National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sheffield United U21 or Crystal Palace U21 that keep their silverware dream alive.
Sheffield United U21 and Crystal Palace U21 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Sheffield United U21 form and stats
Sheffield travelled for their previous game, a trip to Birmingham City U21 that ended 0-0.
Heartbreak before that as Sheffield United U21 lost 0-3 at Barnsley U21's place.Crystal Palace U21 form and stats
The visitors are W2-D3-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Premier League 2 Division One.
Crystal Palace U21 played 0-0 against Leicester U21 in their previous match.
Before that, Crystal travelled to Arsenal U21 and returned home with a draw after the Premier League 2 Division One game finished 1-1.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Crystal Palace U21 are regular goalscorers on their travels. Crystal Palace U21 have conceded 7 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Gordon 6 goals | D. Omilabu 4 goals | K. Phillips 3 goals |
Sheffield United U21 missing players
Crystal Palace U21 missing players
| Sheffield United U21 | Crystal Palace U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 13 | 5 | Played | P | 11 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 23 | 7 | Scored | S | 16 | 30 | ||
| 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 94% | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 82% | ||
| 54% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 45% | 59% | ||
| 15% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 27% | 35% | ||
| 15% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 29% | ||
| 31% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 47% | ||
| 54% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 29% | ||
| 23% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 36% | 29% | ||
| 5.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.9 | 1.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.5 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 8.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | ||
| 43% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 49% | ||
| 6.2 | 5.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.3 | 12.2 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.8 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Newcastle United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sheffield United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Bristol City U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Crystal Palace U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Newcastle United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sheffield United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Arsenal U21 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool U21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 3 | Manchester City U21 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Chelsea U21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | Crystal Palace U21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | Fulham U21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 19 |
| 7 | Everton U21 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 |
| 8 | Brighton U21 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
| 9 | Wolves U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 14 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 11 | Manchester United U21 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | -15 | 10 |
| 12 | Leicester U21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -11 | 9 |
| 13 | West Ham United U21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 8 |
| 14 | Tottenham U21 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 | -18 | 6 |
England:
