Crystal Palace v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 2–0 Sheffield Utd

Premier League · Sat, 02 Jan 2021 15:00 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 11 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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Crystal Palace 2–0 Sheffield Utd — Crystal Palace won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Crystal Palace beat Sheffield Utd 2–0 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Saturday 2 January. Sheffield Utd are winless in at least their last 15 matches in all competitions.

The goals

Crystal Palace led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Crystal Palace: J. Schlupp (4’) and Eberechi Eze (45’, assisted by J. McArthur).

Discipline

S. Attwell showed four yellow cards — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 21 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Crystal Palace: Eberechi Eze (67’); Sheffield Utd: Jayden Bogle (45’), Oliver Norwood (63’) and J. Fleck (89’).

What it changes

Sheffield Utd have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, J. McArthur (Crystal Palace) 10.5, A. Townsend (Crystal Palace) 5.3 and C. Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) 5.1 led the match.

Next up

Crystal Palace next travel to Beşiktaş on 22 October 2026.

Sheffield Utd next host Derby on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Crystal Palace: Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace, Thursday 22 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Crystal Palace 2–0 Sheffield Utd · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: S. Attwell
Head-to-head (last 2): Crystal Palace 0 · draws 0 · Sheffield Utd 2 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 0W 3D 2L · Sheffield Utd 0W 1D 4L

Crystal Palace 2–0 Sheffield Utd (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 0.5

Goals

against 2.13 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.17

Corners

against 4.5 / 6.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4 / 2.67

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 4.17 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.75 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.63 / 1.67 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

4.76 yellows

Referee · S. Attwell

2.19 home / 2.57 away

over 21 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Crystal Palace for / against	Line	Sheffield Utd for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.17 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.38 for · 13.5 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5.5 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.67 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.83 for · 8.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: S. Attwell — 4.76 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 22.19 fouls over 21 matches (2.19 to the home side, 2.57 to the away side).

Home 2.19Away 2.57

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Benteke n 8	59.5	2.6 7/3	0.8 3/1	L. Mousset
J. McArthur n 8	73.9	2.4 8/5	0.9 4/1	—
Luka Milivojević n 8	84.8	1.6 6/2	1.7 7/5	—
J. Schlupp n 8	67.9	1.5 5/3	1.8 6/3	—
J. Ayew n 8	47.1	1.4 3/1	1.7 4/2	—

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Benteke n 8	59.5	4 7/6	1.9 5/3
Wilfried Zaha n 8	88.9	1.6 6/4	0.6 4/1
Eberechi Eze n 8	85.5	1.2 5/3	0.7 3/1
A. Townsend n 8	60.5	1.1 4/2	0.7 3/1
J. Schlupp n 8	67.9	1 3/2	0.7 3/1

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Benteke n 8	59.5	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
Wilfried Zaha n 8	88.9	0.4 2/1	0.1 1/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	85.5	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
J. McArthur n 8	73.9	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
J. Schlupp n 8	67.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Mitchell n 8	90	3.8 8/8
J. McArthur n 8	73.9	3.2 6/5
A. Townsend n 8	60.5	2.8 5/4
Luka Milivojević n 8	84.8	2 8/3
J. Riedewald n 8	38.9	1.7 4/2

Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 8	90	3.2 6/5

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
O. Burke n 8	51.3	2.4 5/4	0.7 3/0	—
M. Lowe n 8	71.6	2.2 7/4	0.5 2/1	—
D. McGoldrick n 8	68	2 6/4	0.8 5/0	—
Oliver McBurnie n 8	63.6	1.8 6/3	1.4 5/2	—
L. Mousset n 8	31.6	1.8 4/1	0.7 2/0	C. Benteke

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Oliver McBurnie n 8	63.6	2.5 5/4	1.2 4/2
D. McGoldrick n 8	68	2 6/3	1.3 6/1
L. Mousset n 8	31.6	1.8 4/1	0.7 1/1
O. Burke n 8	51.3	1.3 5/1	0.7 3/0
R. Brewster n 8	42.1	1.3 3/2	0.8 2/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. McGoldrick n 8	68	0.5 2/1	0.2 1/0
B. Sharp n 8	39.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
S. Berge n 8	80.3	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Bogle n 8	74.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
M. Lowe n 8	71.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	71.6	4.6 8/6
E. Ampadu n 8	80.4	3.4 7/7
Enda Stevens n 8	90	2.3 7/5
J. Bogle n 8	74.3	2.3 7/3
B. Osborn n 8	60.1	2.1 6/3

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Ramsdale n 8	90	2.9 8/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Sheffield Utd
44%	Possession	56%
9	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	2
2	Shots off target	1
3	Blocked shots	4
6	Shots inside the box	4
3	Corners	6
0	Offsides	3
8	Fouls	18
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
414	Passes	510
72%	Pass accuracy	81%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
V. Guaita	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Ward	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Tomkins	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
C. Kouyaté	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.6
T. Mitchell	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
A. Townsend	90	0	0	2	1	1	2	0	7.3
J. McArthur	90	0	1	0	0	2	8	0	8
Wilfried Zaha	90	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.3
Luka Milivojević	89	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	7.2
C. Benteke	48	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Schlupp	40	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
Eberechi Eze sub	50	1	0	1	1	1	0	Y	7.5
J. Ayew sub	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Riedewald sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Ramsdale	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Ampadu	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
J. Egan	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
Enda Stevens	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
J. Bogle	90	1	1	1	4	Y	6.9
C. Basham	90	0	0	1	3	0	6.7
O. Norwood	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
J. Fleck	90	1	0	1	2	Y	6.7
D. McGoldrick	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
B. Osborn	80	0	0	0	4	0	7.2
L. Mousset	61	0	0	0	0	0	6
R. Brewster sub	29	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Hackford sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Crystal Palace v Sheffield Utd — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Crystal PalaceDDLLD

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.6 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdLLDLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Crystal Palace 0 · 0 draws · Sheffield Utd 2 · 1 goals/game

2020-02-01 Crystal Palace 0–1 Sheffield Utd
2019-08-18 Sheffield Utd 1–0 Crystal Palace

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#14 pos44 pts38 pl-25 GD

Sheffield Utd#20 pos23 pts38 pl-43 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.08

Sheffield Utd scored0.53

Crystal Palace conceded1.74

Sheffield Utd conceded1.66

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What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 2 meetings, Crystal Palace won 0, Sheffield Utd won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1 goals per game.
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