Sheffield Utd vs Liverpool prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-12-05 19:30.
[p]After suffering a truly dire start to this Premier League (PL) campaign with just a single win through their first 13 matches (D2, L10), Sheffield United would’ve been eyeing up their fixture against fellow promoted side Burnley as a way to kick-start a revival. What transpired would’ve left many a Blades fan fearing the worst for their survival hopes, having been handed a 5-0 drubbing to plummet to the bottom of the table and seeing manager Paul Heckingbottom sacked soon afterwards. [/p]
[p]After such a heavy defeat to relegation rivals, the Bramall Lane faithful will be fearing what title-contenders Liverpool will do to their side next, especially as they’ve only scored a single goal en route to losing the last five H2Hs. The only sense of encouragement for the hosts might be the midweek scheduling of this match, since they’ve been victorious in three of their last four PL matches played on a Wednesday (L1).[/p]
[p]Their visitors blow that record out of the water, having won each of their last nine Wednesday PL matches, and it’s unlikely that the Reds had to line up for any of those prior games after the sort of adrenaline dump experienced at the weekend. They produced yet another dramatic come-from-behind effort which saw them net an 87th minute equaliser and an 88th minute winner to beat Fulham 4-3 at Anfield.[/p]
[p]That takes their tally of points won after falling behind this league season to a mammoth 15, the second-most after La Liga’s Girona with 19 amongst sides in Europe’s traditional big-five league’s. Although they’re overwhelming favourites for this one, avoiding the need to chase the game here might be Jürgen Klopp’s number one priority, since his side have failed to win any of their last four away PL matches against promoted sides (D2, L2).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Sheffield United’s Cameron Archer will be hoping to add to a run of scoring eight of his last nine goals at home. Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold has scored the decisive goals in their last two games and has now only ever lost one of his 18 goalscoring appearances for the Reds (W16, D1).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Liverpool have been winning at half-time only twice across their last ten away matches (D3, L5).[/p]