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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 24 games played, The Blades have recorded 8 wins, and Crystal Palace have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides 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 ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Eagles, as the The Blades have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. 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. |