How to watch today's Sheffield United vs Bristol City Championship game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Sheffield Unitedhost Bristol Cityat Bramall Lane on Saturday to kick off the 2025-26EFL Championship season. 

Sheffield United come into the match seeking to bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on promotion last season, having lost the playoff final to Sunderland after a late campaign slump. Despite this setback, the Blades had a strong pre-season, winning four out of five friendlies and maintaining a positive record at home, where they've lost just one of their last seven competitive games.  

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.   

How to watch Sheffield United vs Bristol City online - TV channels & live streams

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Sheffield United vs Bristol City kick-off time

Championship - Championship

Bramall Lane

The match will be played at Bramall Lane on Saturday, with kick-off at 6.30 pm BST for fans in the UK. 

Team news & squads

Sheffield United vs Bristol City lineups

Sheffield United

4-1-4-1

Formation

3-4-2-1

BRC

1

M. Cooper

6

T. Bindon

38

F. Seriki

33

R. Norrington-Davies

14

H. Burrows

42

S. Peck

10

C. O'Hare

8

G. Hamer

11

A. Brooks

27

L. Barry

23

T. Campbell

23

R. Vitek

19

G. Tanner

5

R. Atkinson

14

Z. Vyner

4

A. Randell

12

J. Knight

7

Y. Hirakawa

10

S. Twine

2

R. McCrorie

11

A. Mehmeti

18

E. Jakobsen

3-4-2-1

BRC

SHU

-Line up

• 1

  M. Cooper

• 6

  T. Bindon

• 38

  F. Seriki

  74’

• 33

  R. Norrington-Davies

  57’

• 14

  H. Burrows

• 42

  S. Peck

• 10

  C. O'Hare

  14’

• 8

  G. Hamer

• 11

  A. Brooks

  58’

• 27

  L. Barry

  57’

• 23

  T. Campbell

  14’

Substitutes

• 19

  J. Robinson

  57’

• 3

  S. McCallum

  74’

• 17

  A. Davies

• 7

  T. Cannon

  58’

• 26

  R. One

  57’

• 34

  L. Marsh

• 20

  E. Ukaki

• 18

  D. Soumare

• 37

  D. Sasnauskas

Manager

• R. Selles

BRC

-Line up

• 23

  R. Vitek

• 19

  G. Tanner

• 5

  R. Atkinson

• 14

  Z. Vyner

• 4

  A. Randell

• 12

  J. Knight

• 7

  Y. Hirakawa

  75’

• 10

  S. Twine

  5’, 51’

  26’

  70’

• 2

  R. McCrorie

  26’

  51’

• 11

  A. Mehmeti

  46’

• 18

  E. Jakobsen

  46’

  83’

Substitutes

• 17

  M. Sykes

  75’

• 27

  H. Cornick

• 22

  J. Knight-Lebel

• 24

  H. Roberts

• 20

  S. Bell

  70’

• 13

  J. Lumley

• 30

  S. Armstrong

  83’

• 28

  A. Murphy

• 25

  E. Yeboah

Manager

• G. Struber

Sheffield United team news

Sheffield United hold a dominant record in this fixture, with 36 wins out of 65 meetings and victories in five of the last six encounters. They also boasted the third-best defense in the Championship last season, conceding just 36 goals. They will be confident of getting the campaign started on a winning note, with no fresh injuries to worry about. 

Bristol City team news

There are no fresh injury concerns or suspensions for the visitors to deal with ahead of the campaign opener. 

Bristol City fell short in their promotional aspirations, ending last year with their first playoff appearance since 2007-08 but crashing out to Sheffield United in the semifinals. They will hope to do better this time around. 

Form

Head-to-Head Record

SHU

Last 5 matches

BRC

4

Wins

1

Draw

0

Wins

• Sheffield United

  3

  -

  0

  Bristol City

• Bristol City

  0

  -

  3

  Sheffield United

• Sheffield United

  1

  -

  1

  Bristol City

• Bristol City

  1

  -

  2

  Sheffield United

• Sheffield United

  1

  -

  0

  Bristol City

10

Goals scored

2

Games over 2.5 goals

3/5

Both teams scored

2/5

Standings

Useful links

• Latest betting updates
• Championship news
• Sheffield United team page
• Bristol team page
• Football on TV in the UK