English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 8, 2021
Crystal Palace WDLLL 2
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Sheffield United LLLWL 0
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CRY112
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Bramall Lane

Match Report

Crystal Palace beats Sheffield United 2-0, EPL status secure

— Crystal Palace secured its survival by beating already-relegated Sheffield United 2-0. Whether Roy Hodgson will manage the team in its eighth successive season in the English Premier League remains unclear.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
11
Corner Kicks
5
0
Saves
6
50.2
Possession
49.8
21
SHOTS
7
8
ON GOAL
0
0.4
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
333
Accurate Passes
333
423
Passes
412
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
15
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
64
19
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
1
14
Effective Tackles
13
21
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
9
11
Effective Clearances
18
11
Clearances
18

Highlights

01:24 Troy Townsend: I'm so proud of Rhian Brewster for challenging racism Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

SHU leads series 3-2

Lineups

SHU · 3-5-2

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 12John EganCD
  3. 29Kean BryanCD-L
  4. 6Chris BashamCD-R
  5. 4John FleckCM-L
  6. 8Sander BergeCM-R
  7. 16Oliver NorwoodAM
  8. 3Enda StevensLM
  9. 2George BaldockRM
  10. 17David McGoldrickCF-L
  11. 14Oliver BurkeCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Max LoweSUB
  2. 38Daniel JebbisonSUB
  3. 20Jayden BogleSUB
  4. 7John LundstramSUB
  5. 18Wes FoderinghamSUB
  6. 19Jack RobinsonSUB
  7. 23Ben OsbornSUB
  8. 15Phil JagielkaSUB
  9. 24Rhian BrewsterSUB

CRY · 4-3-3

  1. 31Vicente GuaitaG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  3. 8Cheikhou KouyatéCD-R
  4. 27Tyrick MitchellLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 4Luka MilivojevicCM
  7. 15Jeff SchluppLM
  8. 25Eberechi EzeRM
  9. 20Christian BentekeF
  10. 11Wilfried ZahaLF
  11. 10Andros TownsendRF

Substitutes

  1. 6Scott DannSUB
  2. 44Jairo RiedewaldSUB
  3. 1Jack ButlandSUB
  4. 34Martin KellySUB
  5. 14Jean-Philippe MatetaSUB
  6. 9Jordan AyewSUB
  7. 22James McCarthySUB
  8. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB
  9. 3Patrick van AanholtSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Crystal Palace 1. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
  2. 30' Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 59' Substitution, Sheffield United. Ben Osborn replaces Sander Berge.
  5. 65' Substitution, Sheffield United. Daniel Jebbison replaces Oliver Burke.
  6. 71' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jairo Riedewald replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
  7. 75' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Andros Townsend.
  8. 80' Substitution, Sheffield United. John Lundstram replaces Kean Bryan.
  9. 88' Goal! Sheffield United 0, Crystal Palace 2. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Cahill following a fast break.

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