After suffering an 8-0 defeat to Newcastle United last weekend, bottom-of-the-table Sheffield United have the chance to produce a Premier League first against West Ham United on Saturday.
See: Heckingbottom: We must ensure 8-0 loss is a one-off
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No team have ever won an away match after suffering a defeat by eight goals or more, and only on two occasions has a side drawn or won in their next fixture.
Those two teams were Wigan Athletic, in 2009/10, and AFC Bournemouth, in 2022/23.
The former beat Sunderland 1-0 thanks to a Hugo Rodallega strike, while the Cherries, in their first match under Gary O'Neil, held Wolverhampton Wanderers to a goalless draw.
Sheff Utd face a tough challenge to repeat either of those feats, given West Ham's start to the season and their record against them.
The Hammers sit seventh in the table with 10 points after six matches played, and have only lost to Manchester City and Liverpool so far.
And the last time these two sides met in 2020/21, West Ham did a League double.
Teams' results after 8+ goal defeat
| Season | Match | Next score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994/95 | MUN 9-0 IPS | TOT 3-0 IPS | L |
| 2019/20 | SOU 0-9 LEI | MCI 2-1 SOU | L |
| 2020/21 | MUN 9-0 SOU | NEW 3-2 SOU | L |
| 2022/23 | LIV 9-0 BOU | BOU 0-0 WOL | D |
| 1999/00 | NEW 8-0 SHW | SUN 1-0 SHW | L |
| 2009/10 | TOT 9-1 WIG | WIG 1-0 SUN | W |
| 2009/10 | CHE 8-0 WIG* | N/A | - |
| 2012/13 | CHE 8-0 AVL | AVL 0-4 TOT | L |
| 2014/15 | SOU 8-0 SUN | SUN 0-2 ARS | L |
| 2019/20 | MCI 8-0 WAT | WOL 2-0 WAT | L |
| 2023/24 | SHU 0-8 NEW | WHU v SHU | - |
*Final match of the season
