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Crystal Palace are hosting Sheffield United today as both clubs search for some much-needed form. The Blades are in particularly dire straits without a win all season and rooted to the bottom of the table. But they will sense an opportunity here against a Palace side who are sinking fast and in desperate need of points themselves.
Palace make two changes as Joel Ward and James McArthur come into the side for Nathaniel Clyne and Jairo Riedewald. Sheffield United are without nine senior players for a variety of reasons including some recent positive Covid-19 tests. Oli Norwood starts and the 20-year-old Jayden Bogle gets a run in the starting XI too.
Follow all the latest from the game below.
Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Sheffield United
45+6 mins: Half time. Advantage Crystal Palace at the break. The home side have probably been the better team but it’s a close run contest but that second goal could be a gamechanger. The Blades have shown some promise in the final third and can get back into this game. It should be an interesting second half.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:53
Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Sheffield United - Eze
45+6 mins: GOAL! This is lovely. Eberechi Eze collects the ball in midfield and turns towards goal. He runs abut 35-40 yards unopposed and brings the ball to the edge of the box before openign his body and finding the bottom right hand corner. Huge blow for the Blades.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:51
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Sheffield United
45+2 mins: Milivojevic picks out Zaha in the box but his glancing header lands safely in the hands of Ramsdale.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:47
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Sheffield United
45 mins: Five minutes of added time to play at the end of this half. Bogle is shown a yellow card for a strong tackle on Zaha. Palace have a free kick in the Blades final third.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:46
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Sheffield United
42 mins: Save! Sheffield United’s best chance of the half comes from an aerial ball brought down by Ampadu and flicked into the box. Bogle collects and drills one at goal but Guaita has the near post covered and he makes the save.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:44
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Sheffield United
39 mins: Eze does come on for Crystal Palace. Schlupp’s early goal is still the difference between the sides.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:39
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Sheffield United
36 mins: Jeffrey Schlupp is down for Palace and is getting some treatment by the physios. It’s not clear what’s wrong with him exactly but Eberechi Eze is getting stripped.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:38
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Sheffield United
36 mins: Jeffrey Schlupp is down for Palace and is getting some treatment by the physios. It’s not clear what’s wrong with him exactly but Eberechi Eze is getting stripped.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:38
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Sheffield United
33 mins: Stevens sends the ball down the left wing. Joel Ward looks to have it covered for Palace but he’s put under pressure by Lys Mousset who wins a throw in for the Blades.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:34
Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Sheffield United
30 mins: Another promising attack for Palace as Schlupp slips the ball into the are for Zaha. He takes it to the byline and manages to knock the ball square for Benteke who puts it wide of goal.
Michael Jones2 January 2021 15:32