Fulham will be at Bramall Lane on Saturday for the Premier League fixture with hosts Sheffield United.
Our tips, poll and stats for Sheffield United v Fulham can all be found here - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
Sheffield United
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Sheffield United will play in this match following a 2-2 Premier League tied result versus Bournemouth.
In that match, Sheffield United had 30% possession and 13 shots on goal with 9 on target. For Sheffield United, goals were scored by Gustavo Hamer (27') and Jack Robinson (64'). Bournemouth got 32 shots on goal with 12 on target. Dango Ouattara (74') and Enes รnal (91') scored for Bournemouth.
Matches with Sheffield United have often been entertaining affairs of late with plenty of scoring expected. Over their past half dozen games alone, a grand total of 25 goals have gone in for both teams combined (at an average of 4.17 goals per game) with 5 of them coming from Sheffield United. That kind of trend might not be continued here, however.
Going into this contest, Sheffield United are without a win at home for the past 5 matches in the league. Fans are getting restless.
Fulham
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Fulham will go into this clash after a 3-0 Premier League win as they beat Tottenham Hotspur in their previous outing.
In that match, Fulham managed 43% possession and 16 shots on goal with 7 on target. For Fulham, goals were scored by Rodrigo Muniz (42', 61') and Saลกa Lukiฤ (49'). Tottenham Hotspur got 14 attempts at goal with 5 on target.
In their last 6 clashes, Fulham have amassed the sum of 13 goals. Fulham have also managed to score in every single one of those games. Over that period, their defenders have seen 6 goals go against them.
Going into this contest, Fulham have not emerged victorious against Sheffield United in games played away from home for the previous 2 league games.
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Head to head
A review of their past head to head clashes stretching back to 06/03/2018 shows that Sheffield United have won 2 of them and Fulham 3, with the tally of drawn games being 1.
A combined total of 15 goals were produced between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 for The Blades and 8 netted by The Cottagers. That is an average goals per game value of 2.5.
The previous league meeting featuring the two was Premier League match day 8 on 07/10/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Fulham 3-1 Sheffield United.
That time, Fulham managed 60% possession and 20 shots at goal with 6 of them on target. The goals were scored by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (53'), Antonee Robinson (68' Own goal) and Willian (92').
On the other side, Sheffield United got 5 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target. Wes Foderingham (76' Own goal) was the scorer.
The referee was Samuel Barrott.
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Team News: Sheffield United
John Egan (Foot injury) and Chris Basham (Leg injury) will be missing for Sheffield United gaffer Chris Wilder.
In all likelihood, The Blades could employ a 3-5-2 system for this game, utilising Ivo Grbic, George Baldock, Auston Trusty, Jack Robinson, Jayden Bogle, V. de Souza, Gustavo Hamer, Tom Davies, Ben Osborn, Ben Brereton Diaz and Oliver McBurnie.
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Team News: Fulham
With a fully healthy group to choose from, the Fulham boss Marco Silva does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this clash.
From our viewpoint, The Cottagers could decide to make use of a 4-2-3-1 lineup, giving starts to Bernd Leno, Timothy Castagne, Tosin Adarabioyo, Calvin Bassey, Antonee Robinson, Sasa Lukic, Joao Palhinha, Alex Iwobi, Andreas Pereira, Willian and Rodrigo Muniz.
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Prediction
Looking at these two teams, we feel that Sheffield United will really need to work well to hit the back of the net against this Fulham outfit who we think should score one, at least.
Weโve gone for a hard-fought 0-1 victory for Fulham when all is said and done.
Weโll see what happens.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
09:02 29/03/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Sheffield United
Formed: 1889
Stadium: Bramall Lane (31,884)
Captain: John Egan
Chairman: Yusuf Giansiracusa
Manager: Chris Wilder
Competitions: Premier League position 20
โญ Key Player: Oli McBurnie
Usually taking up the Striker position, Oli McBurnie was born in Leeds, England. After making a first senior appearance for Bradford City in the 2013 - 2014 season, the gifted Forward has scored a sum of 4 league goals in this Premier League 2023 - 2024 season so far in 16 appearances.