Sheffield United victory away to Plymouth Argyle
Miron Muslic’s men cannot afford to drop points in any home games, especially when playing before many of their rivals. That’s so they can apply pressure to the teams above them.
However, it is one of their most difficult remaining games of the relegation run-in. Losing it could be disastrous after we predicted the points needed to survive recently. It would leave them with too much to do.
Others have had their say on the outcome, with EFL pundit for the BBC and talkSPORT, as well as being a co-commentator for Sky Sports, Sam Parkin speaking to Benjamin Bloom to provide his verdict.
Bloom said: “The Michael Cooper derby. By God, the Blades need a win. They are having a terrible week.”
Parkin responded: “I think Sheffield United win. I think they bounce back, but I think it’s tight, it’s horrible, maybe an early goal and then defended. 0-1.”
Bloom added: “I was going to take 0-1 there. So, I’ll go for it to loosen up a little bit. I’m going to back the Blades. I’ll go for them to go two up and then for Argyle to score. I’m going to go Plymouth 1-2 Sheffield United.
“Call us boring if you like, but we have all three of the teams in the title race all winning this week.”
What has Chris Wilder said about Michael Cooper ahead of Plymouth reunion?
Speaking via The Star in December, Wilder outlined his thoughts on Cooper’s first reunion with Argyle since his summer move north to Bramall Lane.
This game will be in more familiar surroundings for Cooper, with Home Park hosting the academy graduate. In the reverse, Cooper was met with chants of “He’s one of our own.”
Wilder was touched by that, he said: “I’ve got to say, I was delighted with the reception he got from his hometown club. That’s class as well.
“Sometimes when players make decisions like that, they get battered for it. He’s been brilliant for us and he made a big save again when needed.”
Experts have outlined Cooper and James Trafford as two of the three outstanding goalkeepers in the division this season. It’s hard to argue and he will hope to show no signs of nerves back in Plymouth this weekend.