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Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace Prediction, Match Preview, Live Stream, Odds and Picks
Newcomers Sheffield United will look to kick off the new Premier League campaign in great manner when they take on Crystal Palace. Our sportsbook offers the best markets and Premiere League live betting in the English top-flight league.
Sheffield United: Newly Promoted
After two years in the Championship, Sheffield United has returned to the Premier League and will be eager to impose themselves in the top flight. Paul Heckingbottom led the South Yorkshire outfit to a second-place finish in the second division, earning an automatic promotion alongside runaway winners Burnley.
The Blades are faced with several challenges, including the possibility of a takeover which could become a distraction and affect the morale in the dressing room. Survival will be the primary objective, but if last term’s momentum can take them to the 40-point mark early enough, they can dream of achieving more.
Since taking over as permanent manager in November 2021, Paul Heckingbottom has done an outstanding job at Bramall Lane. The English head coach was initially appointed as a caretaker manager and oversaw United’s descent to the Championship in the 2020-21 campaign. However, since replacing former Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic in the dugout, Sheffield United has been on a steady rise under Heckingbottom’s guidance.
Sheffield United enters the new season with the huge predicament of their leading goal scorer and assist provider leaving the club so we will definitely not include them in our soccer picks and parlays. After an eight year stint at the club, Blades legend Billy Sharp has also left the club ahead of the new season. Incomings for Sheffield United have been light in numbers so far this summer, with just three coming through the doors of Bramall Lane. Both John Fleck and Jayden Bogle are sidelined with injuries, while John Fleck is a major doubt for this clash.
Crystal Palace: Underachievers
Crystal Palace has largely avoided nail-biting relegation dogfights, but after a decade in the Premier League there’s a desire to take the next step. For seven years in a row, they have finished between 11th and 14th and we don’t expect that to change, so if you’re betting online, you should avoid backing the Eagles.
Crystal Palace enters this season under the permanent charge of Roy Hodgson, whose return to Palace for the final months of 2022-23 was originally expected to just be a stop. But the experienced manager is still going strong at 75 with an unrivaled dedication and passion for the game, and the Eagles decided to keep him at Selhurst Park for another year.
Hodgson has traditionally been a defense-first manager, and we saw some free-flowing attacking football from Crystal Palace towards the end of last season, it remains to be seen whether the 75-year-old will revert to type in light of a contingency, having lost talisman Wilfried Zaha and transfer-linked Michael Olise injured for the start of the season.
Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace Head-to-Head
Crystal Palace managed just one top-half finish since promotion to the top flight back in 2013. Palace looks to improve on their poor recent head-to-heads with the Blades, having lost on three of their last four trips to Bramall Lane. Crystal Palace has only won one of their last seven EPL away games played in the month of August, losing four. However, Palace won their last two encounters against Sheffield, keeping two clean sheets.
Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace Match Information
- Match: Sheffield United (0-0-0) vs Crystal Palace (0-0-0)
- Location: Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England
- Day/Time: Saturday, Aug. 12, 10 a.m. ET
- Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace Live Stream: fubo.tv
Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace Betting Lines
| Team | Handicap | Moneyline | Total | Team Total |
| Sheffield United FC | pk +119 | +210 | O 2½ +119 | O ½ -220
U ½ +180 
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Crystal Palace
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pk -149 | +145 | U 2½ -149 | O 1½ +150
U 1½ -180 |
| Draw |
+225
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The odds in this chart are posted on the time of publication of the article. They are subject to change without previous notice.
Sheffield United vs Crystal Palace Picks and Prediction
Crystal Palace enters this clash as a slight favorite, priced at +145 on the three-way moneyline according to the latest Premier League odds, while the goal line is set at 2½.
Sheffield is back in the top flight after a two-year absence, but the boss is far from satisfied with their work in the transfer market this summer, conceding his side are “still way short” of the quality required. Roy Hodgson’s troops are arguably a weaker team than they were last season but, on paper, they should have enough to return home with at least one point. It’s risky to bet on the moneyline so we’re backing the under as both teams are lacking attacking firepower.
