Crystal Palace v Sheffield United Saturday 2nd January 2020 // 3pm
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Directors Steve Parish, Chairman David Blitzer Joshua Harris Chief Executive Phil Alexander
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Chief Financial Officer Sean O’Loughlin Sporting Director
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Dougie Freedman Club Secretary Christine Dowdeswell
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Head of Sport Science, Strength & Conditioning
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luka milivojevic
Scott Guyett
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steve parish
Head of Medical Dr. Zaf Iqbal
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darren ambrose
Academy Director
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junior eagles
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Daniel storey
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joe whitworth
Gary Issott Director of U23 Development Mark Bright Head Groundsman Bruce Elliott
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Commercial Director Barry Webber Operations Director Sharon Lacey Head of Consumer Sales Mike Pink Head of Ticketing Dan Clarke Head of Legal David Nichol Head of Content & Production
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James Woodroof Head of CRM & Campaigns Tom McGuiness Editor Ben Mountain Design Billy Cooke, Luke Thomas Contributors Dan Blazer, Will Robinson, Ian King, Daniel Storey, Darren Ambrose, Grace Cullen Photography Neil Everitt, Seb Frej, Reuters, Pinnacle, Rex Features Printer Bishops Printers
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1990/91 season
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shaun derry
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ashlee hincks
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fixtures & results
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premier league
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official matchday programme
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Jeffrey Schlupp has earned his reputation as the league’s finest utility man. After a year defined by change, Will Robinson asks how he handles a life replete with variation. main interview
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Sheffield match preview One of the toughest teams to break down in last season’s Premier League after conceding the competition’s fourth-fewest goals, Sheffield United have started 2020/21 on a different foot entirely. The Blades sat bottom this Christmas with just two points from 14 games and had conceded an uncharacteristically high number of goals. However, it is going forward where their most glaring concerns lie. Top scorers Oliver McBurnie and Lys Mousset
Chris Wilder
People talk about shapes and systems and between the lines. At times, it’s a simplistic game; you want that ability to score a goal.
only managed to net six each last season, so the issue has always been apparent. Now, it urgently
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needs addressing. Some hope could be taken from the Blades’ 2-3 loss to Manchester United, the first time
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all season they’d managed to net twice in the league. This was followed with more cause for optimism when Chris Wilder’s men secured a point against Brighton & Hove Albion. If they are to sustain their top-flight status, Sheffield United must, however, regain the form that saw them impressively finish ninth last season. official matchday programme
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d united premier league wins
all-timers Paul Beesley
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Carl Bradshaw
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Alan Kelly
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Dane Whitehouse
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Adrian Littlejohn
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Dane Whitehouse
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Jostein Flo
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premier league goals
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1997/98 The good, the bad and the ugly: Kit or Miss reviews those desirable gems, those best-forgotten strips and do a bit of market research for those of you looking to snap up some of the Eagles’ iconic shirts. This week, Vicente Guaita models the goalkeeper kit from the 1997/98 season.
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Crystal palace f.c. (GK) Jack BUTLAND Joel WARD Patrick VAN AANHOLT Luka MILIVOJEVIC James TOMKINS Scott DANN Max MEYER Cheikhou KOUYATÉ Jordan AYEW Andros TOWNSEND Wilfried ZAHA Mamadou SAKHO Jeffrey SCHLUPP Nathaniel CLYNE James MCARTHUR (GK) Stephen HENDERSON Christian BENTEKE James MCCARTHY Michy BATSHUAYI Gary CAHILL Eberechi EZE Tyrick MITCHELL (GK) Vicente GUAITA Martin KELLY Sam WOODS Nathan FERGUSON Jaïro RIEDEWALD
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sheffield united f.c.
Stuart Attwell Marc Perry Peter Kirkup Keith Stroud Andre Marriner Richard West
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Aaron RAMSDALE (GK) George BALDOCK Enda STEVENS John FLECK Jack O’CONNELL Chris BASHAM John LUNDSTRAM Sander BERGE Oliver MCBURNIE Billy SHARP Lys MOUSSET John EGAN Max LOWE Oliver BURKE Phil JAGIELKA Oliver NORWOOD David McGOLDRICK Wes FODERINGHAM (GK) Jack ROBINSON Jayden BOGLE Michael VERRIPS (GK) Ethan AMPADU Ben OSBORN Rhian BREWSTER Simon MOORE (GK) Jack RODWELL Kean BRYAN Zak BRUNT