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Crystal Palace prepare to entertain Sheffield United at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 24 games played, Eagles have recorded 10 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Selhurst Park was less than a year ago, in March 2010, the Eagles carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 20 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 06 Mar | Crystal Palace | 1-0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 03 May | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 2 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These games have seen the Eagles score just 3 goals, though they have conceded 0.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Blades have hit 4 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 31 points from 31 matches. Sheff. Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower Championship with a return of just 29 points from their 31 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Sheff. Utd. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Eagles in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |