Sheffield United vs Newcastle Prediction & Betting Tips - Premier League

Prediction published on 10/01/2021, 00:45  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 10/01/2021 at 00:48 in Premier League Predictions

Sheffield United finally managed their first win of the season, beating Bristol Rover 3-2 in the third round of the FA Cup. They will be hoping to ride on that win when they host Newcastle United in the 18th round of the Premier League. Sheffield are still the only winless side in the league, and have two points so far and placed bottom of the standings while 15th placed Newcastle have 19 points. Like most teams, Sheffield had cases of Covid-19 at the side that they were dealing with going to their last game but overcame that to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup. The biggest wish for them, will definitely be to stay in the Premier League and this is where they are going to give their all; this should start with a better defensive display. The team has no clean sheet this season, and that is one of the main reasons it has just one win in 19 matches. The defence has been a bit porous in recent times, with the team conceding two or more goals in five of the last eight matches. In attack, they have also not been at the top, failing to score in six of the last 10 matches. But they have somehow managed to keep scores low even in defeat; only one of the last five matches has produced over 2.5 goals. At home, Sheffield have five straight losses and they have no win in the last five meetings with Newcastle United. The hosts go to this game with the poorest attack in the league, having scored just eight goals in 17 matches.

Newcastle United, on the other hand, go to this game having lost to Arsenal in extra time in their third round FA Cup tie. The Magpies had the game’s best chances before going down 2-0 and will have themselves to blame for a blunt attack. Andy Carroll had two great chances but he hit one wide while the other was well saved by Arsenal keeper. Failure to score in that clash meant Newcastle have now not scored in four of their last five matches. They have conceded seven goals in their last five matches and scored just one. The team has one clean sheet in the last five matches and is winless in the last seven games, while keeping just two clean sheets in 17 matches. It hasn’t been better away from home too; they have lost each of the last four away matches, and conceded two or more goals in three of the four losses. The Magpies have failed to score in their last three away matches but head here with five straight wins over Sheffield United and having scored two or more goals in four of the last five meetings.