Whilst the gap between the Blades and safety may be six points, in and around the play-off spots are rather congested with many teams still believing they can go all the way to the promised land.
It's been an unforgettable week for Queens Park Rangers so far. They surprisingly lost 2:0 at Millwall in midweek and have been in the news recently for the wrong reasons. The London outfit have been hit with seven charges relating to Alejandro Faurlin's signing in 2009 - the case, however, continues, and they will be looking to get back to winning ways at home when they entertain Crystal Palace, and they could do the Blades a massive favour by beating their neighbours.
Nottingham Forest have had a nasty run of form lately - they're without a win in six, with their latest defeat coming to the hands of the Blades. Their play-off spot is in jeopardy and they're aiming to get back on track against Doncaster at the City Ground.
Meanwhile, Burnley's play-off quest continues as they face Millwall, Leeds entertain Ipswich and Derby host Swansea.
Leicester will find it difficult to play their 'style' of football on the Glanford Park pitch as they travel to Scunthorpe, Middlesbrough fans make the extremely exhausting journey to Portsmouth, Coventry meet Hull, and of course the Blades lock horns with Watford at Vicarage Road.
Sunday sees Cardiff take on Barnsley at the Cardiff City Stadium, and Norwich host Bristol City on Monday night, live on Sky Sports.
The fixtures in full are:
Burnley vs Millwall
Coventry vs Hull
Derby vs Swansea
Leeds vs Ipswich
Nottingham Forest vs Doncaster
Portsmouth vs Middlesbrough
QPR vs Crystal Palace
Scunthorpe vs Leicester
Watford vs Sheffield United
Sunday:
Cardiff vs Barnsley
Monday:
Norwich vs Bristol City
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 57 | 22 | 70 | +35 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 25 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 49 | 32 | 63 | +17 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 45 | 63 | +13 |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 41 | 61 | +14 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 58 | 60 | +11 |
| 6 | Nottingham Forest | 36 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 46 | 32 | 59 | +14 |
| 7 | Burnley | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 39 | 56 | +12 |
| 8 | Reading | 36 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 42 | 54 | +17 |
| 9 | Hull City | 36 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 52 | +3 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 53 | 55 | 52 | -2 |
| 11 | Watford | 35 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 61 | 52 | 50 | +9 |
| 12 | Millwall | 36 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 37 | 50 | +8 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 36 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 48 | 50 | +1 |
| 14 | Bristol City | 36 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 51 | 47 | -4 |
| 15 | Barnsley | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 35 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 52 | 46 | -10 |
| 16 | Ipswich Town | 35 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 0 |
| 17 | Doncaster Rovers | 36 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 49 | 66 | 43 | -17 |
| 18 | Coventry City | 35 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 45 | 41 | -7 |
| 19 | Derby County | 36 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 50 | 40 | -6 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 44 | 53 | 40 | -9 |
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 39 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 55 | 38 | -21 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 35 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 21 | 33 | 60 | 34 | -27 |
| 23 | Sheffield United | 36 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 32 | 56 | 32 | -24 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 35 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 33 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 37 | 64 | 25 | -27 |