Brentford travel to Bramall Lane to take on Sheffield United this Saturday in a big weekend at the bottom of the Premier League. The Blades desperately need a win to try and climb off the bottom spot, whereas Brentford look to leapfrog into the top half of the table.
Sheffield United currently sit rock bottom of the Premier League after 15 games. The Blades have just one win, two draws and 12 losses, leaving them on just five points and at least five points from safety.
In their last five games in all competitions, Sheffield United have two wins, one draw and two losses. Cameron Archer opened the scoring for The Blades in the 72nd minute, but Jean-Richer Bellegarde equalised with one minute to go for Wolves. However, a 100th minute penalty from Oliver Norwood gave Sheffield United the 2 - 1 win. Simon Adringa did score early for Brighton but following the red card to Mahmoud Dahoud opened the door for The Blades, grabbing a 1 - 1 draw through an Adam Webster own goal.
A brace from Marcus Tavernier and a goal from Justin Kluivert gave Bournemouth the 3 - 1 win, with Oli McBurnie grabbing a late goal in the 97th minute. A crucial loss for Sheffield United came against fellow relegation candidates Burnley. Ray Rodriguez, Jacob Bruun Larsen, Zeki Amdouni, Luca Koleosho and Josh Brownhill all scored in the 5 - 0 thrashing of The Blades.
The last time out for Sheffield United was against Liverpool in the midweek. Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai both scored in the 2 - 0 win for Liverpool.
Brentford currently sit 11th in the Premier League after 15 games. The Bees have five wins, four draws and six losses, leaving them on 19 points, equal with Chelsea above them and five points behind the nearest team West Ham.
In their last five games in all competitions, Brentford have two wins and three losses. Neal Maupay gave Brentford the early lead against West Ham but Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen both scored to give West Ham the lead at the break. A Konstantinos Mavropanos own goal levelled the game and a goal from Nathan Collins gave Brentford the 3 - 2 win. A brace from Mo Salah and a goal from Diogo Jota gave Liverpool a 3 - 0 win over Brentford, The Bees had just three shots on target.
Kai Havertz scored the only goal of the game in the 89th minute to give Arsenal the 1 - 0 win over Brentford. However, Brentford bounced back against Luton Town. Maupay and Ben Mee gave Brentford the 2 - 0 lead in the early stages of the second half, but Jacob Brown got Luton back into the game in the 76th minute. A goal from Shadon Baptiste regained the two goal cushion and Brentford won 3 - 1.
The most recent outing for Brentford was against Brighton. A penalty from Bryan Mbeumo put Brentford ahead but Pascal Gross and Jack Hinshelwood both scored to give Brighton the 2 - 1 win.
Sheffield United and Brentford have met 33 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1934. Nothing can separate the two teams with 12 wins each, with the other nine games ending in a draw.