On Tuesday Jan 12th, in week 18, Sheffield United hosts Newcastle United in a meeting of these two Premier League teams. Sheffield United sits at 20th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-2 win against Bristol Rovers. Alfie Kilgour struck first for Bristol Rovers in the 21st minute on a feed from Zain Westbrooke, then Oliver Burke got the equalizer for Sheffield United in the 59th minute on a feed from John Fleck But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 62nd minute on a goal by Max Ehmer. Sheffield United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 9 of their last 10, while newcastle United is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe struck first for Arsenal in the 109th minute, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added another in the 117th minute on a feed from Kieran Tierney In the end, Newcastle United was frustrated by Arsenal’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Arsenal ended the match with the shutout victory. Newcastle United is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Newcastle United won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Callum Wilson and Andy Carroll are the top scorers for Newcastle United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Sheffield United’s most prolific scorer has been Jayden Bogle. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches
Sander Berge, Oliver McBurnie, Jack O’Connell, Simon Moore, John Lundstram, Oliver Burke and Kean Bryan are unavailable to play for Sheffield United, while Steve Bruce’s squad will be without Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Ritchie, Jamaal Lascelles, Dwight Gayle, Jonjo Shelvey, Jeff Hendrick, Isaac Hayden, Paul Dummett and Martin Dubravka.