Ladies and gents, let's jump straight into the scrum, shall we? We're diving into the murky depths of the Premier League's Tottenham Hotspur, and Sheffield United's upcoming bloody tango.
Let's kick things off between the sticks. Tottenham Hotspur has Guglielmo Vicario with 16 saves to his name while Sheffield United's Wesley Foderingham boasts 19 saves, blowing Vicario out of the water. And let's not forget the second keeper for Sheffield, Ivo Grbić, just in case something goes south.
Kicking it upfield to some key players, the Spurs flaunt talents such as Cristian Romero, Richarlison, and the ever-elusive Heung-min Son, whose 2 goals and 87.9 accurate pass percentage are certainly nothing to snub. On the other side of the pitch, Sheffield is packing heat with Gustavo Hamer and goal-hungry Ben Brereton Díaz with 2 goals under his belt.
Casting our minds back to their last encounter, it was the Spurs who punted Sheffield 2-1, with blades no match for their unerring aim.
In the trenches of the regular season, we've got Tottenham with an impressive 19 games in the victory column, opposing Sheffield United's rather modest tally of 3 wins.
Recent form has Tottenham experiencing the shivers, taking quite a few hits in their games against powerhouses like Liverpool, Chelsea, and Arsenal. Sheffield United, I am afraid, isn’t singing either, if their performances against Everton, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United are any indication.
A silver platter of predictable bookings and performances lays before us. So, if I had a pound and a pint to wager, the looks of it all seem to aim at Tottenham's favor, let's say, by a good couple of goals.
Albert’s Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur by 2