Sheffield United v Crystal Palace, 08 May 2021

Score2-0 to Crystal Palace
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueBramall Lane
Kick-off: 3.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 6 Sheffield United won: 2 Drawn: 0 Crystal Palace won: 4 Sheffield United scored: 2 Crystal Palace scored: 7 This was Crystal Palace's first win at Bramall Lane since 29 December 2007 when James Scowcroft scored the only goal of the game in the League Championship.

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

2 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Goals:

Christian Benteke 2 G
Eberechi Eze 88 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender John Egan
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Kean Bryan
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Tyrick Mitchell Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Ben Osborn for Sander Berge 60
Daniel Jebbison for Oliver Burke 65
John Lundstram for Kean Bryan 80

Substitutions:

Jaïro Riedewald for Jeffrey Schlupp 71
Jordan Ayew for Andros Townsend 75

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 38 Y

Cards:

Joel Ward 30 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Jebbison
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward Rhian Brewster

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Midfielder James McCarthy
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 20th Sheffield United had now lost 11 of their last 13 games in the Premier League (won two). The Blades had now failed to score in 21 of their 35 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team currently in the division. With Sheffield Wednesday's relegation to League One confirmed earlier in the afternoon, both Sheffield clubs would now be relegated in the same season for the first time.

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace scored more than one goal for the first time in their last nine games in the Premier League. The Eagles had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 21 away games in the Premier League. Christian Benteke had now scored seven goals in this Premier League season (seven); more than in the three preceding seasons in total (six).

0 Sheffield United

Manager: Paul Heckingbottom

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender John Egan
Defender/Midfielder George Baldock
Defender/Midfielder Chris Basham
Defender/Midfielder Enda Stevens
Midfielder Sander Berge
Midfielder Kean Bryan
Midfielder John Fleck
Midfielder Oliver Norwood
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke

Substitutions:

Ben Osborn for Sander Berge 60
Daniel Jebbison for Oliver Burke 65
John Lundstram for Kean Bryan 80

Cards:

Oliver Norwood 38 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Wes Foderingham
Defender Jayden Bogle
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jagielka
Defender/Midfielder Max Lowe
Defender/Midfielder Jack Robinson
Midfielder John Lundstram
Midfielder/Forward Daniel Jebbison
Midfielder/Forward Ben Osborn
Forward Rhian Brewster

Comments:

League position: 20th Sheffield United had now lost 11 of their last 13 games in the Premier League (won two). The Blades had now failed to score in 21 of their 35 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team currently in the division. With Sheffield Wednesday's relegation to League One confirmed earlier in the afternoon, both Sheffield clubs would now be relegated in the same season for the first time.

2 Crystal Palace

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Christian Benteke 2 G
Eberechi Eze 88 G

Starting lineup:

Vicente Guaita Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Tyrick Mitchell Defender
Joel Ward Defender
Cheikhou Kouyaté Defender/Midfielder
Jeffrey Schlupp Defender/Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder
Luka Milivojević Midfielder
Andros Townsend Midfielder
Wilfried Zaha Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jaïro Riedewald for Jeffrey Schlupp 71
Jordan Ayew for Andros Townsend 75

Cards:

Joel Ward 30 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Scott Dann
Defender Martin Kelly
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Midfielder James McCarthy
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Michy Batshuayi

Comments:

League position: 13th Crystal Palace scored more than one goal for the first time in their last nine games in the Premier League. The Eagles had now kept a clean sheet in two of their last 21 away games in the Premier League. Christian Benteke had now scored seven goals in this Premier League season (seven); more than in the three preceding seasons in total (six).