Southampton vs Sheffield United Premier League Match Preview or Key Statistics 💬
Southampton won both Premier League meetings with Sheffield United last season – they’ve not won three league games in a row against the Blades since winning four consecutively against them in the second tier in 1950.
Sheffield United have conceded exactly three goals in all three of their Premier League away games against Southampton (D1 L2), with their last top-flight victory at Saints coming in January 1992 (4-2).
Southampton have won six of their opening 11 games in the Premier League this season – only in 2014-15 (8) have they picked up more victories in their opening 11 games of a top-flight campaign.
Sheffield United are winless in all 11 of their Premier League games so far this season; the last side to fail to win any of their opening 12 Premier League fixtures from the start of a campaign were QPR in 2012-13 (a competition record 16 without a win). In English top-flight history, only Manchester United in 1930-31 have won as few or fewer points after 11 league games (0) as the Blades (1).
Southampton have scored at least twice in each of their last six Premier League home games, their longest such run in the top-flight since a run of eight between February-May 1984.
Sheffield United have lost 13 of their last 14 Premier League games (D1), scoring just six goals in this run. No side has scored fewer goals than the Blades this season (5).
Sheffield United have lost all five of their Premier League away games this season – they last lost their first six on the road in a top-flight campaign back in 1975-76.
Southampton currently lead all Premier League teams for defensive actions outside of their own defensive third this season (347), while only Leeds United (8.5) are allowing fewer opposition passes per defensive action in the attacking and middle thirds than the Saints (10.7).
Danny Ings has been directly involved in eight goals in eight Premier League games this season (six goals and two assists); the most of any Southampton player. Ings has only failed to score or assist in one of his last seven appearances in the competition, versus West Brom in October.
Since the start of last season, Oliver McBurnie has scored more Premier League goals than any other Sheffield United player (7). He netted his first of the season last time out against Leicester, but has never scored in consecutive appearances in the competition.
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