Palace now need three wins from their last four matches to reach 50 points for the first time in a Premier League campaign. It was his first year in the Premier League. Benteke's opener (66 seconds) was Crystal Palace's earliest Premier League goal since James McArthur's strike against Everton in November 2017 (51 seconds). In Premier League history only Derby County in 2007-08 (22), Leeds United in 1996-97 (21) and Huddersfield Town in 2017-18 (21) have failed to score in more games in a single campaign. Palace were the 11th different side to complete a league double over Sheffield United this season - in Premier League history, only Derby County in 2007-08 have lost both league matches against more opponents (12).

Source: BBC May 07, 2021 09:59 UTC