National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Newcastle United U21 or Sheffield United U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Newcastle United U21 form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat. That’s what Newcastle United U21 have to build on here at Blue Flames Ground in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
The club members hope that Newcastle United U21 will fight back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the Premier League Cup fixture against Sheffield United U21.
Ahead of that match, a home loss in the Premier League Cup against Crystal Palace U21.
Newcastle United U21 has scored {10 goals} so far and conceded {5 goals} from 5 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Sheffield United U21 form and stats
The fans enjoyed Sheffield's previous fixture versus Newcastle United U21, a Premier League Cup win (2-1) played at home.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Crewe Alexandra U21.The schedule is very tough for Sheffield United U21 now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Premier League Cup game at Crystal Palace U21 is waiting in only four days.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these parties meet on the pitch this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Sheffield United U21 - Newcastle United U21 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Stephenson 5 goals | J. Scott 4 goals |  J. White 3 goals |
Newcastle United U21 missing players
Sheffield United U21 missing players
| Newcastle United U21 | Sheffield United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 6 | Played | P | 8 | 17 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 26 | 10 | Scored | S | 16 | 31 | ||
| 53 | 6 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
| 84% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 88% | 94% | ||
| 64% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 65% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 12% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 41% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Clean Sheets | C S | 62% | 47% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | ||
| 4 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 7 | 6.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7.7 | 11.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 9.4 | ||
| 3.5 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 3.9 | ||
| 31% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 45% | 45% | ||
| 11.9 | 10.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Crystal Palace U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sheffield United U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Bristol City U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Newcastle United U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds United U21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 21 | 25 |
| 2 | Southampton U21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 19 |
| 3 | West Brom U21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | Norwich City U21 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 6 | Newcastle United U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 14 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -4 | 14 |
| 8 | Aston Villa U21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | -6 | 8 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16 | -13 | 8 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 15 | -22 | 0 |
