Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Sheffield United FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Bramall Lane.
- Sheffield United FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
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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
Recent Form
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 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 history22% Clean Sheets
Sheffield United FC this season20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this seasonSheffield United FC are 13th (60 pts). Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts).
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Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Sheffield United FC is hosting Preston North End FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Goal! Liam Lindsay scores his 10 goal in 384 matches.
- 10' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Tahith Chong has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' It’s high time Chris Wilder made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 16' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 16.
- 20' What a strike from Liam Lindsay! The score is 0-2.
- 25' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' Preston North End 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.
- 32' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 32.
- 37' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 37.
- 42' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 46' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Leo Hjelde departs to be replaced by Harrison Burrows.
- 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 54' The Sheffield United FC manager makes a substitution. Tahith Chong departs to be replaced by Danny Ings.
- 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Robbie Brady. He replaces Thierry Small on 63 minute.
- 68' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 68 minutes.
- 71' Goal! Gustavo Hamer scores his 30 goal in 221 matches.
- 76' What a strike from Lewis Dobbin! The score is 1-3.
- 81' The whistle greets Ollie Arblaster as he departs to be replaced by Joe Rothwell.
- 82' What a strike from Patrick Bamford! The score is 2-3.
- 82' It’s gonna be a card for Daniel Iversen.
- 87' Lewis Gibson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andrija Vukcevic on 87 minute.
- 90' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Daniel Jebbison by Michael Smith on 90 minute.
- Another three points for Preston North End FC.
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Sheffield United FC
Starting XI- 17
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Callum O'Hare ↓ Thomas Cannon 90'
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24
Tahith Chong ↓ Danny Ings 54'
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Femi Seriki ↓ Ki-Jana Hoever 90'
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Ollie Arblaster ↓ Joe Rothwell 81'
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Leo Hjelde ↓ Harrison Burrows 46'
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Bench- 44
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9
Danny Ings ↑ 54'
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48
Joe Rothwell ↑ 81'
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14
Harrison Burrows ↑ 46'
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Ki-Jana Hoever ↑ 90'
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Thomas Cannon ↑ 90'
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Coach Chris WilderPreston North End FC
Starting XI- 6
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Andrija Vukcevic ↓ Lewis Gibson 87'
- 21
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Thierry Small ↓ Robbie Brady 63'
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9
Daniel Jebbison ↓ Michael Smith 90'
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Bench-
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Robbie Brady ↑ 63'
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Brad Potts ↑ 63'
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Michael Smith ↑ 90'
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Lewis Gibson ↑ 87'
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Coach Paul Heckingbottom -
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 DPreston 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