Sheffield United v Manchester United
Premier League | Bramall Lane
Saturday, 21 October 2023 @ 8.00pm
Manchester United are strong favourites to take all three points despite Sheffield United's home advantage in Saturday's late match at Bramall Lane.
Betting companies are offering odds of 1.4 on Manchester United sealing the win, with the visitors sitting 10th in the Premier League table.
Sheffield United, who are 20th in the league and 11 points behind the Red Devils, are priced at 7 to win. A draw is set at 4.6.
Sheffield United are in terrible form in the Premier League, with no wins and a draw from their last six games.
With three wins and three losses over that period, Manchester United's form is much better – they have taken nine points from 18, compared to the Blades' one.
With six goals in eight games so far this season, the home side are the league's joint-third-lowest scorers with 0.8 goals per game. And they are conceding more than average, letting in 22 goals at a rate of 2.8 per game.
The Red Devils are also below average scorers, with 1.1 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.5. They have conceded 1.5 goals per game.
Sheffield United's last match was on October 7, a 3-1 loss against Fulham, with Antonee Robinson getting the goal for the Blades.
Manchester United beat Brentford 2-1 last time out, also on October 7, with Scott McTominay (two) on the scoresheet.
Saturday's match will be refereed by Michael Oliver, who has taken charge of six Premier League games so far this season, issuing no red cards and booking 27 players. He has awarded one penalty.
The last Manchester United game Oliver refereed was the 2-0 loss away at Tottenham Hotspur on August 19. He is yet to oversee a match featuring Sheffield United this season.