Crystal Palace v Sheffield Utd result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 3–2 Sheffield Utd

Premier League · Tue, 30 Jan 2024 20:00 GMT · Selhurst Park

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Crystal Palace 3–2 Sheffield Utd — Crystal Palace won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Crystal Palace beat Sheffield Utd 3–2 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Tuesday 30 January.

The goals

It was 2–2 at half-time. The goals — Sheffield Utd: B. Brereton (1’, assisted by Gustavo Hamer) and James McAtee (20’, assisted by Oliver McBurnie); Crystal Palace: Eberechi Eze (17’, assisted by Michael Olise; 27’, assisted by Michael Olise) and Michael Olise (67’).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Crystal Palace 1.15, Sheffield Utd 0.76, from 12 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Harrington showed five yellow cards — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Crystal Palace: J. Lerma (90+13’); Sheffield Utd: Auston Trusty (40’), J. Robinson (42’), Rhys Norrington-Davies (90+5’) and Anel Ahmedhodžić (90+13’).

What it changes

Sheffield Utd are winless in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) 12.4, Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) 11.4 and Vinicius Souza (Sheffield Utd) 10.2 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 3–2 Sheffield Utd · Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park · London
Referee: T. Harrington
Head-to-head (last 5): Crystal Palace 3 · draws 0 · Sheffield Utd 2 · 1.4 goals/game
Recent form: Crystal Palace 1W 1D 3L · Sheffield Utd 1W 1D 3L

Crystal Palace 3–2 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.38 / 5

Corners

against 4.75 / 5.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.13 / 4.13

Shots on target

against 4.88 / 4.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.5 / 3

Cards

against 1.63 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

2.5 yellows

Referee · T. Harrington

1.13 home / 1.38 away

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 January 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 January 2024. 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 · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.38 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	10.63 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	13.13 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.13 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.13 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.88 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Harrington — 2.5 yellow cards a game, 0.25 red cards, 19.63 fouls over 8 matches (1.13 to the home side, 1.38 to the away side).

Home 1.13Away 1.38

Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2024. 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
N. Ahamada n 8	16.1	2.8 3/1	1.4 2/0	—
J. Lerma n 8	83.6	2.6 7/4	0.5 4/0	Vinicius Souza
W. Hughes n 8	54.6	2.3 6/5	1.4 4/2	Vinicius Souza
O. Édouard n 8	69.8	1.9 7/3	1.3 5/2	—
J. Ayew n 8	78	1.7 7/5	4 8/8	A. Ben Slimane

Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Eberechi Eze n 8	61.3	2.4 7/5	1.7 5/4
J. Lerma n 8	83.6	2.2 7/6	0.7 4/1
M. Olise n 8	81.5	2.1 6/4	1.2 5/2
N. Ahamada n 8	16.1	1.4 2/0	0 0/0
O. Édouard n 8	69.8	1.1 5/2	0.8 4/1

Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Olise n 8	81.5	0.7 4/1	0.1 1/0
J. Ayew n 8	78	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
J. Mateta n 8	75	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
O. Édouard n 8	69.8	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Eberechi Eze n 8	61.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
W. Hughes n 8	54.6	3.7 6/5
N. Ahamada n 8	16.1	3.5 3/1
D. Ozoh n 8	21	3.2 3/2
T. Mitchell n 8	79.1	3.1 8/6
J. Riedewald n 8	42.1	2.9 5/3

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2024. 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. Norwood n 8	53.1	2.1 6/4	0.4 1/1	—
G. Hamer n 8	77.5	2 7/4	0.3 2/0	—
G. Baldock n 8	73	1.8 6/4	1.2 4/3	—
Vinicius Souza n 8	70.1	1.8 5/4	0.2 1/0	W. Hughes
A. Ben Slimane n 8	45.9	1.7 4/2	1.7 4/2	J. Ayew

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Osula n 8	52.6	2.1 6/3	1.3 5/1
B. Brereton n 8	33.6	2 4/1	1.3 3/1
Oliver McBurnie n 8	47.9	1.9 4/3	1.2 4/1
J. McAtee n 8	71.5	1.6 6/2	0.6 3/1
Cameron Archer n 8	70.4	1.4 5/3	0.8 4/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Oliver McBurnie n 8	47.9	0.9 4/0	0 0/0
J. McAtee n 8	71.5	0.5 2/1	0.3 2/0
W. Osula n 8	52.6	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
G. Hamer n 8	77.5	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
B. Brereton n 8	33.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 January 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Lowe n 8	40.9	5 6/3
Vinicius Souza n 8	70.1	3.7 7/4
J. Bogle n 8	86.9	3.4 8/5
Y. Larouci n 8	46.9	2.9 5/2
A. Ahmedhodžić n 8	84.4	2.3 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal Palace		Sheffield Utd
54%	Possession	46%
1.15	Expected goals (xG)	0.76
12	Shots	9
4	Shots on target	5
5	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	2
6	Shots inside the box	6
11	Corners	1
2	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	18
1	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	1
458	Passes	417
83%	Pass accuracy	74%

Crystal Palace player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Henderson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Richards	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Andersen	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Guéhi	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
T. Mitchell	90	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	7.2
J. Lerma	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
W. Hughes	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.2
J. Ayew	90	0	0	2	0	1	5	0	7.2
J. Mateta	89	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.3
Eberechi Eze	78	2	0	3	3	2	1	0	9.2
M. Olise	69	1	2	2	1	2	0	0	8.3
J. Schlupp sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
D. Ozoh sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.9
O. Édouard sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Bogle	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	6.3
A. Ahmedhodžić	90	0	0	1	0	0	7	Y	6.7
A. Trusty	90	0	0	0	0	1	5	Y	6.7
Vinicius Souza	90	0	0	0	0	1	10	0	7.6
J. McAtee	90	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.5
G. Hamer	87	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.5
J. Robinson	82	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
Oliver McBurnie	64	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
I. Grbić	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Ben Slimane	45	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
B. Brereton	45	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
R. Norrington-Davies sub	45	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.3
A. Brooks sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.9
W. Foderingham sub	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
W. Osula sub	26	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.7
Cameron Archer sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Y. Larouci sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	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 PalaceLWDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Sheffield UtdLLWDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 2 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Crystal Palace 3 · 0 draws · Sheffield Utd 2 · 1.4 goals/game

2023-08-12 Sheffield Utd 0–1 Crystal Palace
2021-05-08 Sheffield Utd 0–2 Crystal Palace
2021-01-02 Crystal Palace 2–0 Sheffield Utd
2020-02-01 Crystal Palace 0–1 Sheffield Utd
2019-08-18 Sheffield Utd 1–0 Crystal Palace

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Crystal Palace#10 pos49 pts38 pl-1 GD

Sheffield Utd#20 pos16 pts38 pl-69 GD

Goals per game

Crystal Palace scored1.5

Sheffield Utd scored0.92

Crystal Palace conceded1.53

Sheffield Utd conceded2.74

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What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Sheffield Utd?: In their last 5 meetings, Crystal Palace won 3, Sheffield Utd won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Sheffield Utd?: Recent form — Crystal Palace 1W 1D 3L; Sheffield Utd 1W 1D 3L.

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