Sheffield United host West Ham at Bramall Lane this Sunday in the other half of the winter break fixtures. West Ham will be in the mix for European football with a win this weekend whereas Sheffield United need the three points to climb their way off the bottom of the table.
Sheffield United currently sit bottom of the Premier League after 20 games. The Blades have two wins, three draws and 15 losses, leaving them on just nine points, already three points from 19th Burnley and eight points from safety.
In their last five games in all competitions, Sheffield United have one win, one draw and three losses.
The trip to Stamford Bridge saw The Blades only manage one shot on target as Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson both scored in the second half to give Chelsea the 2 - 0 win. The one draw came at Villa Park against Aston Villa. Cameron Archer thought he had won the game for The Blades with his goal in the 87th minute, but Nicolo Zaniolo grabbed a goal in the 97th minute to finish the game 1 - 1.
Alfie Doughty opened the scoring early for Luton Town to give them the 1 - 0 lead at halftime. Oli McBurnie and Anel Ahmedhodzic both scored within eight minutes in the second half to put Sheffield United into a 2 - 1 lead. However, an own goal from Jack Robinson and an own goal from Anis Ben Slimane gave Luton the 3 - 2 win. The trip to the Etihad saw Rodri and Julian Alvarez both on the scoresheet in a 2 - 0 win for Man City.
The last time out for Sheffield United was against Gillingham in the Third Round of the FA Cup. A first half brace from William Osula and a second half brace from James McAtee gave Sheffield United the 4 - 0 win.
West Ham, on the other hand, currently sit sixth in the Premier League. In 20 games, The Hammers have ten wins, four draws and six losses which leaves them on 34 points, six points from Tottenham in the Europa League spot and six points from the Champions League.
In their last five games in all competitions, West Ham have two wins, two draws and one loss.
It was six minutes in the clash against Manchester United that gave West Ham all three points. Jarrod Bowen and Mohammed Kudus both scored in the second half to give West Ham the 2 - 0 win. It was another 2 - 0 win next time out against Arsenal. Tomas Soucek opened the scoring and Konstantinos Mavropanos secured the 2 - 0 win in the second half.
West Ham only managed two shots on target and 31% of the possession against Brighton. The Seagulls had 22 shots with eight on target, but also couldn’t find the back of the net as both sides had to settle for a 0 - 0 draw. In the Third Round of the FA Cup, West Ham hosted Bristol City. Bowen gave West Ham the lead four minutes in, but a goal from Tommy Conway in the second half grabbed a 1 - 1 draw for City.
The most recent outing for West Ham was a FA Cup Third Round Replay against Bristol City. Conway scored the only goal of the game in the third minute to give City the 1 - 0 win over ten-man West Ham, who had Said Benrahma sent off early in the second half.
Sheffield United and West Ham have met 92 times in their histories, with the first meeting coming back in 1924. Not much separates the two sides with Sheffield United having 38 wins and West Ham having 33 wins, with the other 21 games ending in a draw.