Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Preston North End FC

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Sheffield United FC

Tue 18 Jan 2022 · 19:45 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Andrew Hughes 38' R

Y 60' Conor Hourihane

Y 80' Jayden Bogle

Greg Cunningham 82' Y

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC 2021-09-14 Sheffield United FC 2–2 Preston North End FC 2019-04-06 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC 2018-09-22 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Sheffield United FC	H	2–2	D
15 Jan	Birmingham City FC	H	1–1	D
03 Jan	Stoke City FC	A	2–1	W
11 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	2–1	W
04 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
27 Nov	Fulham FC	H	1–1	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	2–2	D
15 Jan	Derby County FC	A	0–2	L
20 Dec	Fulham FC	A	1–0	W
04 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	3–2	W
28 Nov	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W
23 Nov	Reading FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Sheffield United FC
#24	Position	#10
8	Points	22
15	Played	15
2 / 2 / 11	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
13	Scored	21
30	Conceded	19
-17	GD	+2
0.53	PPG	1.47
13%	Win %	40%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts). Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sheffield United FC

0-15

4/5

16-30

4/1

31-45

5/4

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/2

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	5 G	1 A
Sydie Peck	4 G	2 A
Thomas Cannon	3 G

Events

Match Events

0' Preston North End FC have kicked off against Sheffield United FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
5' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
10' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' Sander Berge is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
17' Jayden Bogle has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
22' John Egan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rhian Brewster made 423 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
32' With 7 assists to his name this season, Iliman Ndiaye is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
37' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
38' Against the run of play, Billy Sharp has scored! This game has turned on its head.
38' The referee calls foul for Andrew Hughes. He receives a Red card.
39' Billy Sharp with the second goal in the match!
40' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Scott Sinclair departs to be replaced by Greg Cunningham.
45' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Brad Potts departs to be replaced by Joe Rafferty.
51' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 393 games and scored 428 goals.
56' Sheffield United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sydie Peck scoring 3 goals.
60' Poor challenge from Conor Hourihane. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
65' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Tom Barkhuizen is withdrawn and Ched Evans gets his opportunity.
70' David McGoldrick is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rhian Brewster at the 70 minute mark.
71' Magnificent from Alan Browne! That is 38 goals in 393 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' Sheffield United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
80' Poor challenge from Jayden Bogle. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Greg Cunningham is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 82.
84' Sheffield United FC make a change. Iliman Ndiaye trudges off to be replaced by Sander Berge on 84 minutes.
89' Emil Riis Jakobsen adds to his 7 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 2-3 — and this changes everything.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

29
Iliman Ndiaye ↓ Sander Berge 84'
19
Jack Robinson
20
Jayden Bogle
16
Oliver Norwood
6
Chris Basham
3
Enda Stevens ↓ Rhys Norrington-Davies 84'
10
Billy Sharp
12
John Egan
24
Conor Hourihane
18
Wesley Foderingham
7
Rhian Brewster ↓ David McGoldrick 70'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	3
Sydie Peck	3
Gustavo Hamer	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Morgan Gibbs-White	2
Liam Lindsay	2
David McGoldrick	2

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2022-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2022-01-15 Preston North End FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2022-01-03 Stoke City FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-12-11 Preston North End FC 2–1 Barnsley FC W 2021-12-04 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-11-27 Preston North End FC 1–1 Fulham FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC D 2022-01-15 Derby County FC 2–0 Sheffield United FC L 2021-12-20 Fulham FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2021-12-04 Cardiff City FC 2–3 Sheffield United FC W 2021-11-28 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2021-11-23 Reading FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.19 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.74 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC29% Draw27% Sheffield United FC44%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.93

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	79%	21%
± 2.5	55%	45%
± 3.5	34%	66%
± 4.5	18%	82%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

56%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

71%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC20% Draw44% Sheffield United FC36%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 2

9.3%

0 – 1

8.5%

0 – 2

0 – 0

7.1%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

5.5%

1 – 3

5.4%

0 – 3

4.5%

2 – 0

3.7%

2 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	90%
-1.5	10%	—	90%
-1	10%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	22%	27%
+1.5	73%	—	27%
+2	73%	15%	12%
+2.5	88%	—	12%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.