Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.
- Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
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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
Recent Form
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 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 #13 Position #14 60 Points 60 46 Played 46 18 / 6 / 22 W / D / L 15 / 15 / 16 66 Scored 55 66 Conceded 62 +0 GD -7 1.30 PPG 1.30 39% Win % 33% Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historySheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sheffield United FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
- 5' Liam Lindsay puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
- 10' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
- 16' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 16.
- 20' Goal! Liam Lindsay scores his 11 goal in 385 matches.
- 25' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Liam Lindsay scoring 2 goals.
- 30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 32' That looks like a foul for a card for Andrija Vukcevic.
- 37' 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.
- 42' Adam Davies needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Harrison Burrows. He replaces Leo Hjelde on 46 minute.
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 54' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 54 minute. Tahith Chong leaves to be changed by Danny Ings.
- 59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michael Smith made 357 appearances and scored 76 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 63' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Thierry Small departs to be replaced by Robbie Brady.
- 68' 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.
- 71' What a strike from Gustavo Hamer! The score is 1-2.
- 76' What a strike from Lewis Dobbin! The score is 1-3.
- 81' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Ollie Arblaster is replaced by Joe Rothwell on 81 minute.
- 82' Goal! Patrick Bamford scores his 65 goal in 358 matches.
- 82' Daniel Iversen is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
- 87' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lewis Gibson is hanging Andrija Vukcevic on the field on 87 minute.
- 90' Michael Smith has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Jebbison on 90 minute.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sheffield United FC.
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Lineups
Sheffield United FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Callum O'Hare ↓ Thomas Cannon 90'
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24
Tahith Chong ↓ Danny Ings 54'
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Femi Seriki ↓ Ki-Jana Hoever 90'
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4
Ollie Arblaster ↓ Joe Rothwell 81'
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5
Leo Hjelde ↓ Harrison Burrows 46'
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Bench
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Danny Ings ↑ 54'
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48
Joe Rothwell ↑ 81'
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14
Harrison Burrows ↑ 46'
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Ki-Jana Hoever ↑ 90'
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Thomas Cannon ↑ 90'
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Coach Chris WilderPreston North End FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Andrija Vukcevic ↓ Lewis Gibson 87'
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Thierry Small ↓ Robbie Brady 63'
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Daniel Jebbison ↓ Michael Smith 90'
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Bench
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11
Robbie Brady ↑ 63'
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44
Brad Potts ↑ 63'
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24
Michael Smith ↑ 90'
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Lewis Gibson ↑ 87'
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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
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 DPreston 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 accuracy2 / 41.88 Sheffield United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.65 Preston North End FC xGI would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Preston North End FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.53Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 87% 13% ± 2.5 67% 33% ± 3.5 46% 54% ± 4.5 28% 72% Double Chance
Sheffield United FC or Draw 67%Draw or Preston North End FC 59%Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC 75%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Preston North End FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 2–3 not predicted2 – 3Actual1 – 1 10%2 – 1 8.3%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 2 6.7%2 – 0 5.2%3 – 1 5.1%1 – 0 4.9%0 – 0 4.3%3 – 2 4.2%0 – 1 4.2%0 – 2 4%1 – 3 4%Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC
Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 13% 76% -1.5 24% — 76% -1 24% 19% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 16% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 10% 7% +2.5 93% — 7% Clean Sheet
Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓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.