Liverpool v Sheffield United: what the stats say

Liverpool have won their last six Premier League meetings with Sheffield United, scoring 13 goals and conceding just once.

Sheffield United have lost 10 of their last 12 away league games against Liverpool, with the exceptions being a 0-0 draw in March 1975 and a 2-1 win in April 1994.

Liverpool have lost just one of their 39 Premier League home games against newly promoted sides (W32 D6), going down 1-0 against Fulham in March 2021. Since that defeat, the Reds have won their last eight such games by an aggregate score of 28-5.

Sheffield United have earned four points from their last three Premier League away games (W1 D1 L1), twice as many as they had in their first 11 on the road this term (W0 D2 L9).

Liverpool have lost just one of their last 20 Premier League home games in April (W13 D6), and are unbeaten in 12 since a 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace in 2017.

Liverpool haven’t lost any of their last 13 Premier League evening kick-offs (7pm or later), since a 2-1 home loss to Yorkshire side Leeds in October 2022 (W11 D2). The Reds have won each of their last eight such games, scoring 26 goals in the process.

Sheffield United have conceded a league-high 77 Premier League goals this season. It’s already their most in a single top-flight campaign since 1975-76, when they shipped 82 goals in 42 games and finished bottom of the table.

Sheffield United have had a two-goal lead in both of their last two Premier League games, but have failed to win either of them (2-2 v Bournemouth, 3-3 v Fulham). Before this, they had only failed to win one of their 23 Premier League matches when leading by 2+ goals (3-3 v Manchester United in November 2019).

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah hasn’t scored or assisted a goal in any of his three Premier League appearances against the promoted sides this season. He’s never gone four such games without a goal involvement in the competition before.

Only Oli McBurnie (8) and Gustavo Hamer (7) have been involved in more Premier League goals for Sheffield United this season than Ben Brereton (5 – 4 goals, 1 assist), despite the Chilean only playing five games for the Blades since joining in January.

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