One of six fixtures to be played in the English Premier League on the 9th of December takes place at Bramall Lane as Sheffield United meet Brentford.
The hosts begin the weekend sitting bottom of the table on 7 points while the visitors are in 11th place on 19 points.
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Sheffield United come into the match on the back of a 2-0 home defeat at the hands of Liverpool in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
The Blades were holding their opponents at bay for much of the first half but conceded the opening goal in the 37th minute. Liverpool scored the only goal of the second half in added time to take maximum points.
The defeat against Liverpool means Sheffield United have failed to win any of their last 4 fixtures, all of which were played in the Premier League.
There have been defeats at home against Bournemouth and away to Burnley, the latter of which was a disappointing 5-0 loss. Sheffield United did manage to pick up a point thanks to a 1-1 draw at Brighton.
Trends show Sheffield United have won only 1 of their 15 most recent Premier League matches. The victory came at home against Wolverhampton Wanderers but Sheffield United have lost 4 of their last 5 Premier League games on home soil. Both teams have scored in 3 of Sheffield United's 4 most recent home Premier League matches.
Brentford travel up to Bramall Lane having lost 2-1 at Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday night.
Having opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 27th minute, Brentford did not hold on to the lead for long and conceded the equaliser 4 minutes later. Into the second half and Brighton scored their second shortly after the break and Brentford had no reply.
The defeat at Brighton means Brentford have lost 3 of their last 4 Premier League fixtures.
There have been defeats against Liverpool away and Arsenal at home. The only victory in Brentford’s 4 most recent Premier League games came at home against Luton Town.
Trends show Brentford have been struggling to win matches on the road in the Premier League and they have picked up 1 win from their 6 most recent away league fixtures. The Bees have managed to score at least 1 goal in 4 of their last 5 away Premier League matches.
Team news and Sheffield United are without suspended striker Oliver McBurnie. Rhian Brewster, Chris Basham, Tom Davies, Daniel Jebbison, and Rhys Norrington-Davies all injured.
Brentford continue without Ivan Toney but can welcome back Christian Nørgaard from suspension. Kristoffer Ajer, Nathan Collins, and Aaron Hickey are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Mathias Jensen, Joshua Da Silva, and Brian Mbeumo.
Sheffield United are hoping Chris Wilder can bring some of the magic from his previous spell at the club but this could be yet another defeat for The Blades.
Brentford have been scoring on the road in the Premier League but failing to turn their goals into points. That could be about to change and we expect to see Brentford win this match, with over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring.