Our prediction for this Premier League match:
St. James’ Park will host Wednesday’s football game between Newcastle United and Sheffield United, the two teams who sit in the bottom half of the table. The Magpies did well to secure the Premier League survival, while the Blades will compete in the Championship next season. Newcastle suffered a 4-3 loss to Man City in their last league match, but seeing that they have been impressive in front of goal of late, home win should definitely be considered.
Sheffield United, on the other hand, did well to shock Everton at Goodison Park, with teenager Daniel Jebbison scoring the only goal of the match. Since the Blades aim to finish the season in style as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. All Anderson, Darlow, Fraser, Hayden, Lascelles, and Wilson are sidelined with injuries for the hosts, while Ampadu, Burke, McBurnie, O’Connell, and Sharp are out of contention for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Achraf Lazaar):
Achraf Lazaar was born in Casablanca, Morocco on January 22, 1992, but he moved to Italy with his parents in 2003. The left-footed footballer began his youth career at Raja Casablanca and he joined Varese’s youth academy in 2009.
Lazaar made his debut for the senior team in 2012. He made 37 league appearances for Varese, but he did not find the net during his spell at the Stadio Franco Ossola outfit. In January 2014 he signed a contract with Palermo and he has been playing for the Sicilian outfit ever since.Lazaar plays as a left back, but he is capable of producing fine displays as a left back as well. Seeing that he was unable to play for Italy, the Palermo footballer decided to represent Morocco on the international stage. He made his Morocco debut on 23 may, 2014 in a friendly against Mozambique. Morocco recorded a routine 4-0 win over Mozambique back then. Achraf Lazaar has a contract with Palermo which expires on 30 June, 2017.
Highlighted Team (Sheffield United):
Sheffield United are a professional football club that compete in the Championship. The Blades finished the 2016/2017 League One campaign in top position in the standings, with the team collecting exactly 100 points in the process. Sheffield United last competed in the Premier League in the 2006/2007 season and they were more than unfortunate not to secure the top flight survival.
The Blades finished the season in 18th place in the process and it has to be noted that they were level on points with Wigan Athletic, who managed to avoid the relegation to the English second tier. Sheffield United welcome their rivals at Bramal Lane, the stadium which was opened on April 30, 1855. The current capacity of the venue is 32.702.
The club have numerous rivalries, but the most notable one is the rivalry with their city neighbors Sheffield Wednesday. The two teams face each other in the Steel City derby and it has to be noted that United share rivalry with the likes of Barnsley, Rotherham United, Doncaster Rovers and Leeds United as well.