Premier League match preview: Sheffield United believed to be the weaker party when Newcastle United pays a visit

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Competition: England Premier League
Competition: Sun 24.Sep
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (31844 seats)

Sheffield United battle against Newcastle United for fame and success.

Insights:
  • Sheffield United have yet to win a game.
  • Newcastle United have lost all their away matches so far.

This could be an engaging match with lots of action and energy as both squads are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Sheffield United form and stats

Sheffield United have played three Premier League home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

No payout for Sheffield United in their previous match, an away game at Tottenham Hotspur that ended in defeat 1-2. Sheffield United's goalkeeper Foderingham was extremely busy against Tottenham Hotspur, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves.

In the match before that, Sheffield hosted Everton and drew the game 2-2.

With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sheffield United defense is not exactly impregnable. 5 goals conceded from 3 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Newcastle United form and stats

No Premier League points yet away for Newcastle United, from their first 2 matches.

It's another away fixture for the visitors, as they travelled to Milan in their previous outing. The Champions League fixture ended 0-0. Pope was the team player of the game with the player rating of 9.12. The agile goalkeeper Pope topped it up with a clean sheet.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Brentford in the Premier League.

A quick return to home after this game, as Newcastle are hosting Manchester City in the Carabao Cup only three days away.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Newcastle United has managed {1 goals} and let in 4 from 2 matches.

Head 2 Head

Sheffield United-Newcastle United H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Sheffield United two wins, Newcastle United six wins, zero draws. three of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Newcastle UnitedC. Wilson
C. Wilson
3 goals
SheffieldG. Hamer
G. Hamer
2 goals
Newcastle UnitedA. Isak
A. Isak
2 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Newcastle United missing players

Sheffield United Newcastle United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
5 3 1 Played P 0 2 5
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
1 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
4 2 1 Lost L 0 2 3
5 3 0 Scored S 0 1 8
9 5 1 Conceded C 0 4 7
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
80% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 60%
80% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 60%
20% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 40%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 20%
80% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 60%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 20%
20% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 50% 20%
 
3.8 3.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1.5 4.4
8.8 7.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 4 5
3.4 2.7 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 4.5 3.4
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.2 9 8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8 13
3.8 3.7 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.5 5.2
26% 27% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 31%
 
22.8 23.3 24 Shots against (avg) S A 0 14.5 13
7.4 7.7 8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5 4.4
Key stats in Premier League this season:
  • Newcastle United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Newcastle United have lost all their away matches so far.
  • Newcastle United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Newcastle United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Sheffield United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Sheffield United have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
  • Sheffield United have yet to win a game.
  • Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
Sheffield United Last season Newcastle United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   19 38
28 16   Won W   8 19
7 3   Drew D   8 14
11 4   Lost L   3 5
73 47   Scored S   32 68
39 19   Conceded C   19 33
98% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   79% 82%
61% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 74%
41% 52%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 47%
26% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   26% 29%
11% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 21%
41% 43%   BTTS BTTS   63% 53%
41% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 37%
20% 13%   Failed to Score F T   32% 29%
 
5.7 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   6.1 7.1
4.9 4.3   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 4.3
2.2 2.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
3 2   Red cards R C   0 1
 
13.3 16   Shots (avg) S (   11.9 14.9
4.8 6.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.6 5.2
33% 33%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 35%
 
9.9 8.5   Shots against (avg) S A   12.5 10.4
3 2.8   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.2 3.7

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Manchester City 5 5 0 0 14 3 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 3 0 0 8 2 11 15
2 Tottenham Hotspur 5 4 1 0 13 5 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 2 1 0 9 4 8 13
3 Liverpool 5 4 1 0 12 4 2 2 0 0 6 1 3 2 1 0 6 3 8 13
4 Arsenal 5 4 1 0 9 4 3 2 1 0 7 4 2 2 0 0 2 0 5 13
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 5 4 0 1 15 7 3 2 0 1 8 5 2 2 0 0 7 2 8 12
6 West Ham United 5 3 1 1 10 7 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 10
7 Aston Villa 5 3 0 2 11 10 2 2 0 0 7 1 3 1 0 2 4 9 1 9
8 Nottingham Forest 5 2 1 2 7 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 3 1 0 2 4 5 0 7
9 Crystal Palace 5 2 1 2 6 7 2 1 0 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 7
10 Fulham 5 2 1 2 5 10 2 1 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 4 7 -5 7
11 Brentford 5 1 3 1 8 6 3 0 3 0 5 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 6
12 Newcastle United 5 2 0 3 8 7 3 2 0 1 7 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 6
13 Manchester United 5 2 0 3 6 10 3 2 0 1 5 5 2 0 0 2 1 5 -4 6
14 Chelsea 5 1 2 2 5 5 3 1 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 5
15 AFC Bournemouth 5 0 3 2 4 8 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 1 3 5 -4 3
16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 1 0 4 5 11 2 0 0 2 2 7 3 1 0 2 3 4 -6 3
17 Sheffield United 5 0 1 4 5 9 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 -4 1
18 Everton 5 0 1 4 2 9 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 1 1 2 6 -7 1
19 Burnley 4 0 1 3 4 12 3 0 0 3 3 11 1 0 1 0 1 1 -8 1
20 Luton Town 4 0 0 4 2 10 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 1 8 -8 0

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The English Premier League is the top level of the English football league pyramid. 20 teams play 38 fixtures each to see who tops the Premier League table. The Premier League is the most watched sports league in the world. Seasons run from August to May with most games on Saturdays and Sundays.