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Crystal Palace face a trip to Sheffield United at Bramall Lane at lunchtime on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, Eagles have recorded 8 wins, and Sheff. Utd. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in April 2006, the The Blades carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Crystal Palace | 3 - 2 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Crystal Palace | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sheffield United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Crystal Palace however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 3 have been let in at the wrong end.
Sheff. Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 31 points from their 24 games played so far, Crystal Palace's 34 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Eagles have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Bramall Lane with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sheff. Utd. | Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Undefeated in last 7 away games. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |