Sheffield United vs. Crystal Palace live stream: Watch Premier League online
By Adam Stocker
Sheffield United face Crystal Palace at Bramall Lane on Sunday, Aug. 18. Here’s all the info you need to watch.
Sheffield United and Crystal Palace both drew in their first game of the Premier League season last weekend. On Sunday, both clubs will go for their first win of the season at Bramall Lane.
Sheffield played their first Premier League game since being relegated in the 2006-07 season. The Blades earned promotion back into the Premier League after finishing second in the Championship. In their first Premier League game in more than a decade, Sheffield drew 1-1 with Bournemouth. Billy Sharp came off the bench and scored the tying goal in the 88th minute. Sharp, the Sheffield captain, scored 23 goals last season and will again be counted on for goals this season.
Palace and Everton opened the season with a scoreless draw. The result might have been different had Wilfried Zaha started the game. After a long and drawn-out transfer saga, Roy Hodgson decided to keep Zaha on the bench to start. Do not expect Hodgson to keep Zaha out of his starting XI again this season. Zaha is by far the best player on Palace. Without Zaha on the field, the Eagles struggled to get many offensive chances. Over the past three seasons, Zaha has scored 26 goals and has assisted on another 26 goals.
The Premier League match between Sheffield United and Crystal Palace will be broadcast on NBCSN.
Date: Sunday, Aug. 18
Start Time: 9:00 a.m. ET
Location: Sheffield, England
Stadium: Bramall Lane
TV info: NBCSN
Live Stream: FuboTV. Sign up for a free seven-day trial here.
Sheffield and Crystal Palace have not played a game against each other since Feb. 19, 2011, when Palace won 1-0 at Selhurst Park. The only player who started that game for either team that remains with their club is Zaha.