Finishing off the midweek round of fixtures in the Premier League we have two games on Thursday night, one of which takes place at Bramall Lane as Sheffield United host Newcastle United.
Sheffield United are currently in contention to finish in a European qualifying place this season which would be a tremendous achievement for a club who won promotion from the championship last season. Newcastle United are in 14th place but just 3 points behind 7th place Sheffield United and a win for them could see them move up a number of places in the Premier League.
The Blades come into this match having picked up a point in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday afternoon. Sheffield United took the lead in the game but could not hold on and conceded an equaliser in the second half. Nonetheless, a point at Molineux must be considered a good result.
Sheffield United are now on a run of 7 undefeated games in all competitions. They have won 2 of those matches with the wins coming at home against Arsenal and Burnley, both in the Premier League. The other 5 games have ended in draws with their most recent home match finishing 3-3 against Manchester United.
Trends show Sheffield United have seen both teams score in 4 of their last 5 Premier League games.
Newcastle United face the difficult task of playing Manchester City at home in the Premier League on Saturday. Despite going a goal behind The Magpies battled back to score an equaliser and did the same having conceded another goal late in the second half. It was a good, discipline performance by Newcastle United but they may need more than that if they want to begin winning matches regularly.
Trends show Newcastle United have won 2 of their last 6 Premier League games and just 3 of their last 10. However, they have tasted just one defeat in their last 5 Premier League matches and that came against Aston Villa away from home.
Away from home is where Newcastle United have been struggling recently and they have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road. They have conceded 2 or more goals in 4 of their last 5 away matches, including 5 goals at Leicester City, 3 goals at Liverpool and 2 at Aston Villa.
Team news and Sheffield United should be at full strength for this game. There are no injured or suspended players and the only changes will be tactical or to freshen up the starting XI.
Newcastle United travel without Jamaal Lascelles and Matt Ritchie who are injured. Andrew Carroll is struggling with a rib injury and is unlikely to play any part in the match.
Newcastle United have the ability to make things tough for the hosts in this game but Sheffield United have proved themselves to be a good Premier League team this season. It would be a surprise if Sheffield United did not come out on top in this game to seal maximum points.
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