Season ticket holders at St. James' Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Newcastle United languishing in the 14th position so far. The guesting Sheffield United will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Sheffield United could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Premier League game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Aston Villa. 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 United form and stats
5-6-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier League numbers at home for Newcastle United so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Martin Dubravka not having conceded a league goal in 226 minutes.
Newcastle United are returning here after visiting Southampton in a Premier League game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Allan Saint-Maximin scored the goal(s). Before that match, a FA Cup win away at West Bromwich Albion.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Newcastle United as they have a new game in only three days, a Premier League match thankfully also at home. Aston Villa are visiting.
Newcastle United aren't scoring a lot here at St. James' Park in the league, with only 12 goals from 14 games. Newcastle have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Sheffield United form and stats
Playing away, Sheffield United have won 4 games, drawn 8 and suffered 2 defeats in the Premier League this season.
Sheffield United have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Dean Henderson. It's been 240 minutes since they last conceded in Premier League.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Aston Villa (placed 19th) in their previous outing. The Premier League match ended in a draw 0-0. Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Norwich City.
Dean Henderson had red hot gloves after the game against Aston Villa, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Premier League trip to Manchester United.
The attacking power of Sheffield when travelling is not overwhelming with 13 goals scored from 14 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Sheffield as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Newcastle - Sheffield United 3-0. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: five - zero - one (Newcastle United wins - draws - Sheffield United wins). As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Shelvey 5 goals |   J. Fleck 5 goals |  L. Mousset 5 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
Sheffield United missing players
| Newcastle United | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 25 | 12 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 13 | 30 |
| 41 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 25 |
| 90% | 79% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 86% | 93% |
| 59% | 50% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 71% | 62% |
| 41% | 36% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 17% | 14% | 21% |
| 28% | 7% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| 41% | 43% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 41% |
| 31% | 43% | 40% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 38% |
| 38% | 36% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 29% | 28% |
| 4 | 4.6 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
| 7 | 6.9 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.9 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 278 | 165 | 67 | Total Shots | T S | 48 | 115 | 287 |
| 88 | 49 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 37 | 93 |
| 28% | 24% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 35% | 32% |
- Sheffield United has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Sheffield United has the most matches under the total-line (23)
- Sheffield United have won significantly less corners away then at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 29 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 9 | 45 | 82 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 29 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 71 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 19 | 40 | 60 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 30 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 14 | 30 | 54 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 51 | 39 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 48 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 46 |
| 6 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 30 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 43 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 46 |
| 7 | Sheffield United | 29 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 44 |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 41 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 25 | 7 | 42 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 19 | -4 | 42 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 30 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 41 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 0 | 40 |
| 11 | Burnley | 29 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -6 | 39 |
| 12 | Everton | 29 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 31 | -9 | 37 |
| 13 | Southampton | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | -14 | 37 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 29 | -16 | 35 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 25 | -7 | 32 |
| 16 | Watford | 30 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 28 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | -17 | 28 |
| 17 | West Ham United | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 24 | -17 | 27 |
| 18 | AFC Bournemouth | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 26 | -20 | 27 |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 34 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 32 | -22 | 26 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 55 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 26 | -30 | 21 |
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