Sheffield Utd vs Crystal Palace: Preview and Prediction

Sunday 18th August 2019

England Premier League
Sunday 18th August 2019
Kick off at 2pm BST
Venue: Bramall Lane

Match Preview:

Sheffield United will be amongst the favourites to go straight back down to the Championship this season, so every point will count for Chris Wilder’s team. On the opening day of the season the club earned a point away to Bournemouth and the hero of the day was 33 year old Billy Sharp who scored the equaliser with just two minutes remaining. The way the club celebrated suggested that they had just won the game, but the goal and the timing meant everything, and earning a point away from home is so valuable for a club like Sheffield United.

On Sunday they will play their first game at home in what is sure to be a packed out stadium, and a win could see the club break through into the top six depending on results.

Crystal Palace played out an uneventful 0-0 result against Everton at Selhurst Park last weekend and this game could tell us a lot about the club this season. True it is still extremely early in the season but there are thoughts that Palace could really struggle, if they were to lose to a newly promoted team in Sheffield United that could really nail that thought home.

Roy Hodgson will be massively relived that he was able to keep Wilfried Zaha because his assists and goals could well save the Eagles from the drop, and he will likely be used from the start this time after coming of the bench in their last game.

Team News:

Sheffield United: There are no new injuries for the club coming into this game

Crystal Palace: Mamadou Sakho could be back in the squad after a lack of match fitness though this hasn’t been confirmed. Jeffrey Schlupp has a muscle injury. James Tomkins is still injured with his groin from the back end of last season and is a long term casualty

Sheffield Utd vs Crystal Palace Head to Head:

The teams have not played since 2011 when Crystal Palace won 1-0.

The last time the teams played each other when Sheffield United were at home, the match finished 3-2 to Sheffield United.

In the last 5 meetings when Sheffield United were at home Crystal Palace have won just once.

There is a 60% chance to see under 2.5 goals.

Sheffield Utd vs Crystal Palace Prediction:

This is a very difficult match to predict because in theory there isn’t anything between the teams but we are going to go with Sheffield United to take something from this game. They will come into this game with confidence after their equaliser last week and also history suggests that the omens are with them. Palace have a poor track record coming here but then again the clubs are only meeting for the 3^rd time this decade. For small stakes it is worth backing the home team, but in reality we are still trying to find our way with how the leagues mid table and possible bottom half of the table teams will play out.

Sheffield Utd vs Crystal Palace Betting Tips:

Asian handicap (0.0 Sheffield United) at 1.86