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Crystal Palace face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 24 games played, Eagles have recorded 9 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with Crystal Palace inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Blades in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Crystal Palace | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Crystal Palace | 1 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Blades's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The Eagles have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Eagles's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 36 points from their 23 games so far. Crystal Palace lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 36 from their 23 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 16 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Crystal Palace are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Sheff. Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Crystal Palace | 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |