Match facts
- Sheffield United are looking to complete a league double over Cardiff City for the first time since the 1984-85 season.
- Cardiff City are unbeaten in six away league matches against Sheffield United (W2 D4) since a 2-1 defeat in December 2004.
- Sheffield United lost 2-1 in their last home league match against Reading; they have never lost consecutive home games under Paul Heckingbottom, who last suffered consecutive home Football League defeats in March 2018 as Leeds United manager.
- Cardiff City have lost three of their last four league games (W1), as many as in their previous 12 Championship games combined.
- Only Billy Sharp (14) has scored more Championship goals for Sheffield United this season than Morgan Gibbs-White (10), while no player has more assists than Gibbs-White (7, level also with Sharp).