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Sheff. Utd. face a trip to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 23 games played, The Blades have recorded 8 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 9 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Championship match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 30 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 05 Nov | Crystal Palace | 2 - 3 | Sheff. Utd. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Crystal Palace have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Sheff. Utd. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Blades have hit 5 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Crystal Palace are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 32 matches. Sheff. Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 48 from their 33 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Blades out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Crystal Palace. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Crystal Palace | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Sheff. Utd. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |