Sheff. Utd. pack their bags to visit Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Monday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Blades will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 34 and win only 13 of the 61 games.
The previous match played between the two at St. James' Park was more than three years back, in November 2006, with Sheff. Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Magpies in a Premiership match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2009/2010 | Mon 02 Nov | Sheff. Utd. | 0 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | CHMP |
2006/2007 | Sat 07 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 1 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
2006/2007 | Sat 04 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 0 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 1 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
1997/1998 | Sun 05 Apr | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | FAC |
1993/1994 | Sat 30 Apr | Sheff. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
1993/1994 | Wed 24 Nov | Newcastle Utd. | 4 - 0 | Sheff. Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Magpies have rattled up an impressive 23 goals, and conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Newcastle Utd., Sheff. Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. The Blades have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Newcastle Utd. are leading the way in the Coca-Cola Championship, with their 40 games giving them a return of 86 points. Sheff. Utd.'s 55 points from 41 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 14 |
Sheff. Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Sequence statistics: | |
Newcastle Utd. | No sequences of note |
Sheff. Utd. | No sequences of note |