Sunday forebet prediction

With the predicted tougher-than-expected task of breaking down the Blades, it could prove profitable to back the Newcastle corner count line. They were the Premier League kings at winning corners last season, with 270 - that was 32 more than any other side. That bulky return stems from a style of football that leads to plenty of scenarios where corners can be won down the channels, where Howe likes to create overloads. That corner return averaged out at 7.1 per match last season so I was surprised to see the line of Evens available for them to win seven or more corners here in a game where they will dominate territory. Sorry, you have been blocked Over their past five matches, Eddie Howe's team are only operating at a non-penalty expected goals tally of 0.88 per game - that's over an expected goal down from their 38-game average of 1.89 per 90 across last season. Of course, that tally will increase with time as the difficulty of their fixture list eases slightly, but I'll want to see some evidence of improvement before putting full trust in them.

Sheffield United will defend deep, and frustrate, with a focus on soaking up pressure. They have conceded an average of 8.8 corners per match this season, shipping 12 vs Man City and a whopping 15 to Tottenham. If you fancy a repeat of similar numbers, you can get 14/1 with Sky Bet on Newcastle winning 12 or more corners - it's a bet that would have won in Newcastle away days at Palace, Everton and Wolves last season. But those who like to play a bit safer should attack the seven or more line at Evens. Why have I been blocked?