After a 5-1 defeat at Newcastle on April 27, Sheffield United were relegated from the Premier League. As a result, their hopes of remaining in the league were dashed. After the Blades’ defeat at St. James’ Park, they were mathematically relegated.
Sheffield United’s return to the Premier League has lasted just one season after their relegation was confirmed.
The team needed to win at Newcastle to keep their hopes alive, but they were shocked to lose 5-1 at St. James’ Park.
Anel Ahmedhodi gave the Blades the lead five minutes into the game, and Alexander Isak leveled the score halfway through the first half.
After Bruno Guimaraes gave Newcastle the lead in the second half, their slim chances of staying in the game were over when Isak converted a penalty seven minutes later to complete his brace.
Ben Osborn’s deflected shot into his own net was the second time the visitors conceded, and Callum Wilson added a fifth minute later.
With three games remaining in their first season back in the top division, Sheffield has been relegated.
With four games remaining, Chris Wilder’s team was 10 points out of safety, and they can’t mathematically change that now.
In a season of struggle, the Bramall Lane outfit has 16 points from 35 matches.
Meanwhile, Wednesday night’s 4-2 loss at Manchester United implied they have conceded the most goals ever in a 38-game Premier League season.
They have also lost 5-0 to Aston Villa, Brighton, and Arsenal. The Gunners also beat them 6-0 last month, and in September, they were hammered 8-0 by Newcastle, which is the most memorable defeat.
They are in dangerous company as the only team in Premier League history to concede five goals or more on six separate occasions in the same season.
The Blades’ record-low point total was accompanied by their worst goal differential ever, -69, and their 89 goals conceded was the most for a 38-game season until the Blades scored 92 in their loss on Wednesday.
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