Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Preston North End FC

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Sheffield United FC

Sat 17 Sep 2022 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

Liam Lindsay 15' Y

Y 73' John Egan

Y 76' Oliver McBurnie

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 10 games · Avg 3.4 goals Sheffield United FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-09-17 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 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
17 Sep	Sheffield United FC	H	0–2	L
13 Sep	Burnley FC	H	1–1	D
03 Sep	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
31 Aug	Coventry City FC	A	1–0	W
27 Aug	Cardiff City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Aug	Watford FC	H	0–0	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Sep	Preston North End FC	A	2–0	W
13 Sep	Swansea City AFC	A	1–0	W
04 Sep	Hull City AFC	A	2–0	W
30 Aug	Reading FC	H	4–0	W
26 Aug	Luton Town FC	A	1–1	D
20 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Sheffield United FC
#14	Position	#13
60	Points	60
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	18 / 6 / 22
55	Scored	66
62	Conceded	66
-7	GD	+0
1.30	PPG	1.30
33%	Win %	39%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Sheffield United FC for another epic battle.
5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield United FC that had 366 games and scored 436 goals.
15' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 15.
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
30' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rhys Norrington-Davies made 10 appearances and scored 3 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
35' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
40' What composure from Iliman Ndiaye! The Senegal international strokes it home. 0-1.
45' Sheffield United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
50' Sheffield United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
55' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
60' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 60.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Sheffield United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
69' A tactical swap from Sheffield United FC — Thomas Doyle on, Rhian Brewster off on 69 minutes.
73' Poor challenge from John Egan. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
75' The Scotland Oliver McBurnie breaks the deadlock on 75 minutes. 0-2!
76' Controversy at the stadium! Oliver McBurnie argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
81' Sheffield United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
82' A change in the Sheffield United FC ranks — Oliver McBurnie exits the field as Billy Sharp enters on 82.
87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
It finishes all square. Preston North End FC and Sheffield United FC share the spoils 0-2.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

3
Greg Cunningham
18
Ryan Ledson ↑ 82'
10
Daniel Johnson ↑ 69'
24
Sean Maguire ↑ 82'
9
Ched Evans ↑ 69'
25
David Cornell
11
Robert Brady ↑ 69'

Coach Ryan Lowe

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	3
Liam Lindsay	2
David McGoldrick	2
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Oliver McBurnie	2
Gustavo Hamer	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Daniel Johnson	2

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2022-09-17 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2022-09-13 Preston North End FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2022-09-03 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2022-08-31 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-08-27 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-08-20 Preston North End FC 0–0 Watford FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2022-09-17 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2022-09-13 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2022-09-04 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2022-08-30 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Reading FC W 2022-08-26 Luton Town FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2022-08-20 Sheffield United FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.07 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC26% Draw27% Sheffield United FC47%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.62

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

74%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC20% Draw47% Sheffield United FC33%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

0 – 1

10.3%

0 – 0

9.3%

1 – 2

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.8%

2 – 1

6.2%

2 – 2

4.9%

1 – 3

4.7%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

4.1%

2 – 3

2.6%

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	53%	—	47%
+1	53%	22%	24%
+1.5	76%	—	24%
+2	76%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

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