Sheffield United vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 6th December 2023

Liverpool are highly favoured to claim a win against The Blades, whom they face on Wednesday. In their current shape, a win at Bramall Lane seems to be the obvious outcome.

One spot behind the leader of the table, Liverpool have claimed 31 points after 14 rounds, while Sheffield United have amassed five points and are now ranked as number 20 in the Premier League standings.

With four defeats in the last six matches across all tournaments, the mood around the Sheffield United camp could probably be a lot better. They need to up their game or prepare for more disappointment, when facing The Reds on home soil.

Sheffield United scored seven times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.7 goals a game. They conceded 32 and managed zero clean sheets.

The Reds show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target 2.3 times on average per game. They scored 23 goals and conceded 11, an average of 1.1 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in three of these.

In the latest meeting between Sheffield United and Liverpool, 28 February 2021, Liverpool triumphed in a 2-0 win at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United vs Liverpool Prediction

Sheffield United Form

In their previous three outings, Sheffield United drew 1-1 with Brighton, before losing 1-3 against Bournemouth and 5-0 against Burnley. In their last six Premier League matches at home, Sheffield United have one win, while they've drawn one and lost four.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool look well suited to take on any opponent with seven points to show off from three matches. They started off drawing 1-1 with Manchester City, before downing first LASK by 4-0, then Fulham in a 4-3 win. Liverpool won twice, while also recording three draws, and one defeat in their last six away matches in the Premier League. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and ten scored.

An away win for Liverpool is the obvious choice and with the attacking qualities on display here, we have our target set on a high scoring affair at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United fought their way to zero wins and zero points from their last four games against teams inside the top six. They were on target two times in these matches, but also let in 17 goals. Liverpool recorded three wins from their last four games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected ten points. They scored nine goals while conceding two. Sheffield United have so far been able to win just once after 14 Premier League games played, in stead showing off two draws and 11 defeats. Liverpool lost just once so far this season in the Premier League and after 14 games played they recorded nine wins and four draws.

Sheffield United vs Liverpool Squads

Sheffield United Squad

The 46-year-old Sheffield United manager, Paul Heckingbottom, will select the lineup against Liverpool from these players (the statistics in the brackets refer to scored goals and games played in the Premier League this season):

Adam Davies (0/0), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/14), Anel Ahmedhodzic (0/10), Auston Trusty (0/9), Chris Basham (0/8), Jack Robinson (0/14), Jayden Bogle (1/11), John Egan (0/6), Luke Thomas (0/11), Max Lowe (0/2), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/0), Yasser Larouci (0/5), Anis Ben Slimane (0/5), Ben Osborn (0/8), Benie Traore (0/7), Femi Seriki (0/0), George Baldock (0/8), Gustavo Hamer (2/13), Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (0/0), James McAtee (0/11), John Fleck (0/3), Oliver Norwood (1/13), Tom Davies (0/3), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/13), Cameron Archer (2/12), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (2/8), Rhian Brewster (0/5), William Osula (0/6).

Liverpool Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Liverpool players that the manager Juergen Klopp will choose from for the upcoming game:

Adrian (0/0), Alisson Becker (0/13), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/1), Marcelo (0/0), Vitezslav Jaros (0/0), Andrew Robertson (1/8), Calum Scanlon (0/0), Ibrahima Konate (0/9), Jarell Quansah (0/4), Joel Matip (0/10), Joseph Gomez (0/11), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/7), Luke Chambers (0/0), Stefan Bajcetic (0/0), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2/12), Virgil van Dijk (0/12), Alexis Mac Allister (1/13), Ben Doak (0/1), Conor Bradley (0/0), Curtis Jones (0/6), Dominik Szoboszlai (1/14), Harvey Elliott (0/11), Ryan Gravenberch (0/9), Thiago Alcantara (0/0), Wataru Endo (1/9), Cody Gakpo (2/12), Darwin Nunez (4/13), Diogo Jota (4/12), James McConnell (0/0), Kaide Gordon (0/0), Luis Diaz (3/13), Mohamed Salah (10/14).

Sheffield United vs Liverpool Team News

Sheffield United could have as many as nine players on the injured and absent list, when they face up to Liverpool on Wednesday. Oliver McBurnie and Oliver McBurnie can't be called up by the Sheffield United-manager, with both serving a ban.

Rhian Brewster, Chris Basham, Tom Davies, John Egan, Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly, John Egan, Daniel Jebbison, Rhian Brewster and Rhys Norrington-Davies are missing from the squad, Sheffield United will field against Liverpoolon Wednesday.

Liverpool could have a whole host of players on the injured and absent players for their next match, as six players are nursing various problems. Alexis Mac Allister won't turn out for Liverpool in their next match, as he has been suspended due to accumulating too many penalty points.

Liverpool need to do without Diogo Jota, Alisson Becker, Andrew Robertson, Stefan Bajcetic, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Thiago Alcantara, who are not fit enough to travel to Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United vs Liverpool Lineups

Sheffield United vs Liverpool H2H

Liverpool celebrated a 2-0 win as well as a 2-1 victory in the last two matches played against Sheffield United. In last six encounters between the clubs, Liverpool have been the dominant force winning five matches against Sheffield United. The bookies have Liverpool to win this match at best price odds of 2/9.

Sheffield United vs Liverpool Results

In the last six matches between Sheffield United and Liverpool, both teams to score came up two times.

Sheffield United vs Liverpool Betting Tips

Look no further than Oliver McBurnie, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Sheffield United in the Premier League, while Mohamed Salah managed five goals in the last half dozen matches for Liverpool in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Sheffield United won only once in their last 10 outings at Bramall Lane, but they drew two and lost seven in this run. Liverpool won four, drew four and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Both sides have been rather generous in recent weeks, with Sheffield United only managing a clean sheet in one of their last 10 games on home soil. Liverpool arrive at Bramall Lane having kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last six encounters between these two teams. Sheffield United managed an average of 0.34 goals, with Liverpool averaging two goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Sheffield United saw eight of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of 0.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten outings for Liverpool, who managed to score 2.7 times in those matches.