Sunday , 16 August 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

6
2
2
Sheffield United FC 10 games · Avg 3.4 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
#16 Position #25
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Sheffield United FC are 16th (0 pts). Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Sheffield United FC launch into their encounter with Preston North End FC.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' Freddie Woodman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Hamza Choudhury suffering a number of foals already.
  • 20' Ben Whiteman has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 25' Sheffield United FC currently sit 2 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 30' Vinicius Souza is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield United FC tonight.
  • 31' Poor challenge from Stefan Teitur Thordarson. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 36' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 41' Preston North End FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Femi Seriki. He replaces Vinicius Souza on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' GOAL! Tyrese Campbell fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 61' Poor challenge from Ryan Porteous. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 64' Thomas Cannon is replacing Tyrese Campbell for the Sheffield United FC side.
  • 66' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Porteous departs to be replaced by Ryan Ledson.
  • 70' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Sam Greenwood on 70 minutes.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Andrew Hughes comes on to replace Will Keane.
  • 77' Sheffield United FC ring the changes. Gustavo Hamer has done his job and it is now time for Sam McCallum to step up.
  • 82' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 87' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 90' Callum O'Hare makes way for Rob Holding at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield United FC.
  • Preston North End FC will have plenty to reflect on. Sheffield United FC were simply the better side today.

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
Liam Lindsay 2
David McGoldrick 2
Iliman Ndiaye 2
Oliver McBurnie 2
Gustavo Hamer 2
Emil Riis Jakobsen 2
Daniel Johnson 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
4 / 4
0.91 Sheffield United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.37 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Under — clean sheet likely 80%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC52% Draw35% Preston North End FC13%
Actual: Sheffield United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes20% 0% No80%
Avg goals/match: 1.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 70%
30%
± 1.5 37%
63%
± 2.5 15%
85%
± 3.5 5%
95%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Preston North End FC
48%
Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC
65%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield United FC27% Draw66% Preston North End FC7%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
30.3%
1 – 0
Actual
2 – 0
10.8%
1 – 1
10.3%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
1.7%
0 – 2
1.6%
3 – 1
1.5%
2 – 2
1%
4 – 0
0.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap Sheffield United FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 12% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 29% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 10% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet
69% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
41% ✓

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