Sheffield United is coming into this match as a newly promoted side in the Premier League after finishing in 2nd place of the Championship last season. As good as they were last season, now they are in the big leagues and they already have not been playing well in their recent friendlies as they get ready for the season. They have actually lost 3 of their last 4 matches and they have failed to score a goal in 3 of those matches as well. They are going up against a Crystal Palace side that finished in 11th place last year but they were gaining a lot of steam in the 2nd half of that season and were definitely one of the better teams in the Premier League to end the season in those final weeks. Roy Hodgson got this team on the right track to end the season last year as they were flying very high in their matches and now they will be hungry to build on that with a much better season from top to bottom and try to get themselves into European competition for next year. Other than the departure of Zaha, the core of this team is pretty much the same as it was last year and they have a lot more talent than this newly promoted Sheffield United club. Sheffield United may be at home in this match but they are going to get a very unfriendly welcome back to the Premier League from a hungry Crystal Palace that will be trying to start the season on the right foot. Crystal Palace will win this match and collect all 3 points here.