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Sheffield United had been relegated to the Championship on Saturday after getting thumped 5-1 at Newcastle United.
The guests took the lead via Anel Ahmedhodzic’s header and will’ve added to their lead. However Newcastle roared again with 5 objectives to make sure Sheffield United’s newest Premier League keep lasted only a single season.
Accusations of the Blades being the worst crew in Premier League historical past persist. Derby County received as soon as whereas amassing a meager 11 factors within the 2007-08 season, and Sheffield United have already outdone these bleak figures, however the South Yorkshire facet’s protection is heading in the right direction to be the leakiest within the competitors’s historical past.
Swindon City maintain the document for probably the most objectives conceded in a Premier League marketing campaign at 100 – however that was in 1993-94 when the highest flight had two extra groups and was due to this fact a 42-game slog. With three matches left of their 38-game time period, Sheffield United have allowed 97 objectives.
On a goals-conceded-per-game foundation, Sheffield United – overseen by Paul Heckingbottom till Chris Wilder returned to the helm in December – are comfortably worse than John Gorman’s Swindon.
Targets conceded per sport
| 1993-94 Swindon | 2023-24 Sheffield United |
|---|---|
| 2.38 | 2.77 |
The Blades have already set a document for probably the most objectives conceded at dwelling in a Premier League season at 51 and counting. Newcastle’s haul of 13 objectives towards Sheffield United – they received 8-0 at Bramall Lane in September – can be probably the most a crew has recorded towards a Premier League rival in a single marketing campaign.
Sheffield United’s possibilities of survival took successful when the membership hierarchy sanctioned the gross sales of Iliman Diaye and Sander Berge days earlier than the season started. The lack of midfielder Berge ripped a security blanket away from the backline and the defensive recruits – Auston Trusty, Luke Thomas (whose mortgage from Leicester Metropolis was reduce brief in January), Yasser Larouci, Mason Holgate, and goalkeeper Ivo Grbic – finally did not provide sufficient safety from Premier League assaults.
Sheffield United will match Swindon’s Premier League document if they permit three objectives throughout their remaining fixtures towards Nottingham Forest (dwelling), Everton (away), and Tottenham Hotspur (dwelling).
