Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Sheffield United FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Bramall Lane 27,136 HT 45' · FT 45'
Tyrese Campbell 56' 1–0
Y 31' Stefan Teitur Thordarson
Y 61' Ryan Porteous
Y 70' Sam Greenwood

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee John Busby
  • Assistant 1 Mark Russell
  • Assistant 2 Hristo Karaivanov
6 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 10.8 goals/game

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
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 2022-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Preston North End FC H 1–0 W
01 Mar Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–1 W
24 Feb Leeds United FC H 1–3 L
15 Feb Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
12 Feb Middlesbrough FC H 3–1 W
08 Feb Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
04 Mar Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
01 Mar Burnley FC H 3–0 W
22 Feb Coventry City FC A 1–2 L
18 Feb Millwall FC H 1–1 D
15 Feb Burnley FC H 0–0 D

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Bramall Lane!
  • 5' It is a cagey affair so far. Sheffield United FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact 5-3-2.
  • 10' Sam Greenwood is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield United FC tonight.
  • 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Sheffield United FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ryan Porteous, as he is very good at scoring at Bramall Lane with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 25' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sheffield United FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 30' Preston North End FC come into this ranked 15 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 31' Stefan Teitur Thordarson was booked on 31.
  • 36' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 41' England international Harrison Burrows has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Vinicius Souza is replaced by Femi Seriki.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Tyrese Campbell gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 61' That looks like a foul for a card for Ryan Porteous.
  • 64' The whistle greets Tyrese Campbell as he departs to be replaced by Thomas Cannon.
  • 66' Ryan Porteous makes way for Ryan Ledson at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 70' Sam Greenwood catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Andrew Hughes. He replaces Will Keane on 73 minute.
  • 77' Sam McCallum gets the nod from Sheffield United FC. He replaces Gustavo Hamer and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 82' Sheffield United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 87' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Sheffield United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rob Holding is hanging Callum O'Hare on the field on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Wilder

Preston North End FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2022-01-18 Preston North End FC 2–2 Sheffield United FC

Sheffield United FC Form

2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2025-03-01 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–2 Sheffield United FC W 2025-02-24 Sheffield United FC 1–3 Leeds United FC L 2025-02-15 Luton Town FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC W 2025-02-12 Sheffield United FC 3–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2025-02-08 Sheffield United FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-03-04 Preston North End FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2025-03-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Burnley FC W 2025-02-22 Coventry City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-02-18 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2025-02-15 Preston North End FC 0–0 Burnley FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield United FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC66% Draw21% Preston North End FC13%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
88%
Draw or Preston North End FC
34%
Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield United FC46% Draw43% Preston North End FC11%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
12.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
10.2%
2 – 1
9.2%
3 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
6.2%
4 – 0
4.2%
0 – 1
3.9%
2 – 2
3.4%
1 – 2
3.3%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 21% — 79%
-2 21% 20% 58%
-1.5 42% — 58%
-1 42% 24% 34%
-0.5 66% — 34%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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