Crystal Palace 3-2 Sheff Utd: Key stats
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Crystal Palace have won four consecutive league games against Sheffield United for the first time since August 1991.
Sheffield United have won just 10 points from their opening 22 Premier League games this season, which is the Blades’ second-worst ever points tally at this stage of a league season in the top four tiers (after only six points at this stage in 1975-76).
Including two tonight, Michael Olise has assisted Eberechi Eze seven times in the league, the joint-most one Crystal Palace player has assisted a single teammate in the competition, along with Andros Townsend for Christian Benteke and James McArthur for Wilfried Zaha.
Ben Brereton’s opener after just 20 seconds was Sheffield United's earliest ever goal in the Premier League on record (since 2006-07), while it was also the quickest ever goal on record that Crystal Palace have conceded in the competition.