Sheffield Utd v West Brom

• 18:00 GMT on BT Sport 2
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Sheffield United are heading into a fixture as odds-on favourites; wow.

That says a lot for both just how bad West Brom have been this term, and for the last two performances how much Chris Wilder's team - statistically the worst in Premier League history at the halfway stage of a season - have put in.

The Blades caused a seismic shock last midweek by turning Manchester United over 2-1 to leave Old Trafford with all three points, and on another day, John Fleck would have buried a late equaliser at the Etihad and they've have backed it up with a 1-1 draw against Manchester City.

Still, to lose only 1-0 to a City team that has now won 12 straight games was mightily impressive.

What might surprise many is that Sheffield United actually haven't been that bad in 2020/21. Infogol's performance-based table, based on expected goals (xG), has them sitting 18th, a hair's breadth below Fulham.

Reality is very different though, as 13 points separates the Blades and actual 17th-placed Brighton.

Bottom of that very same xG-based table are West Brom, who have failed to show any noticeable uptick since Sam Allardyce replaced Slaven Bilic as manager in December.

They may have conceded late to draw 2-2 with Fulham at the weekend, but it would have been daylight robbery had Albion won that game, one the Cottagers should have had put to bed by half-time.