Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Sheffield United FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 14 Sep 2021 · 18:45 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Emil Riis Jakobsen
Oliver Norwood 45' Y
Rhys Norrington-Davies 74' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

7
2
2
Sheffield United FC 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
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

Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Preston North End FC H 2–2 D
11 Sep Peterborough United FC H 6–2 W
28 Aug Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
21 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–2 L
18 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–4 L
14 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Sheffield United FC A 2–2 D
11 Sep Bristol City FC A 0–0 D
28 Aug Swansea City AFC H 3–1 W
21 Aug Peterborough United FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
14 Aug Reading FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Sheffield United FC Preston North End FC
#10 Position #24
22 Points 8
15 Played 15
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 2 / 2 / 11
21 Scored 13
19 Conceded 30
+2 GD -17
1.47 PPG 0.53
40% Win % 13%

Key Stats

64% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 10th (22 pts). Preston North End FC are 24th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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
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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Sheffield United FC
Patrick Bamford 5 G 1 A
Sydie Peck 4 G 2 A
Thomas Cannon 3 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Bramall Lane. Sheffield United FC are looking to make home advantage count against Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 7' Morgan Gibbs-White doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 8' Morgan Gibbs-White makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Sheffield United FC are in front.
  • 13' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 18' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 19' Magnificent from Daniel Johnson! That is 38 goals in 388 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Slavisa Jokanovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 29' Supporters expect more eagerness from Rhys Norrington-Davies, as he is very good at scoring at Bramall Lane with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 34' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Murphy made 382 appearances and scored 24 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' It’s high time Slavisa Jokanovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Sheffield United FC. Oliver Norwood will be fuming at that decision.
  • 50' Emil Riis Jakobsen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 55' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 55 minutes.
  • 60' Luke Freeman makes way for Sander Berge at the 60 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
  • 65' Sheffield United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Sean Maguire is replaced by Brad Potts.
  • 71' Rhian Brewster is replacing Iliman Ndiaye for the Sheffield United FC side.
  • 74' Rhys Norrington-Davies picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Oliver Norwood is replaced by Conor Hourihane.
  • 83' 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.
  • 84' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Alistair McCann is hanging Daniel Johnson on the field on 84 minute.
  • 85' The deadlock is broken! Sander Berge gets on the scoresheet on 85 minutes.
  • 88' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Murphy is hanging Patrick Bauer on the field on 88 minute.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slavisa Jokanovic

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sydie Peck 3
Billy Sharp 3
Oliver McBurnie 2
Gustavo Hamer 2
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Daniel Johnson 2
Morgan Gibbs-White 2
Liam Lindsay 2

Head to Head

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

Sheffield United FC Form

2021-09-14 Sheffield United FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-11 Sheffield United FC 6–2 Peterborough United FC W 2021-08-28 Luton Town FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2021-08-21 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2021-08-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–0 Sheffield United FC L 2021-08-14 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2021-09-14 Sheffield United FC 2–2 Preston North End FC D 2021-09-11 Bristol City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2021-08-28 Preston North End FC 3–1 Swansea City AFC W 2021-08-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Peterborough United FC W 2021-08-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-08-14 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.18 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield United FC57% Draw23% Preston North End FC20%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Preston North End FC
43%
Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield United FC44% Draw40% Preston North End FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
9.1%
1 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
6.9%
3 – 0
6.4%
0 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
4.7%
4 – 1
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 0
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 19% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 22% 39%
-0.5 61% — 39%
+0.5 83% — 17%
+1 83% 11% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
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.