Newcastle tipped to sweep Sheffield United aside

Newcastle host Sheffield United this Saturday at the St James Park for matchweek 35 of the Premier League . Currently, Eddie Howe's team are 7th in the table with 50 points, while Chris Wilder's team are 20th with 16 points. The match will be broadcast live at 10:00 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After losing 2-0 in the last match against Crystal Palace (Premier League 2023/2024), Newcastle receive Sheffield United, who lost 4-2 against Manchester United (Premier League 2023/2024). On the other hand, Chris Wilder's team is on a sequence of 10 games without a win in the Premier League 2023/24. A look back at the history books shows that Eddie Howe's team and Sheffield United have faced each other one hundred twenty-eight times, with Chris Wilder's team holding the advantage: 50 victories, against 49 victories of Newcastle. Specifically in the St James Park, Eddie Howe's team has the advantage in the duels against Sheffield United: 37 wins in 64 games. Chris Wilder's team has 13 wins.

In the Premier League, ninety-seven games were played between the two teams, with 38 wins for Sheffield United, 23 draws and 36 wins for Newcastle.

Considering the Premier League 2023/24, from Newcastle's most influential players, Fabian Schär is the most used player in a total of 33 games (2894 min). Alexander Isak is the current best scorer with 17 goals. As for Sheffield United, Vinicius Souza has entered the pitch 32 times, and Jack Robinson has played the most minutes (2593). Oli McBurnie has scored 6 goals, the most across Sheffield United's squad.

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Newcastle winning 8-0. Eddie Howe's team is given the favouritism to win this match.