Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Sheffield United
Match Time & Date:
12/08/2023
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Crystal Palace
Newcomers Sheffield United will look to kick off the new Premier League campaign in great manner when they take on Crystal Palace at their Bramall Lane. The Blades secured a top-two finish in the 2022/2023 Championship campaign without any difficulties, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in the English top flight. The club chiefs have added the likes of Benie Traore, Auston Trusty, and Anis Slimane in the summer transfer window, but important attacker Iliman Ndiaye is no longer part of the team. Both John Fleck and Jayden Bogle are sidelined with injuries, while Oliver Norwood is a major doubt.
The Eagles, on the other hand, recorded a routine 2-0 win over Olympique Lyon in their last warm-up game, meaning that they are brimming with confidence ahead of the trip to the “Steel City”. Sheffield United, though, are tough to beat at home and, taking everything into account, the share of spoils is on the horizon. Summer signing Matheus Franca is likely to make his Palace debut against the Blades.
Highlighted Player (Eberechi Eze):
Eberechi Eze is a talented football player who was born in Greenwich, England on June 29, 1998. Eze started his youth career at Millwall and in the summer of 2016 he moved to Queens Park Rangers, signing a one-year contract with the capital club.
Eze scored 4 goals in 42 appearances for the Hoops in the 2018/2019 Championship campaign, while providing 4 assists for his teammates.His main position is attacking midfield, but he is capable of playing as both right and left midfielder as well. Eze is a footballer of Nigerian descent, but he has yet to make his debut for the Super Eagles in international matches.
Given his place of birth, the 173-cm tall midfielder was eligible to play for the England U20 team and he made his debut for the Three Lions on October 11, 2018 in a 2-1 victory over Italy. His preferred foot is right.
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.
