Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th January 2024

The Eagles look destined for a win in their match this coming Tuesday against The Blades. Bookmakers have them down as fairly big favourites, with the visitors going through a bit of a slump in the Premier League lately.

Placed 15th in the table Crystal Palace have amassed 21 points after 21 matches. On ten points, Sheffield United rank 20th with 21 matches played this season.

Following some poor performances in this Premier League campaign recently, Crystal Palace desperately need points from the match against Sheffield United to get back on track.

The Eagles scored 12 goals, conceded 21 and fought their way to zero clean sheets in their previous ten matches.

Sheffield United are currently not the most scoring team in the Premier League, as they only found the back of the net eight times in ten matches. This is an average of just 0.8 goals a game in which they conceded 21 times, an average of 2.1 per game. They managed one clean sheet in these.

Crystal Palace go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 2-0 and 1-0 the last two times they played Sheffield United.

Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United Prediction

Crystal Palace Form

A single point is all Crystal Palace can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 0-0 draw with Everton, before getting trounced 1-0 against Everton while Arsenal won 5-0. In their last six Premier League matches at home, Crystal Palace have one win, while they've drawn one and lost four.

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United managed to gain four points from their previous three matches, which started with a 0-4 win against Gillingham. A 2-2 draw with West Ham followed, before they lost against Brighton by 2-5. Sheffield United came through their last six away games in the Premier League without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by 16 goals to two.

Crystal Palace must demonstrate they are able to overcome recent adversities and two defeats on the trot. We anticipate them to be energized by the presence of their home crowd and take the victory.

Crystal Palace have found goals very hard to come by on home soil this season in the Premier League. No side scored fewer times, than the 11 goals they have so far pulled off. Along the way they have allowed 14 goals against. Sheffield United have been terrible at getting on the scoresheet away from home in the Premier League. Hitting the target only five times, they have the worst offensive record so far, whilst also allowing 25 goals against.

Crystal Palace won seven points from their last five encounters with teams from the bottom six, like their upcoming opponent. They won two, scored six and let in five goals. Sheffield United earned one points from their last five games against teams placed in the bottom six of the Premier League table. They scored five goals in those matches, but also allowed 13 goals against on their way to zero wins. Crystal Palace enjoy a record of five wins, six draws and ten defeats in the Premier League this season. Sheffield United are looking at two wins, four draws and 15 defeats in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United Squads

Crystal Palace Squad

Roy Hodgson will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Sheffield United from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Dean Henderson (0/5), Remi Matthews (0/1), Sam Johnstone (0/16), Chris Richards (0/12), James Tomkins (0/2), Joachim Andersen (2/21), Joel Ward (0/16), Marc Guehi (0/20), Nathan Ferguson (0/0), Nathaniel Clyne (0/10), Rob Holding (0/0), Tyrick Mitchell (1/20), Cheick Oumar Doucoure (0/11), Eberechi Eze (3/15), Jairo Riedewald (0/4), Jefferson Lerma (0/16), Jeffrey Schlupp (1/18), Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (0/6), Malcolm Ebiowei (0/0), Matheus Franca (0/6), Michael Olise (5/9), Naouirou Ahamada (0/11), Will Hughes (0/16), Jean-Philippe Mateta (2/18), Jordan Ayew (2/19), Odsonne Edouard (6/15).

Sheffield United Squad

Below is the full team squad of Sheffield United. The manager Wilder will pick his starting XI against Crystal Palace from these players:

Adam Davies (0/0), Ivo Grbic (0/0), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/21), Anel Ahmedhodzic (1/15), Auston Trusty (0/16), Chris Basham (0/8), George Baldock (0/11), Jack Robinson (0/20), Jayden Bogle (1/17), John Egan (0/6), Max Lowe (0/7), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/2), Yasser Larouci (0/6), Andre Brooks (0/9), Anis Ben Slimane (0/10), Ben Osborn (0/9), Femi Seriki (0/0), Gustavo Hamer (2/19), Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (0/0), James McAtee (1/17), John Fleck (0/4), Oliver Norwood (1/19), Tom Davies (0/3), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/20), Ben Brereton Diaz (1/1), Cameron Archer (3/19), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (4/12), Rhian Brewster (0/8), William Osula (0/12).

Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Crystal Palace, as they prepare to meet Sheffield United, since six could be missing. For their upcoming match in round 22, Crystal Palace are unable to call upon Jordan Ayew, who is suspended.

Michael Olise, Joel Ward, Rob Holding, Cheick Oumar Doucoure, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi and Nathan Ferguson take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Crystal Palace, when they face Sheffield United on Tuesday.

More than a handful of players could be forced out of the next match for Sheffield United, who are looking at six players nursing various problems. Rhian Brewster, Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci and Oliver McBurnie sit this one out for Sheffield United, serving a suspension instead of travelling to meet Crystal Palace.

Names like Chris Basham, Tom Davies, John Egan, John Egan, Daniel Jebbison and Rhian Brewster most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Crystal Palace.

Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United Lineups

Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United H2H

The last time the pair played each other The Eagles came away as 0-1 winners, and rest assured they have a similar outcome in mind on Tuesday. Looking back over their last ten encounters serves to emphasize how equally paired the two teams usually are. Visitors Sheffield United claimed a win in four of the previous ten matches. Hosting side Crystal Palace won five of these, as the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 11/17.

Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United Results

Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United Betting Tips

Oliver McBurnie shows decent form right now for Sheffield United, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Premier League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Crystal Palace, who are strong favourites this coming Tuesday. Siding with Michael Olise also look a nice prospect as he scored four goals in his last six Premier League matches.

Selhurst Park witnessed Crystal Palace winning two times in their last 10 matches here, whilst drawing four and losing four as well. Sheffield United claimed one wins, two draw and seven defeats in their last 10 games away. Crystal Palace got the opening goal of the game in two of their last 10 matches on home soil, with Sheffield United scoring the opener two times in 10.

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Crystal Palace’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Sheffield United played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.