Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur Matchday Stats Preview

Sheffield United vs Tottenham Hotspur Matchday Stats Preview 

Sheffield United have lost their last three league games against Tottenham, as many as they had in their previous 13 against them (W5 D5).

Tottenham won 3-1 in their last away league game against Sheffield United, last winning consecutive visits to Bramall Lane in December 1975.

Sheffield United have won their final league game in each of the last three seasons. They last did so in more consecutive campaigns between 1969-70 and 1973-74 (5), with the fourth game in that run coming against Tottenham.

Tottenham have lost their final league game in just one of the last 13 seasons (W10 D2), with that loss coming at already-relegated Newcastle in 2015-16 (1-5).

Sheffield United have conceded 101 Premier League goals this season, the outright most in a single campaign. In a top-flight season with a maximum of 20 teams, only Leicester in 1908-09 (102) and Darwen in 1891-92 (112) have shipped more.

Sheffield United have a goal difference of -66 so far this season – defeat by four goals here will see them finish the campaign with the worst goal difference in Premier League history (currently -69 by Derby County in 2007-08).

Tottenham Hotspur have lost five of their last six Premier League matches (W1), one more than in their previous 18 games combined (W10 D4 L4). They are unbeaten in 11 games against the side starting the day bottom (W8 D3), scoring 35 goals.

Sheffield United haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last 21 Premier League games – it’s their longest run without a league shutout since their first 25 games of the 1975-76 campaign.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou won both his final league games of the season as Celtic manager by an aggregate score of 11-0 – 6-0 v Motherwell in 2021-22 and 5-0 v Aberdeen in 2022-23.

James Maddison has created 62 chances for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League this season, the most by a player in their debut season for Spurs since Christian Eriksen in 2013-14 (68). It’s the most overall by an Englishman since Dele Alli in 2017-18 (64).