Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

3 – 2

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Sheffield United FC

Fri 24 Oct 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Sheffield United FC — Championship .

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield United FC 8 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Farai Hallam (England)

5 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 10.2 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2025-10-24 Preston North End FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC 2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2024-08-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC 2023-04-29 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Preston North End FC 2022-09-17 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Sheffield United FC	H	3–2	W
21 Oct	Birmingham City FC	H	0–1	L
18 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–2	L
04 Oct	Charlton Athletic FC	H	2–0	W
30 Sep	Hull City AFC	A	2–2	D
27 Sep	Bristol City FC	H	0–0	D

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
24 Oct	Preston North End FC	A	2–3	L
21 Oct	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	3–1	W
18 Oct	Watford FC	H	1–0	W
04 Oct	Hull City AFC	A	0–1	L
30 Sep	Southampton FC	H	1–2	L
27 Sep	Oxford United FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Sheffield United FC
#23	Position	#18
4	Points	9
8	Played	8
1 / 1 / 6	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 3
8	Scored	9
15	Conceded	11
-7	GD	-2
0.50	PPG	1.13
13%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Sheffield United FC are 18th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

2/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/3

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	3 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at as Preston North End FC face off against Sheffield United FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
3-2 the final result. Sheffield United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Billy Sharp	3
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Oliver McBurnie	2
Gustavo Hamer	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Morgan Gibbs-White	2
Liam Lindsay	2

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2025-10-24 Preston North End FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-10-21 Preston North End FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2025-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-10-04 Preston North End FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2025-09-30 Hull City AFC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2025-09-27 Preston North End FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-10-24 Preston North End FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC L 2025-10-21 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–3 Sheffield United FC W 2025-10-18 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2025-10-04 Hull City AFC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2025-09-30 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Southampton FC L 2025-09-27 Oxford United FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.18 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Sheffield United FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC32% Draw28% Sheffield United FC40%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.74

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Sheffield United FC

68%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC21% Draw46% Sheffield United FC33%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–2 not predicted

3 – 2

Actual

1 – 1

12.8%

0 – 1

9.2%

1 – 2

8.9%

0 – 0

8.4%

0 – 2

7.7%

2 – 1

6.7%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

4.7%

2 – 0

4.4%

0 – 3

2 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield United FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	16%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	21%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	10%
+2.5	90%	—	10%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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