Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Sheffield United FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Preston North End FC

Sat 22 Sep 2018 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 51' Paul Huntington

Oliver Norwood 63' Y

Y 88' Ryan Ledson

Overview

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Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Scott Duncan
Referee Geoff Russell
Referee Mark Dwyer
Referee James Mainwaring

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2018-09-22 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Preston North End FC	H	3–2	W
19 Sep	Birmingham City FC	H	0–0	D
15 Sep	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
01 Sep	Aston Villa FC	H	4–1	W
25 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	3–0	W
18 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Sep	Sheffield United FC	A	2–3	L
18 Sep	Leeds United FC	A	0–3	L
15 Sep	Reading FC	H	2–3	L
01 Sep	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
25 Aug	Derby County FC	A	0–2	L
22 Aug	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

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' Temperatures are rising at as Sheffield United FC face off against Preston North End FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
10' Sheffield United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
20' Preston North End FC have won 420 goals from 383 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
25' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
30' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
36' Billy Sharp is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
41' England international Tom Clarke has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
46' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Wilder might look to freshen things up shortly.
51' Goal! Chris Basham scores his 7 goal in 371 matches.
51' Paul Huntington is having his name booked by the referee on 51.
56' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
61' 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.
62' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Johnson is hanging Paul Gallagher on the field on 62 minute.
63' Controversy at the stadium! Oliver Norwood argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
71' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Tom Barkhuizen is replaced by Brandon Barker.
74' Sheffield United FC make a change. Billy Sharp trudges off to be replaced by Marvin Johnson on 74 minutes.
79' With 0 assists to his name this season, Chris Maxwell is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Sheffield United FC.
80' Callum Robinson does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
82' Daniel Johnson does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
85' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Mark Duffy is replaced by Leon Clarke on 85 minute.
87' David McGoldrick adds to his 0 season tally! Sheffield United FC lead 3-2 — and this changes everything.
88' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 88.
90' The supporters are chanting for Joshua Harrop. He replaces Ryan Ledson on 90 minute.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Sheffield United FC 3-2 Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

16
Oliver Norwood
17
David McGoldrick ↓ Richard Stearman 90'
6
Chris Basham
18
Kieron Freeman
5
Jack O'Connell
3
Enda Stevens
4
John Fleck
21
Mark Duffy ↓ Leon Clarke 85'
10
Billy Sharp C ↓ Marvin Johnson 74'
12
John Egan
1
Dean Henderson

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

2.21 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.13 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Sheffield United FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC61% Draw21% Preston North End FC18%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.34

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	64%	36%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	25%	75%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Preston North End FC

39%

Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield United FC44% Draw40% Preston North End FC16%

Actual: Sheffield United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

9.4%

2 – 0

8.6%

1 – 0

7.3%

3 – 1

6.9%

3 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

5.3%

0 – 0

1 – 2

4.9%

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	61%
-1.5	39%	—	61%
-1	39%	22%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

12% ✓

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

Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Sheffield United FC Form

Preston North End FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Clean Sheet