Sheffield Utd vs Preston

Final score: Sheffield Utd 2-3 Preston in the Championship, April 25, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 5 wins for Sheffield Utd, 3 draws, 2 wins for Preston.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 45
Venue: Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Form: WDWLW Sheffield Utd
: LLLWL Preston

5' 0-1 L. Lindsay · J. Thompson
16' Jordan Thompson
20' 0-2 L. Lindsay · A. Devine
32' Andrija Vukcevic
HT0-2
46' ▲ H. Burrows ▼ L. F. Hjelde
54' ▲ D. Ings ▼ T. Chong
63' ▲ R. Brady ▼ T. Small
63' ▲ B. Potts ▼ P. Valentin
71' G. Hamerpen. 1-2
76' 1-3 L. Dobbin · A. Devine
81' ▲ J. Rothwell ▼ O. Arblaster
82' Daniel Iversen
82' P. Bamford · C. O'Hare 2-3
87' ▲ L. Gibson ▼ A. Vukcevic
90'+3 ▲ T. Cannon ▼ C. O'Hare
90'+3 ▲ K. Hoever ▼ F. Seriki
90'+3 ▲ M. Smith ▼ D. Jebbison
FT2-3

Line-ups

Sheffield Utd Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Chris Wilder

17A. Davies 6.9
38F. Seriki ▼ 90' 6.7
2J. Tanganga 7.3
25M. McGuinness 7.2
5L. F. Hjelde ▼ 46' 6.5
42S. Peck 8.2
4O. Arblaster ▼ 81' 6.6
24T. Chong ▼ 54' 6.6
8G. Hamer ⚽ 7.0
10C. O'Hare ⇢ ▼ 90' 6.6
45P. Bamford ⚽ 6.9

Substitutes 9

31L. Faxon
9D. Ings ▲ 54' 6.9
44J. Riedewald
22T. Davies
19C. Ogbene
7T. Cannon ▲ 90'
48J. Rothwell ▲ 81' 6.9
14H. Burrows ▲ 46' 6.2
12K. Hoever ▲ 90'

Preston Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen 6.2
2P. Valentin ▼ 63' 6.6
14J. Storey 6.3
6L. Lindsay ⚽2 9.3
3A. Vukcevic ▼ 87' 5.7
26T. Small ▼ 63' 6.6
15J. Thompson ⇢ 7.2
21A. Devine ⇢2 7.9
23A. Moran 7.2
9D. Jebbison ▼ 90' 6.5
17L. Dobbin ⚽ 8.0

Substitutes 9

13D. Cornell
12J. Walton
11R. Brady ▲ 63' 6.5
44B. Potts ▲ 63' 6.7
19L. Gibson ▲ 87' 6.9
24M. Smith ▲ 90'
22M. Lukovic
34K. Nelson
36E. Nolan

Statistics

00⚑10

⚑530

69%Possession31%

17Shots12

3Shots on target6

7Shots off target2

12Shots inside box11

5Shots outside box1

7Blocked shots4

10Corners5

3Offsides0

12Fouls11

0Yellow cards3

3Saves1

-0.67Goals prevented-0.67

466Passes207

377Accurate passes107

81%Pass accuracy52%

3.05Expected goals (xG)2.98

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0