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Sheffield United FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Sat 8 May 2021 · 14:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 30' Joel Ward
Y 31' Joel Ward

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield United FC vs Crystal Palace FCPremier League at Bramall Lane.

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Matthew Wilkes
  • Referee Lee Mason
  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Eddie Smart

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Crystal Palace FC H 0–2 L
02 May Tottenham Hotspur FC A 0–4 L
24 Apr Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 1–0 W
17 Apr Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
11 Apr Arsenal FC H 0–3 L
03 Apr Leeds United FC A 1–2 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Sheffield United FC A 2–0 W
01 May Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
26 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Chelsea FC H 1–4 L
05 Apr Everton FC A 1–1 D
13 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Sheffield United FC have kicked off against Crystal Palace FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 2' Assisted by Eberechi Eze with the perfectly-timed delivery and Christian Benteke makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 7' Gary Cahill, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 12' Joel Ward has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Heckingbottom will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Basham is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
  • 27' Crystal Palace FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 30' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joel Ward on 30.
  • 31' Joel Ward picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 38' Poor challenge from Oliver Norwood. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 43' Aaron Ramsdale is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
  • 48' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' The travelling Crystal Palace FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 60' Ben Osborn gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Sander Berge and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 366 games and scored 436 goals.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Crystal Palace FC. Jeffrey Schlupp is replaced by Jairo Riedewald.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Crystal Palace FC! Jordan Ayew comes on to replace Andros Townsend.
  • 80' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 80 minute. Kean Bryan leaves to be changed by John Lundstram.
  • 85' Sheffield United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 88' Eberechi Eze is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • The final score is 0-2.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.94 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Crystal Palace FC or Draw 70% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC30% Draw32% Crystal Palace FC38%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.15
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
70%
Sheffield United FC or Crystal Palace FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield United FC20% Draw53% Crystal Palace FC27%
Actual: Crystal Palace FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.2%
0 – 0
13.9%
0 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.6%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 3
3.3%
1 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 3% 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% 73%
+0.5 59% 41%
+1 59% 22% 18%
+1.5 82% 18%
+2 82% 12% 6%
+2.5 94% 6%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
30%
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
40%

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.