National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sheffield United or Tottenham Hotspur that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Sheffield nor Tottenham Hotspur as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Sheffield United form and stats
Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.Sheffield United are steadily winning Championship games and points here at Bramall Lane. 11 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats is the summary from 17 games.
A nice win for Sheffield United last time playing, versus Watford. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0. Foderingham, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.63 out of 10 in that game. Foderingham topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that, an away loss at Millwall in the Championship.There will be little rest for Sheffield United after this match as they are travelling to Blackburn Rovers for a Championship game in only three days.
Goals decide football matches and Sheffield United are scoring many of them at home; 35 on target from 17 league matches. From these home matches, Sheffield have conceded only 16 goals.
Tottenham Hotspur form and stats
Tottenham Hotspur was sent out of FA Cup in the 5th round last season.Playing away, Tottenham Hotspur have won 5 games, drawn 3 and suffered 4 defeats in the Premier League this season.
The Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Fraser Forster is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 189 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Tottenham Hotspur had fun at their own home (Bramall Lane) last time out, beating Chelsea 2-0. Kane and Skipp scored. Romero, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.85. Romero won 10 of 14 duels.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus West Ham United in the Premier League.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The travelling fans enjoy Spurs's attacking play in away games, having scored 20 goals in 12 league matches away. As for defending, Tottenham Hotspur rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 20 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: two - two - four (Sheffield United wins - draws - Tottenham Hotspur wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  H. Kane 18 goals |   O. McBurnie 11 goals |  I. Ndiaye 10 goals |
Sheffield United missing players
Tottenham Hotspur missing players
| Sheffield United | Tottenham Hotspur | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 8 | Won | W | 5 | 13 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 9 | ||
| 43 | 26 | Scored | S | 18 | 41 | ||
| 28 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 62% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 52% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 48% | ||
| 40% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 6.2 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 14.1 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.6 | 13.4 | ||
| 5.4 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 4.8 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 32% | ||
| 10.8 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 11.9 | ||
| 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 4.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 34 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 15 | 40 | 76 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 33 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 64 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 57 |
| 4 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 55 |
| 5 | Millwall | 33 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 53 |
| 6 | Luton Town | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 53 |
| 7 | Norwich City | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 48 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 52 |
| 8 | Watford | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 41 | 38 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 16 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 50 |
| 9 | Sunderland | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 21 | 11 | 49 |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 48 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 34 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 3 | 48 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 33 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -8 | 45 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 33 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 41 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 44 |
| 14 | Reading | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 30 | -10 | 44 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 51 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 26 | -4 | 43 |
| 16 | Hull City | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | -10 | 42 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 39 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 22 | -2 | 40 |
| 18 | Queens Park Rangers | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 49 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -14 | 39 |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 25 | -8 | 38 |
| 20 | Rotherham United | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 46 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 26 | -9 | 37 |
| 21 | Cardiff City | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 38 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 22 | -13 | 35 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 47 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 31 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 30 | -18 | 31 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 33 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 30 | 52 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -22 | 31 |
| 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 | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 29 | 57 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 55 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 49 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 45 |
| 5 | Newcastle United | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 41 |
| 6 | Fulham | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 39 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 36 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 35 |
| 9 | Brentford | 23 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 35 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 30 | 38 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 29 | -24 | 25 |
| 14 | Leicester City | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 36 | 42 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 28 | -6 | 24 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 24 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 16 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 22 |
| 18 | Everton | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -15 | 21 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 32 | -26 | 21 |
| 20 | Southampton | 24 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | -22 | 18 |
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