SHEFFIELD. Crystal Palace prevails over Sheffield United 1-0 after O. Édouard scored just 1 goal (50′). Crystal Palace was much better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. In front of 31,194 spectators.​ The referee was John Brooks with the help of Lee Betts and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 10.96 degrees Celsius or 51.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Crystal Palace had a superior ball possession 68% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crystal Palace had a more offensive attitude with 54 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crystal Palace won the contest.​

Sheffield United shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 24 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (William Osula, Anel Ahmedhodžić and Anis Ben Slimane). Talking about the opposition, Crystal Palace didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this match, Sheffield United stays with 0 points to occupy the 17th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Crystal Palace has 3 points (6th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Sheffield United will host Manchester United on the 21st of October with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Crystal Palace will play away agasint Newcastle United on the 21st of October with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Newcastle United (9 draws).

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Paul Heckingbottom decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham (7.8), Anel Ahmedhodžić (6.7), John Egan (7.0), Jack Robinson (6.7), George Baldock (6.7), Chris Basham (6.7), Oliver Norwood (7.1), Ben Osborn (6.7), Max Lowe (7.3), Benie Traore (6.3) and William Osula (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Davies, Auston Trusty, Vinícius Souza (6.8), Yasser Larouci (6.8), Louie Marsh, Andre Brooks, Femi Seriki, Antwoine Hackford and Anis Ben Slimane.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 3 changes: Jack Robinson for Yasser Larouci (80′), Jack Robinson for Anis Ben Slimane (80′) and Chris Basham for Vinícius Souza (80′).

Best player: Wes Foderingham​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was the goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham. His rating is 7.75. He performed 6 saves.

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Roy Hodgson played with: Sam Johnstone (7.1), Joel Ward (6.7), Joachim Andersen (8.4), Marc Guéhi (7.5), Nathaniel Clyne, Tyrick Mitchell (7.3), Jefferson Lerma (7.9), Cheick Doucouré (7.1), Jordan Ayew (7.5), Eberechi Eze (8.5) and Jeffrey Schlupp (7.3), Odsonne Édouard (8.1).

These were the players on the bench: James Tomkins, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Chris Richards, Naouirou Ahamada, Remi Matthews, John-Kymani Gordon, Jaïro Riedewald and Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made only 1 change substituting Marc Guéhi for James Tomkins (90′)​.

Best player: Eberechi Eze​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Eberechi Eze even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.5) with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Newcastle United – Aston Villa – 5-1
• Sheffield United – Crystal Palace – 0-1
• Everton – Fulham – 0-1
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Luton Town – 4-1
• AFC Bournemouth – West Ham United – 1-1
• Arsenal – Nottingham Forest – 2-1