Sheffield Utd vs Preston match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 45 · Bramall Lane, Sheffield · Ref A. Kitchen

Sheffield Utd stats & fixtures · Preston stats & fixtures

Sheffield Utd lost to Preston 2–3 in the Championship on 25 April 2026. Expected goals finished 3.05–2.98. Sheffield Utd had 69% of the ball.

Sheffield Utd vs Preston match statistics

Sheffield UtdPreston

69% Ball possession 31%
3.05 Expected goals (xG) 2.98
17 Total shots 12
3 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 2
7 Blocked shots 4
12 Shots inside the box 11
10 Corners 5
12 Fouls 11
3 Offsides 0
0 Yellow cards 3
466 Passes 207
81% Pass accuracy 52%
3 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

5' Goal L. Lindsay (assist J. Thompson) Preston
16' Yellow card J. Thompson Preston
20' Goal L. Lindsay (assist A. Devine) Preston
32' Yellow card A. Vukčević Preston
71' Penalty scored G. Hamer Sheffield Utd
76' Goal L. Dobbin (assist A. Devine) Preston
82' Yellow card D. Iversen Preston
82' Goal P. Bamford (assist C. O'Hare) Sheffield Utd

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sheffield Utd

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Chris Wilder

17 A. Davies

5 Leo Fuhr Hjelde 25 M. McGuinness 2 J. Tanganga 38 F. Seriki

4 O. Arblaster 42 Sydie Peck

10 C. O'Hare 8 G. Hamer 24 T. Chong

45 P. Bamford

Bench L. Faxon , Danny Ings , J. Riedewald , T. Davies , C. Ogbene , T. Cannon , J. Rothwell , H. Burrows , K. Hoever

Preston

Confirmed 4-4-2 Paul Heckingbottom

1 D. Iversen

3 A. Vukčević 6 L. Lindsay 14 J. Storey 2 Pol Valentín

23 A. Moran 21 A. Devine 15 J. Thompson 26 T. Small

17 L. Dobbin 9 D. Jebbison

Bench D. Cornell , J. Walton , Robbie Brady , B. Potts , L. Gibson , M. Smith , M. Luković , K. Nelson , Ed Nolan

Form guide

Sheffield Utd at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Preston away

0–1–9 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 2.5 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Utd vs Preston head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
24 Oct 25	Preston v Sheffield Utd	3–2
8 Mar 25	Sheffield Utd v Preston	1–0
9 Aug 24	Preston v Sheffield Utd	0–2

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sheffield Utd vs Preston head-to-head record