Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Sheffield United FC

2 – 3

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Preston North End FC

Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Bramall Lane HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 16' Jordan Thompson

Y 32' Andrija Vukcevic

Y 82' Daniel Iversen

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game

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

2026-04-25 Sheffield United FC 2–3 Preston North End FC 2025-10-24 Preston North End FC 3–2 Sheffield United FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield United FC

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

Preston North End FC

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
#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 Bramall Lane as Sheffield United FC face off against Preston North End FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Liam Lindsay makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Preston North End FC are in front.
10' 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.
15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robbie Brady, as he is very good at scoring at Bramall Lane with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
16' That looks like a foul for a card for Jordan Thompson.
20' GOAL! Liam Lindsay fires home to make it 0-2!
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' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
32' Andrija Vukcevic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 32.
37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
42' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Time for substitution for Sheffield United FC. Leo Hjelde is replaced by Harrison Burrows.
51' Michael Smith is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield United FC tonight.
54' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Tahith Chong departs to be replaced by Danny Ings.
59' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
63' The whistle greets Thierry Small as he departs to be replaced by Robbie Brady.
68' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
71' Magnificent from Gustavo Hamer! That is 42 goals in 239 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
76' GOAL! Lewis Dobbin fires home to make it 1-3!
81' The supporters are chanting for Joe Rothwell. He replaces Ollie Arblaster on 81 minute.
82' Patrick Bamford does the damage! The net is bulging and Sheffield United FC surge ahead!
82' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
87' The supporters are chanting for Lewis Gibson. He replaces Andrija Vukcevic on 87 minute.
90' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Michael Smith on, Daniel Jebbison off on 90 minutes.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-3 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sheffield United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

44
Jairo Riedewald
22
Tom Davies
9
Danny Ings ↑ 54'
48
Joe Rothwell ↑ 81'
14
Harrison Burrows ↑ 46'
19
Chiedozie Ogbene
12
Ki-Jana Hoever ↑ 90'
7
Thomas Cannon ↑ 90'
31
Luke Faxon

Coach Chris Wilder

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

11
Robbie Brady ↑ 63'
12
Jack Walton
44
Brad Potts ↑ 63'
24
Michael Smith ↑ 90'
13
David Cornell
19
Lewis Gibson ↑ 87'
34
Kitt Nelson
22
Milos Lukovic
36
Ed Nolan

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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 D

Preston 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 accuracy

2 / 4

1.86 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.47 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC43% Draw26% Preston North End FC31%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes65% 0% No35%

Avg goals/match: 3.33

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

69%

Draw or Preston North End FC

57%

Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC34% Draw42% Preston North End FC24%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.7%

2 – 1

8.8%

1 – 2

2 – 2

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

1 – 0

3 – 1

5.4%

0 – 0

5.1%

0 – 1

4.6%

3 – 2

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 0

3.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

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.