Official; Sheffield United Relegated From Premier League After Newcastle Rout, confirm Chris wilder

Sheffield United’s 5-1 humiliation against Newcastle on Saturday resulted in their elimination from the Premier League.

With three games remaining, Chris Wilder’s team is 10 points from safety after suffering their 25th league loss of a miserable season.

After only three league victories, the cellar club will be back in the Championship in just 12 months thanks to their promotion.

At St. James’ Park, Anel Ahmedhodzic gave the visitors the lead, but Ben Osborn scored an own goal, Callum Wilson,

Bruno Guimaraes, and Alexander Isak all scored goals.

The Blades have now lost four straight games and have not won any of their previous 11 contests.

In their last three games, Wilder’s team has given up 13 goals, highlighting their difficulties in a season that for months seemed certain to result in relegation.

With 35 games played thus far, they have allowed 97 goals, setting a new record for the most goals allowed in a 38-game Premier League season.

“Our performance has been inadequate,” Wilder stated to the BBC. “The entire season, the league has proven to be too strong for us.

We’ve been put to bed early throughout a lot of games, but today we ought to have been ahead 3-0 at the break. It’s 1-1, and I’m scratching my brain about it.

“Up your game, Newcastle, and get some momentum. Then, we start making the same mistakes we always have,

and fairly soon, our ambitions go from two to three to four to five.

There’s a rationale behind that. This is still a very young team, and leadership is glaringly absent.

While trying to get the messages through, there were moments when I felt like I was going to have a heart attack.

Sheffield United’s September 8-0 home loss to Newcastle highlighted the enormity of the challenge in adjusting to life in

Thus, it was only fair that Newcastle put the icing on their relegation cake.

After their midweek defeat at Manchester United, Wilder had already given up on relegation,

his fears were brutally realized on Tyneside.

The Bramall Lane team has escaped the shame of having the lowest points total in Premier League history—11—set by Derby in the 2007–08 season.