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 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

2022-09-17 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
#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' The ball is rolling at Deepdale. Preston North End FC are looking to make home advantage count against Sheffield United FC.
5' Sheffield United FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Poor challenge from Liam Lindsay. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Sheffield United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Sheffield United FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Sydie Peck scoring 3 goals.
30' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Sheffield United FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
35' Sheffield United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
40' Iliman Ndiaye has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 40 minutes.
45' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
55' With 2 assists to his name this season, Troy Parrott is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
60' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
65' Sheffield United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
69' Fresh legs for Sheffield United FC! Thomas Doyle comes on to replace Rhian Brewster.
73' It’s a booking for Sheffield United FC player. John Egan gets a Yellow card.
75' What a moment for Oliver McBurnie! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
76' Sheffield United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
81' Sheffield United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
82' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Oliver McBurnie is replaced by Billy Sharp on 82 minute.
87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
The final score is 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
Sydie Peck	3
Billy Sharp	3
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Oliver McBurnie	2
Gustavo Hamer	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Morgan Gibbs-White	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

3 / 4

0.74 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.75 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC to win 56% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC18% Draw26% Sheffield United FC56%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.49

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

44%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

82%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC12% Draw47% Sheffield United FC41%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

13.7%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

11.5%

0 – 0

10.3%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 3

1 – 3

5.4%

1 – 0

5.2%

2 – 1

3.8%

2 – 2

3.4%

0 – 4

3.1%

1 – 4

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	3%	96%
-1.5	4%	—	96%
-1	4%	10%	86%
-0.5	14%	—	86%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	25%	35%
+1.5	65%	—	35%
+2	65%	19%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

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