Perhaps a welcome break from league football as West Brom U21 & Sheffield United U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There have been little to rest for the hosting team, as they played a Premier League 2 Division One fixture only three days back. That game was an away game at Chelsea U21, so at least Brom are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
West Brom U21 form and stats
West Brom U21 participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the group stage.West Brom U21 are yet to win a home game, having collected 2 points from their first two Premier League 2 Division One games here at Keys Park.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 199 minutes without scoring a league goal. Love was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager Beale led his Brom to a defeat away at Chelsea U21. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Keys Park. Some supporters pointed their nail-bitten fingers at Shakpoke for missing a penalty kick versus Chelsea U21 in the 22nd minute. It's possible that a goal in that situation would have changed the outcome.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Premier League 2 Division One home game that ended 0-0 versus Sunderland U21.West Brom U21 has scored {3 goals-1} so far and conceded {3 goals-2} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.
Sheffield United U21 form and stats
Sheffield United U21's mission in Premier League Cup last season failed in the round of 16.The visitors are W1-D0-L0 on the road this term. That's in the Professional Development League.
The supporters enjoyed Sheffield United U21's previous game versus Swansea City U21, a 4-2 win played at home. A crazy, crazy fixture with plenty of goals last time out for Sheffield, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this fixture be as exciting?
Prior to that result Sheffield United U21 won their away game at Bristol City U21 in the Professional Development League. The scoreline was 4-0.It's early days yet, but Sheffield United U21 has scored 4 and conceded 0 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  L. Love 1 goals | A. Trialist 1 goals |
West Brom U21 missing players
Sheffield United U21 missing players
| West Brom U21 | Sheffield United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 16 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 5 | Lost | L | 4 | 4 | ||
| 46 | 22 | Scored | S | 19 | 60 | ||
| 41 | 21 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 83% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 44% | ||
| 32% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 8% | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.4 | 5.2 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.3 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.1 | 12.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5.8 | ||
| 41% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 41% | ||
| 12.3 | 12.9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.9 | 7 | ||
| 5.3 | 5.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Brom U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Reading U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sheffield United U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers 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 | Tottenham U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | West Ham United U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Brighton U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Reading U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Leeds United U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Liverpool U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Norwich City U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Chelsea U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Sunderland U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | West Brom U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Manchester United U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Manchester City U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Aston Villa U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | Wolves U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 21 | Leicester U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 22 | Newcastle United U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 23 | Southampton U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Stoke City U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 3 |
| 25 | Derby County U21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 26 | Everton U21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sheffield United U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| 2 | Fleetwood Town U21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | Birmingham City U21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Barnsley U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday U21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Burnley U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | Hull City U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Coventry City U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 10 | Wigan Athletic U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 11 | Peterborough United U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -11 | 0 |
