Sheffield United vs West Ham Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 21st January 2024

Sheffield United go up against The Irons at Bramall Lane on Sunday in a thrilling Premier League match.

Sheffield United are placed 20th with nine points after 20 matches. West Ham occupy a position as sixth in the league on 34 points.

Sheffield United are chasing revenge after succumbing to a disappointing defeat in the latest encounter against West Ham. However, judging by prices from the bookmakers, they are in for a tough assignment on Sunday.

Sheffield United scored eight times in the last ten outings for an average of 0.8 goals a game. They conceded 20 and managed one clean sheets.

When it comes to goal-scoring The Irons are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 17 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.7 goals per game. They conceded 13 goals for an average of 1.3 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four of these matches.

West Ham didn't concede even once in their previous three meetings with Sheffield United in the Premier League, winning 2-0, 3-0 and 1-0.

Sheffield United vs West Ham Prediction

Sheffield United Form

Sheffield United suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Luton in a 2-3 defeat. Manchester City also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-0, before Sheffield United were able to strike back last time out in a 0-4 win against Gillingham. Sheffield United claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew zero and lost four, scored seven goals and conceded 11.

West Ham Form

In their previous three outings, West Ham won by 0-2 against Arsenal, drew 0-0 with Brighton, before also drawing 1-1 against Bristol City. West Ham won half their previous six away matches in the Premier League, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored nine goals whilst conceding 14.

You don't look for Sheffield United or West Ham, to provide with a lot of entertainment currently, as both are playing mostly tight matches with few goals. The value-bet lies with under 2.5 goals this coming Sunday.

Sheffield United fought their way to zero wins and one points from their last seven games against teams inside the top six. They were on target three times in these matches, but also let in 16 goals. West Ham recorded four wins from their last six games against teams placed in the bottom six and collected 12 points. They scored 11 goals while conceding eight. Sheffield United show off a record of two wins, three draws and 15 defeats in the Premier League this season. West Ham are looking at ten wins, four draws and six defeats in the Premier League.

Sheffield United vs West Ham Squads

Sheffield United Squad

The 56-year-old coach of the home team, Chris Wilder, will select the lineup against West Ham from the squad below. The information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season:

Adam Davies (0/0), Jordan Amissah (0/0), Wesley Foderingham (0/20), Anel Ahmedhodzic (1/14), Auston Trusty (0/15), Chris Basham (0/8), Jack Robinson (0/19), Jayden Bogle (1/16), John Egan (0/6), Luke Thomas (0/12), Max Lowe (0/7), Rhys Norrington-Davies (0/1), Yasser Larouci (0/6), Andre Brooks (0/8), Anis Ben Slimane (0/10), Ben Osborn (0/9), Evan Easton (0/0), Femi Seriki (0/0), George Baldock (0/11), Gustavo Hamer (2/18), Ismaila Cheick Coulibaly (0/0), James McAtee (1/16), John Fleck (0/4), Oliver Norwood (1/18), Tom Davies (0/3), Vinicius de Souza Costa (0/19), Ben Brereton Diaz (0/0), Cameron Archer (3/18), Daniel Jebbison (0/0), Oliver McBurnie (3/11), Rhian Brewster (0/7), William Osula (0/11).

West Ham Squad

Listed below is the full squad of West Ham players that the manager David Moyes will choose from for the upcoming game:

Alphonse Areola (0/17), Joseph Anang (0/0), Lukasz Fabianski (0/3), Aaron Cresswell (0/3), Angelo Ogbonna (0/6), Ben Johnson (0/2), Edson Alvarez (0/17), Emerson (0/19), Konstantinos Mavropanos (1/7), Kurt Zouma (1/16), Nayef Aguerd (1/16), Vladimir Coufal (0/19), Conor Coventry (0/0), James Ward-Prowse (3/19), Lucas Paqueta (2/18), Mohammed Kudus (6/16), Oliver Scarles (0/0), Pablo Fornals (0/14), Tomas Soucek (5/19), Daniel Chesters (0/0), Danny Ings (0/10), Divin Mubama (0/4), Jarrod Bowen (11/19), Lewis Orford (0/0), Maxwel Cornet (0/1), Michail Antonio (2/12), Said Benrahma (0/13).

Sheffield United vs West Ham Team News

The injured and absent list looks to be stretched wide for Sheffield United, as they prepare to meet West Ham, since six could be missing. Sheffield United have to alter their line-up, as both Anis Ben Slimane, Yasser Larouci and Oliver McBurnie get a day in the shade.

Chris Basham, Tom Davies, John Egan, John Egan, Daniel Jebbison and Rhian Brewster take up space in the treatment room and won't be eligible to be called up for home side Sheffield United, when they face West Ham this coming Sunday.

West Ham are juggling with five absent players on this coming Sunday when travelling to Sheffield United. Nayef Aguerd and Mohammed Kudus racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the West Ham travelling party for their next match.

Names like Kurt Zouma, Lucas Paqueta and Michail Antonio most likely won't be deemed fit enough to play Sheffield United.

Sheffield United vs West Ham Lineups

Sheffield United vs West Ham H2H

In the last two matches against Sheffield United, West Ham won 2-0 in September 2023 and 3-0 in February 2021. West Ham won four of the previous ten matches, with Sheffield United claiming three wins in these seven encounters. The bookies have West Ham to win this match at best price odds of 10/11.

Sheffield United vs West Ham Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out one time in the last seven matches between Sheffield United and West Ham.

Sheffield United vs West Ham Betting Tips

It's been a great season for Jarrod Bowen so far with 11 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt West Ham want him to continue this productive spell against Sheffield Unitedon Sunday.

Sheffield United won two of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bramall Lane. They drew two and lost six as well, while West Ham won five of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost five. In seven of the previous 10 games at Bramall Lane, more than 2.5 goals paid out with the bookmakers. Over 3.5 goals paid dividends four times in these. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 league matches away for West Ham, while over 3.5 goals paid out five times.

In the past seven encounters between Sheffield United and West Ham over 2.5 goals came out two times, with Sheffield United scoring an average of 0.71 goals per game. West Ham averaged 1.14 goals, while both teams scored one time. In their last ten matches across all tournaments, Sheffield United saw four of them finish with more than 2.5 goals, with themselves scoring an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that West Ham played across all tournaments. They scored 1.4 times on average in the process.