Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace. Prediction and Betting Tips for English Premier League (May 8, 2021).

Sheffield United are playing out the season. The team stands on the last line and is going to the Championship. In 34 rounds Sheffield United have earned only 17 points. Paul Heckingbottom's team is nine points behind West Brom in the penultimate place.

The change on the manager did not affect the quality of Sheffield United's game in any way. The Blades continue to mostly lose, only occasionally getting points. In the last round, Paul Heckingbottom's charges were crushed by Tottenham with a score of 0:4, the outcome that frankly was surprising to no one. But in the previous home game against Brighton, Sheffield celebrated one of the few victories this year, beating the Seagulls 1:0.

Let's mention that the Blades earned most of their points at home - 13, while away they scored only four. Four out of five wins in the league happened at home. At the same time, Sheffield lost 12 times at home and drew in one game. In terms of goals scored, the hosts have one of the worst results in the Premier League: they have scored just 11 goals at home. Only Fulham has a worse result.

Forwards Oli McBurnie and Billy Sharp, as well as midfielder Jack O'Connell, are sidelined. Ethan Ampadu's participation in the match is doubtful.

The Glaziers also don't have any current objectives, as the team is in the middle of the standings in 13th place, with an 11-point handicap over the relegation zone.

In the last round of the current season, Crystal Palace lost at home to Manchester City with a score of 0:2. This was the third successive failure of the London club. In previous rounds, the Glaziers also lost to Chelsea (1:4) and Leicester (1:2).

Roy Hodgson's players are now 15th in the Premier League in terms of away results. In 16 away games, the London club has won five times, drew thrice, and lost in eight games. We must say that away Crystal Palace concedes a lot. At the moment, Hodgson's charges conceded 29 goals - this is the fourth-worst result in the Premier League.

Crystal Palace's medical team is quite busy at the moment: midfielders James MacCarthy and Nathan Ferguson, defender Mamadou Sakho, striker Connor Wickham are all injured and will sit out the game. Wilfried Zaha, Nathaniel Clyne, and James Tomkins also might not be able to appear on the pitch.