Match Report
Sheffield United, 20th on 16 points, faced a 50-point deficit to Tottenham Hotspur (5th, 66). Recent form told a different story for Tottenham Hotspur: only 10th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. In league terms the two rates read 0.92/2.74 for Sheffield United and 1.95/1.61 for Tottenham Hotspur (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.64.
Sheffield United had lost six in a row.
The head-to-head ledger counts 8 games: 2 Sheffield United wins, 4 for Tottenham Hotspur, 2 draws, at 2.88 goals per meeting. 63% of these meetings ended in a home win. The fixture leans high-scoring: 63% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 63%.
Bramall Lane in Sheffield staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,050. On the scoreboard, Tottenham Hotspur led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 0-3.