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 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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
#13	Position	#14
60	Points	60
46	Played	46
18 / 6 / 22	W / D / L	15 / 15 / 16
66	Scored	55
66	Conceded	62
+0	GD	-7
1.30	PPG	1.30
39%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Sheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Sheffield United FC and Preston North End FC has kicked off!
5' Liam Lindsay puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
10' It’s high time Paul Heckingbottom made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
16' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 16.
20' Goal! Liam Lindsay scores his 11 goal in 385 matches.
25' Preston North End FC looks like a favorite considering 2 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Liam Lindsay scoring 2 goals.
30' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
32' That looks like a foul for a card for Andrija Vukcevic.
37' 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.
42' Adam Davies needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
46' The supporters are chanting for Harrison Burrows. He replaces Leo Hjelde on 46 minute.
51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
54' Another change for Sheffield United FC made on 54 minute. Tahith Chong leaves to be changed by Danny Ings.
59' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michael Smith made 357 appearances and scored 76 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
63' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Thierry Small departs to be replaced by Robbie Brady.
68' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
71' What a strike from Gustavo Hamer! The score is 1-2.
76' What a strike from Lewis Dobbin! The score is 1-3.
81' It is a substitution in Sheffield United FC team. Ollie Arblaster is replaced by Joe Rothwell on 81 minute.
82' Goal! Patrick Bamford scores his 65 goal in 358 matches.
82' Daniel Iversen is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
87' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lewis Gibson is hanging Andrija Vukcevic on the field on 87 minute.
90' Michael Smith has so much to prove this time. He replaces Daniel Jebbison on 90 minute.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Sheffield United FC.

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
Iliman Ndiaye	2
Oliver McBurnie	2
Gustavo Hamer	2
Emil Riis Jakobsen	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Morgan Gibbs-White	2
Liam Lindsay	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

1.88 Sheffield United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.65 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC 75% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC41% Draw25% Preston North End FC34%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	67%	33%
± 3.5	46%	54%
± 4.5	28%	72%

Double Chance

Sheffield United FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Preston North End FC

59%

Sheffield United FC or Preston North End FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield United FC33% Draw41% Preston North End FC26%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

7.3%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

5.2%

3 – 1

5.1%

1 – 0

4.9%

0 – 0

4.3%

3 – 2

4.2%

0 – 1

4.2%

0 – 2

1 – 3

Asian Handicap — Sheffield United FC

Handicap	Sheffield United FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	13%	76%
-1.5	24%	—	76%
-1	24%	19%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	16%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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.