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

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Championship · 2025-26

Sheffield United FC

2 – 3

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Preston North End FC

Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Jordan Thompson

Y 32' Andrija Vukcevic

Y 82' Daniel Iversen

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.

Sheffield United FC 7 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 7 games · 3 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	2–3	L
22 Apr	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–3	L
18 Apr	Watford FC	A	2–0	W
11 Apr	Hull City AFC	H	2–1	W
06 Apr	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
03 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	3–3	D

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Sheffield United FC	A	3–2	W
22 Apr	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
18 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–2	L
11 Apr	Charlton Athletic FC	A	2–1	W
06 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–1	D
03 Apr	Leicester City FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC		Preston North End FC
#14	Position	#23
9	Points	3
7	Played	7
2 / 3 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 0 / 6
8	Scored	6
9	Conceded	13
-1	GD	-7
1.29	PPG	0.43
29%	Win %	14%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

29% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 14th (9 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

2/2

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/2

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Preston North End FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

1/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/1

61-75

–/2

76+

2/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC

Patrick Bamford	2 G	1 A
Thomas Cannon	2 G

Preston North End FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sheffield United FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
5' Magnificent from Liam Lindsay! That is 11 goals in 386 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
15' Wales international Adam Davies has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
16' A moment of madness from Jordan Thompson on 16 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
20' What a moment for Liam Lindsay! That strike on 20 puts his side firmly in control.
25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Heckingbottom might look to freshen things up shortly.
30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 379 games and scored 415 goals.
32' Andrija Vukcevic is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
37' Jordan Storey, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
46' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Leo Hjelde has done his job and it is now time for Harrison Burrows to step up.
51' A quiet spell here at Bramall Lane. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
54' A tactical swap from Sheffield United FC — Danny Ings on, Tahith Chong off on 54 minutes.
59' Sheffield United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
63' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Thierry Small exits the field as Robbie Brady enters on 63.
68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
71' Against the run of play, Gustavo Hamer has scored! This game has turned on its head.
76' A goal from the England international Lewis Dobbin! He fires home on 76 to make it 1-3!
81' The Sheffield United FC bench stirs into life. Ollie Arblaster is withdrawn and Joe Rothwell gets his opportunity.
82' What composure from Patrick Bamford! The England international strokes it home. 2-3.
82' Daniel Iversen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 82.
87' Lewis Gibson is replacing Andrija Vukcevic for the Preston North End FC side.
90' The crowd applauds Daniel Jebbison as he leaves the pitch. Michael Smith steps in for Preston North End FC.
Sheffield United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Preston North End FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

44
Jairo Riedewald
22
Tom Davies
9
Danny Ings ↑ 54'
48
Joe Rothwell ↑ 81'
14
Harrison Burrows ↑ 46'
19
Chiedozie Ogbene
12
Ki-Jana Hoever ↑ 90'
7
Thomas Cannon ↑ 90'
31
Luke Faxon

Coach Chris Wilder

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Robbie Brady ↑ 63'
12
Jack Walton
44
Brad Potts ↑ 63'
24
Michael Smith ↑ 90'
13
David Cornell
19
Lewis Gibson ↑ 87'
34
Kitt Nelson
22
Milos Lukovic
36
Ed Nolan

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-22 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2026-04-18 Watford FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC W 2026-04-11 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Hull City AFC W 2026-04-06 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC L 2026-04-03 Sheffield United FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D

Preston North End FC Form

2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-22 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2026-04-18 Preston North End FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2026-04-11 Charlton Athletic FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2026-04-06 Preston North End FC 1–1 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2026-04-03 Leicester City FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.88 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.39 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC 74% + Both teams to score 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC45% Draw26% Preston North End FC29%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.27

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Preston North End FC

55%

Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC36% Draw42% Preston North End FC22%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.8%

2 – 1

2 – 0

6.7%

1 – 2

6.7%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 0

5.4%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 0

4.1%

3 – 2

3.9%

0 – 2

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	15%	73%
-1.5	27%	—	73%
-1	27%	21%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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