Premier League

Premier League | Gameweek 6

Sep 24, 2023 at 4.30pm UK

Bramall Lane

Sheff Utd
0 - 8
Newcastle

Ahmedhodzic (28'), Robinson (34'), Ben Slimane (75'), Egan (90+4')

FT(HT: 0-3)

Longstaff (21'), Burn (31'), Botman (35'), Wilson (56'), Gordon (61'), Almiron (68'), Guimaraes (73'), Isak (87')

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The Match

Match Report

Newcastle United have eight different goalscorers in a stunning 8-0 success away to Sheffield United in the Premier League.

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Sheffield United

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: Spurs 2-1 Sheff Utd
Saturday, September 16 at 3pm in Premier League

Goals
for

Top scorers

Newcastle United

All competitions

Premier League

Last Game: AC Milan 0-0 Newcastle
Tuesday, September 19 at 5.45pm in Champions 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 40.88%. A win for Sheffield United had a probability of 33.89% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Newcastle United win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.77%) and 0-2 (6.65%). The likeliest Sheffield United win was 1-0 (8.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.9%). The actual scoreline of 0-8 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Newcastle United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Newcastle United
33.89% ( -0.17)	25.23% ( -0.02)	40.88% ( 0.18)

Both teams to score 56.5% (

0.01)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

52.91% (

0.03)

47.08% (

-0.03)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

30.67% (

0.02)

69.32% (

-0.03)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.28% (

-0.09)

26.71% (

0.08)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

38.02% (

-0.12)

61.98% (

0.11)

Newcastle United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.1% (

0.1)

22.89% (

-0.11)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.35% (

0.15)

56.64% (

-0.16)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 33.89%

Newcastle United 40.88%

Draw 25.22%

Sheffield United	Draw	Newcastle United
1-0 @ 8.07% ( -0.03) 2-1 @ 7.86% ( -0.02) 2-0 @ 5.33% ( -0.03) 3-1 @ 3.46% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 2.55% ( -0.01) 3-0 @ 2.34% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 1.14% ( -0.01) Other @ 3.14% Total : 33.89%	1-1 @ 11.9% ( -0.01) 0-0 @ 6.12% ( -0.01) 2-2 @ 5.79% 3-3 @ 1.25% ( 0) Other @ 0.17% Total : 25.22%	0-1 @ 9.02% ( 0.01) 1-2 @ 8.77% ( 0.02) 0-2 @ 6.65% ( 0.03) 1-3 @ 4.31% ( 0.02) 0-3 @ 3.27% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 2.85% ( 0.01) 1-4 @ 1.59% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 1.2% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 1.05% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.18% Total : 40.88%