In the last round of the championship the “blades” finally won their first victory in the Premier League. Sheffield United hosted at his home arena Newcastle and achieved minimal success of 1:0, scoring a penalty in the 73rd minute. It must be said that the Magpies played the entire second half in the minority. The victory in this meeting ended the 17-match losing streak of Chris Wilder’s charges in the current championship, which is now a new Premier League record. We must say that three points did not really affect the standings of Sheffield United. As before, “Blades” are in the last position in the standings, yielding nine points to the saving 17th position. Nevertheless, bookmakers continue to consider chances of the red-blacks to be registered as minimal. Now the fact that Wilder’s charges will finish in last place can be put with a odds of 1.72. Sheffield United still have their weakest line in attack. In 18 rounds the team managed to score only nine goals. Out of these, the “blades” scored only five times at home. As for the defense, then according to this indicator, Wilder’s wards are among outsiders. They have conceded already 29 goals. Only Leeds and West Brom have more. There are three players in the club’s infirmary: Oliver McBurney, Sander Berge and Jack O’Connell. Questionable is Jack Robinson.
Washington has a new coach Peter Laviolette, who led Nashville. It is worth noting that the capital failed the playoffs, although before its start they were the main contender for the final and as a result they were eliminated in the 1/8 finals, losing to the Islanders in the series with a total score of 1:4. Goalkeeper Hendrik Lundqvist, defender Michal Kempni and forward Beck Melenstein will not play in the match. So, what is the free prediction for the NHL match for today?
