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Crystal Palace are ready to welcome Sheffield United to Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 20 games played, Eagles have recorded 8 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 7 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Selhurst Park was within the last three years, in August 2003, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Eagles in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Crystal Palace | 1-2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 17 Dec | Sheff. Utd. | 3 - 1 | Crystal Palace | LGEC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 1 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Crystal Palace | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 25 Sep | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Eagles in those games, with 3 conceded.
Sheff. Utd. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Blades's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Crystal Palace's total of 24 points from their 15 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca Cola Championship. Sheff. Utd. are leading the way in the Coca Cola Championship, with their 17 games giving them a return of 41 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 13 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Eagles are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in previous 2 away matches. |