Sheffield United v Reading: Latest team news, score prediction, Is there a live stream? What time is kick-off?

Sheffield United will be hoping to bolster their top-six chances further on Good Friday when they take on relegation battlers Reading at Bramall Lane, with the hosts the clear favourites to take all three points from this clash.

Paul Heckingbottom’s men go into this tie wanting to redeem themselves after missing multiple chances to open the scoring against AFC Bournemouth last weekend and although a draw against the Cherries isn’t the worst result on paper, they should have taken all three points because of the opportunities they had.

They still remain in sixth place at this stage – but Middlesbrough have a game in hand over the Blades and are only three points behind at this stage – so every point picked up between now and the end of this term will be crucial for the South Yorkshire outfit.

The Royals make the long trip up north to try and upset United’s rhythm, whilst also needing at least a few more points of their own to secure their place in the second tier for next season.

They currently sit eight points against the Blades’ local rivals Barnsley – but the Tykes currently have a game in hand over the Berkshire outfit and that current gap will close quickly if Poya Asbaghi’s men can start performing in a promising manner.

So this is arguably an important match for both teams – and we have the details you need to know ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s clash.

Latest team news

The hosts received a big boost yesterday when it was revealed that Chris Basham had returned to training, though he will still be a doubt for this clash with the defender still needing to make further steps to be involved.

Billy Sharp will definitely be unavailable for this tie as he joins fellow forward options David McGoldrick and Rhian Brewster on