Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 35

Apr 27, 2024 at 3pm UK

St. James' Park

Newcastle
5 - 1
Sheff Utd

Isak (26', 61' pen.), Guimaraes (54'), Osborn (65' og.), Wilson (72')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Ahmedhodzic (5')

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Newcastle United players celebrates their second goal on April 27, 2024

Newcastle United set Premier League scoring record in Sheffield United rout

Newcastle United set a new Premier League scoring record after beating Sheffield United 5-1 at St James' Park on Saturday.

Apr 27, 17:11

The Match

Match Report

Sheffield United are relegated from the Premier League owing to a 5-1 loss to Newcastle United, who boost their chances of qualifying for Europe.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Sheffield United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Newcastle United

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Crystal Palace 2-0 Newcastle
Wednesday, April 24 at 8pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Sheffield United

All competitions

Last Game: Man Utd 4-2 Sheff Utd
Wednesday, April 24 at 8pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Newcastle United win with a probability of 77.37%. A draw had a probability of 13.5% and a win for Sheffield United had a probability of 9.14%.

The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (8.88%) and 2-1 (8.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.94%), while for a Sheffield United win it was 1-2 (2.74%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Newcastle United would win this match.

Result
Newcastle United	Draw	Sheffield United
77.37% ( 0.16)	13.49% ( -0.07)	9.14% ( -0.09)

Both teams to score 56.87% (

-0.13)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

73.12% (

0.03)

26.88% (

-0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

52.67% (

0.04)

47.33% (

-0.04)

Newcastle United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

94.38% (

0.03)

5.63% (

-0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

78.19% (

0.1)

21.81% (

-0.1)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

60.26% (

-0.16)

39.74% (

0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

23.59% (

-0.15)

76.41% (

0.15)

Score Analysis

Newcastle United 77.37%

Sheffield United 9.14%

Draw 13.49%

Newcastle United	Draw	Sheffield United
2-0 @ 9.26% ( 0.02) 3-0 @ 8.88% ( 0.04) 2-1 @ 8.54% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 8.2% ( -0) 1-0 @ 6.43% ( 0) 4-0 @ 6.39% ( 0.04) 4-1 @ 5.9% ( 0.01) 3-2 @ 3.78% ( -0.02) 5-0 @ 3.68% ( 0.03) 5-1 @ 3.39% ( 0.01) 4-2 @ 2.72% ( -0.01) 6-0 @ 1.76% ( 0.02) 6-1 @ 1.63% ( 0.01) 5-2 @ 1.57% ( -0) Other @ 5.25% Total : 77.37%	1-1 @ 5.94% ( -0.03) 2-2 @ 3.94% ( -0.02) 0-0 @ 2.24% ( -0) 3-3 @ 1.16% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.22% Total : 13.49%	1-2 @ 2.74% ( -0.02) 0-1 @ 2.06% ( -0.01) 2-3 @ 1.21% ( -0.01) 0-2 @ 0.95% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.17% Total : 9.14%