Sheffield United vs Watford live stream: How to watch Amazon Prime Boxing Day match today online

Sheffield United incredibly enter Boxing Day in fifth and will hope to stay there as they entertain bottom-of-the-league Watford at Bramall Lane. 

But the Hornets have picked up some momentum since the arrival of Nigel Pearson, with the 2-0 win over Manchester United last weekend likely to see them as dangerous opponents for the Blades.

Dealing with expectations at home will prove to be arguably Chris Wilder’s biggest test moving forward, given they remain unbeaten away from home this season. But at home they are inconsistent with just four wins from nine and four defeats this season.

A bonus three points last weekend for Watford sees them now just six points from safety.

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Match preview

What are the predicted line-ups?

Sheffield United: Henderson; Basham, Egan, O’Connell; Baldock, Lundstram, Norwood, Fleck, Stevens, McBurnie, McGoldrick

Watford: Foster; Mariappa, Kabasele, Cathcart, Femenia; Hughes, Chalobah, Capoue; Sarr, Deeney, Deulofeu

What is the team news?

Chris Wilder has a fully fit squad but John Fleck could come back into the line-up after serving a suspension, so Luke Freeman appears the most obvious man to miss out. Expect the wildcard to come up top, with Wilder regularly rotating his forwards, meaning any combination of Oli McBurnie, David McGoldrick, Lys Mousset, Callum Robinson and Billy Sharp could find themselves in the XI. 

Abdoulaye Doucoure is out with a one-game ban for accumulating five yellow cards, while Danny Welbeck (thigh), Tom Cleverley (calf), Sebastian Prodl (knee), Daryl Janmaat (knee) and Jose Holebas (ankle) are all still out.

When is it?

Sheffield United vs Watford kicks off at 3pm (GMT) on Thursday 26 December.

Where can I watch it? Is there a live stream?

The match will be available to watch on Amazon Prime.

Subscribers to Prime can live stream via the Prime Video app on their smartphone, laptop or tablet, as well as Fire TV, games consoles, Virgin’s V6 TV Box, BT TV, TalkTalk TV, Apple TV and Chromecast. Click here to sign up for a free trial.

You will be able to watch on televisions at pubs too, find your local one here.

How much does subscription cost?

You can buy a monthly package for £7.99, which includes the entire Amazon Prime Video library as well as free next-day delivery on thousands of items from the main Amazon store.

What is our prediction?

This is a different kind of test for the Blades with the pressure on them to beat bottom-of-the-league Watford, but the Hornets have obtained the spark they needed since Nigel Pearson’s arrival after victory over Man United. We expect the hosts to come through this though with a 2-1 victory.

What are the odds?

Sheffield United 5/6

Draw 13/5

Watford 10/3

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