Travelling to Sheffield this Sunday, Crystal Palace will face their first newly-promoted side of the 2019/20 season in Sheffield United, a club buoyed not only by promotion, but by a draw earned in the dying minutes against AFC Bournemouth last Saturday.
When former Rushden & Diamonds forward Billy Sharp struck past Aaron Ramsdale to find the net for the Blades, the travelling Sheffield faithful erupted. Energised for their return to life in the Premier League, United’s fans will no doubt be chomping at the bit to compete at Bramall Lane.
They have every right to be invigorated for Sunday’s clash, too, with the Yorkshire home ground becoming something of a fortress in recent times as United stormed to promotion from the Championship in second place last season.