Sheffield United must take revenge at Burnley if it’s to have any chance of clinching Premier League survival
A five-goal flex saw Burnley blitz Sheffield United without reply the last time these teams met in the Premier League, but the margins between the two remain tiny as they battle to avoid relegation five months on. Vincent Kompany’s side produced five different scorers at Turf Moor that day in what was their best performance of the season to date, and a repeat would do wonders for the club’s odds of top-flight survival. If the Blades weren’t already at DEFCON 1 in their effort to remain among England’s elite, they should be now they have just six games left to secure the necessary 15 points (or more) it would require to stay up.
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Burnley sits just four points better off but has played one game more than Sheffield United so far, pretty much leveling out the pair, who both look likely to rejoin the Championship this summer on the current pace.
At the time of their December win in the reverse fixture, Burnley succeeded in ending a run of seven straight losses with an emphatic win over fellow top-flight newcomer Sheffield United.
It took Jay Rodriguez less than one minute to find the back of the net in that meeting, though a flurry of three goals in the final 20 minutes perhaps flattered Kompany & Co. just a tad:
Save for a 1-0 loss at Everton, Burnley has since restored some pride to its campaign and is unbeaten in five of its last six games, albeit drawing in four of those.
It may prove a case of too little, too late, however, as six points still separate the Clarets from safety, while the situation is considerably more dire for Chris Wilder’s men.
Both clubs are dealing with substantial injury lists, which include Max Lowe, Chris Basham, Rhian Brewster, John Egan and George Baldock on Sheffield United’s part.
Burnley, meanwhile, is without Luca Koleosho, Jordan Beyer, Ameen Al Dakhil, Nathan Redmond and Aaron Ramsey heading into this one, meaning fans could see an identical XI to the one that started last week’s 1-1 draw against Brighton.
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