A major game in the battle against relegation takes place on Saturday as Nottingham Forest travel to face Sheffield United.
The Blades have already been relegated to the Championship, but could help to pull Forest into the drop three should they claim all three points.
Current Form
Sheffield United current form
Unfortunately for Sheffield Utd, they will go down as one of the worst teams ever to play in the Premier League as they have collected just 16 points and three victories from their 35 matches so far.
They are on a run of four straight defeats versus Brentford, Burnley, Manchester United and Newcastle and in that run have conceded 15 goals.
Nottingham Forest current form
Forest haven’t won a game in a month as in the last four they have drawn 2-2 against Wolves and lost three versus Tottenham, Everton and Manchester City.
They haven’t kept a clean sheet in 12 matches.
Sheffield Utd vs Nottingham Forest Team News
Sheffield Utd’s relegation fight hasn’t been aided by a raft of injury issues. At the moment, James McAtee, Oli McBurnie, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Max Lowe, Chris Basham, John Egan, Daniel Jebbison, George Baldock and Tom Davies are all out.
Nuno Espirito Santo is sweating over the fitness of Neco Williams, Willy Boly and Murillo all suffered injuries against Man City, while Taiwo Awoniyi and Nicolas Dominguez will be assessed closer to kick-off.
Vinicius Souza has been a standout performer in a poor Blades team this campaign.
Key player – Nottingham Forest
Chris Wood may have missed a few sitters against Man City, but he remains Forest’s biggest goal threat.
Scoreline Prediction
Sheffield Utd haven’t even been able to stop fellow relegation struggling from dominating at Bramall Lane recently, and Forest should view this as a must-win.
Sheffield Utd 0-2 Nottingham Forest
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Publish date : 2024-05-04 05:45:00
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