Sheffield United were relegated from the Premier League and approached an unwanted record with the rout of Newcastle
Sheffield United will play in the EFL next season after suffering relegation from the Premier League.
Their fate was sealed with a 5-1 defeat against Newcastle UnitedEdit at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon; However, their official relegation is pending appeals from Everton and Nottingham Forest over their respective points deductions.
Anel Ahmedhodzic gave way to the South Yorkshire side five minutes later on Tyneside, before Alexander Isak equalized.
Newcastle then got going in the second half with Isak, Bruno Guimaraes and a Ben Osborn own goal putting the game beyond doubt.
Callum Wilson then added insult to injury with a fifth for Newcastle.
The Blades were only promoted to the top flight last season after securing automatic promotion alongside Burnley and Luton in 2022/23.
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But his time in the Premier League has been cut short with three games still to play.
They will be replaced by Leicester City, who achieved promotion Friday night before emulating Jamie Vardy's famous 2016 party.
So far this quarter, Sheffield United They have only won three games and drawn seven to give them a total of 16 points so far.
While they have scored 34 goals, the South Yorkshire side have conceded a staggering 97 goals so far this season, a figure that has contributed to many of their problems.
It means Sheffield United could reach the unwanted milestone of 100 goals conceded – the first time it has been achieved in a 38-game Premier League season, while Swindon reached a century of goals conceded in a 42-game campaign in 1993/ 94.
Upon returning to the EFL, Chris Wilder's team A deduction of two points will be applied as a result of the club defaulting on a series of payments to other clubs last season.
They will also be given an additional two-point suspended deduction if they do not make any additional payments.