- 谢菲尔德联队肯定会获得第三名。
- 一场胜利将确保斯托克城不会降级。
- 斯托克城在主场五连胜（W3，D2）。
是时候重新关注Blades了
谢菲尔德联队知道，如果他们想在复活节星期一输给伯恩利后重返英超联赛，他们就必须通过附加赛。
刀锋队在本赛季的大部分时间里都在为冠军而战，但还有两场比赛要打，他们在最糟糕的时候遇到了困难，现在肯定会获得第三名。
斯托克城距离危险还有四分，还剩两场比赛，可能已经做了足够的事情来避免下滑，但周五的三分将在数学上巩固他们在下赛季锦标赛中的位置。
在本赛季的任何其他时刻，客场胜利看起来都是这场比赛中最好的比赛，但考虑到情况，斯托克城的胜利是最好的选择。
谢菲尔德联队在最后两场比赛中没有什么可打的，老板克里斯·怀尔德可能会利用这个机会在季后赛开始前让一些关键球员休息。
波特队知道一场胜利将确保他们的生存，在过去的几周里，他们在主场表现不错，在过去五场比赛中取得了三场胜利和两场平局。波特一家可以充分利用主场优势，而这个固定装置对游客来说是一个死橡胶。
斯托克城在上一场比赛中在埃兰路被利兹以6比0大胜，一场紧张的主场胜利似乎比波特队轻松获胜更有可能。谢菲尔德联队在过去的三场客场比赛中都输了，所有这些失利都是以一个进球的差距，因此正确的得分支持者应该考虑东道主以1比0获胜，因为斯托克城本赛季在联赛的44场比赛中只进了45个球。
- Sheffield United are guaranteed to finish third.
- A win would ensure Stoke cannot be relegated.
- Stoke are unbeaten in five at home (W3, D2).
Time to refocus for Blades
Sheffield United know they will have to come through the play-offs if they are to secure a return to the Premier League after defeat to Burnley on Easter Monday.
The Blades spent much of the season fighting for the title but with two games to go they are now guaranteed to finish third after hitting a rough patch at the worst possible point.
Stoke are four points clear of danger with two games remaining and may have already done enough to avoid the drop, but three points on Friday would mathematically seal their spot in the Championship for next season.
At any other point in the season an away win would look the best play in this fixture but taking circumstances into account a win for Stoke is the best option.
Sheffield United have nothing to play for in their final two games and boss Chris Wilder may use this opportunity to rest a few key men before the play-offs begin.
The Potters know a win would ensure their survival and they have been in decent form at home over the last few weeks with three wins and two draws in their last five games. The Potters can make the most of home advantage and the fact this fixture is a dead-rubber for the visitors.
Stoke were thumped 6-0 by Leeds at Elland Road in their last game and a nervy home win seems more likely than a romp to victory for the Potters. Sheffield United have lost their last three away and all of those defeats have been by one-goal margins, so correct score backers should consider a 1-0 win for the hosts as Stoke have scored just 45 goals in their 44 games this season in the league.
