Sheffield United FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
Match Preview
Sheffield United FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at Bramall Lane.
- Sheffield United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
- Crystal Palace FC 5 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee John Brooks
- Assistant 1 Lee Betts
- Assistant 2 Akil Howson
5 games this season
🟨 3.8/game
⚽ 13.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Arsenal FC | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford FC | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Leeds United FC | 5 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 5 | 9 |
| 8 | Hull City AFC | 5 | 8 |
| 9 | Newcastle United FC | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Chelsea FC | 5 | 7 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town FC | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United FC | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 5 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland AFC | 5 | 4 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 5 | 4 |
| 16 | Aston Villa FC | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | AFC Bournemouth | 5 | 3 |
| 18 | Coventry City FC | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Fulham FC | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 | 2 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | Crystal Palace FC | H | 0–1 | L |
| 08 May | Birmingham City FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 04 May | Huddersfield Town AFC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Apr | Preston North End FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 26 Apr | West Bromwich Albion FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 22 Apr | Manchester City FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug | Sheffield United FC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 28 May | Nottingham Forest FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 20 May | Fulham FC | A | 2–2 | D |
| 13 May | AFC Bournemouth | H | 2–0 | W |
| 06 May | Tottenham Hotspur FC | A | 0–1 | L |
| 29 Apr | West Ham United FC | H | 4–3 | W |
Key Stats
17%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
H2H (6 games)
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season
Crystal Palace FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC
| Tyrick Mitchell | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Sheffield United FC vs Crystal Palace FC — let the football do the talking.
- 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Sheffield United FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Basham is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Crystal Palace FC.
- 15' Marc Guehi is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield United FC tonight.
- 16' William Osula picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 21' Over 21 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 26' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Sam Johnstone made 385 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 31' Crystal Palace FC have won 385 goals from 328 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 36' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 46' Cheick Doucoure has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 49' A stunning finish from Odsonne Edouard — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 54' Crystal Palace FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 57' Sheffield United FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 57.
- 62' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 67' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 72' England international Tyrick Mitchell has been a key figure this campaign — 2 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 77' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 80' Jack Robinson makes way for Anis Ben Slimane at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
- 85' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 86' Controversy at the stadium! Anis Ben Slimane argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
- 87' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Ben Osborn is replaced by Andre Brooks.
- 90' A tactical swap from Crystal Palace FC — James Tomkins on, Marc Guehi off on 90 minutes.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Crystal Palace FC to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Sheffield United FC Lineups
3-5-2Starting XI
- 19
-
23
Ben Osborn ↓ Andre Brooks 87'
- 15
- 16
-
6
Chris Basham ↓ Vinicius Souza 80'
- 2
- 12
-
3
Max Lowe ↓ Yasser Larouci 80'
- 18
- 32
- 11
Bench
- 1
- 5
- 38
-
21
Vinicius Souza ↑ 80'
-
27
Yasser Larouci ↑ 80'
-
25
Anis Ben Slimane ↑ 80'
-
39
Antwoine Hackford ↑ 87'
-
35
Andre Brooks ↑ 87'
- 34
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 9
- 2
- 15
- 1
- 8
- 10
- 28
- 16
- 22
-
6
Marc Guehi ↓ James Tomkins 90'
- 3
Bench
- 17
-
5
James Tomkins ↑ 90'
- 44
- 31
- 14
- 26
- 37
- 29
- 49
Coach
Roy Hodgson
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Eberechi Eze | 4 |
| John Lundstram | 1 |
| Vicente Guaita | 1 |
| Jeffrey Schlupp | 1 |
| Christian Benteke | 1 |
| Odsonne Edouard | 1 |
| Ben Brereton | 1 |
| James McAtee | 1 |
Head to Head
Sheffield United FC Form
2023-08-12
Sheffield United FC
0–1
Crystal Palace FC
L
2023-05-08
Birmingham City FC
1–2
Sheffield United FC
W
2023-05-04
Huddersfield Town AFC
1–0
Sheffield United FC
L
2023-04-29
Sheffield United FC
4–1
Preston North End FC
W
2023-04-26
Sheffield United FC
2–0
West Bromwich Albion FC
W
2023-04-22
Manchester City FC
3–0
Sheffield United FC
L
Crystal Palace FC Form
2023-08-12
Sheffield United FC
0–1
Crystal Palace FC
W
2023-05-28
Crystal Palace FC
1–1
Nottingham Forest FC
D
2023-05-20
Fulham FC
2–2
Crystal Palace FC
D
2023-05-13
Crystal Palace FC
2–0
AFC Bournemouth
W
2023-05-06
Tottenham Hotspur FC
1–0
Crystal Palace FC
L
2023-04-29
Crystal Palace FC
4–3
West Ham United FC
W
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.14
Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02
Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for:
Sheffield United FC or Crystal Palace FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Crystal Palace FC win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.16
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
68%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
64%
Sheffield United FC or Crystal Palace FC
68%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
13.9%
1 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
Actual
2 – 1
7.4%
2 – 0
7.2%
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.8%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
2.8%
3 – 0
2.7%
1 – 3
2.3%
Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC
| Handicap | Sheffield United FC covers | Push | Crystal Palace FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 5% | — | 95% |
| -2 | 5% | 11% | 84% |
| -1.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -1 | 16% | 21% | 63% |
| -0.5 | 37% | — | 63% |
| +0.5 | 69% | — | 31% |
| +1 | 69% | 19% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
37%
✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.