Newcastle United manager S. Bruce looking for three points in Sheffield United showdown

Sheffield United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only three sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Everton. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

Newcastle can neither be promoted or relegated from Premier League. For Sheffield it's their last days at this level as relegation is a fact.

Newcastle United form and stats

When playing at home in the Premier League, Newcastle United, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) at home in Premier League, have managed 5 wins, 5 draws and suffered 8 defeats from 18 games. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Newcastle United, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Newcastle's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 3-4 versus Manchester City (placed 1st). Emil Krafth was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.11 out of 10. The defender Krafth scored one goal and won 3 of 4 duels. A goal frenzy last time out for Newcastle, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Manchester City. Fun stuff to watch! The penalty miss from Joseph Willock in the defeat against Manchester City was a source of irritation for some fans, but these things happen.

Before that match, a win away at Leicester City.

Newcastle are traveling soon after this match as the Premier League match at Fulham awaits in four days.

The Newcastle fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 18 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Newcastle defense is not exactly impregnable. 33 goals conceded from 18 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

Sheffield United form and stats

Sheffield United, who have the fewest scored goals (19) in Premier League, have only collected 7 points from their away games in the Premier League, after 2-1-15 (18 played).

It's the second away game in a row for Sheffield United, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Everton (placed 8th) in the Premier League last time out. Aaron Ramsdale was the team player of the game with the player rating of 8.61. The agile goalkeeper Ramsdale stopped the opponent with six saves. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was absolutely vital in the Sheffield victory against Everton, making six saves.

A loss against Crystal Palace was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Sheffield when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing one time, drawing zero and winning zero games.

A new game in only four days for Sheffield United, the Premier League home match versus Burnley. Busy days.

Sheffield are seemingly not capable of scoring regularly on their travels in the league. They have only managed 8 goals from 18 away games. Sheffield's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 35 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Sheffield United - Newcastle 1-0 earlier this season. Last seven meetings between the teams: Newcastle won five, Sheffield United won two and zero draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

C. Wilson 12 goals

D. McGoldrick 7 goals

J. Willock 6 goals

Newcastle United missing players

Sheffield United missing players