Sheffield United vs Preston North End 25/04/2026

Sheffield United

Sheffield United

Bramall Lane

25 Apr 2026, 16:00

2:3

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

L. Lindsay(J. Thompson)

Goal

5'

J. Thompson

16'

L. Lindsay(Alfie Devine)

Goal

20'

Andrija Vukcevic

32'

2ND HALF

46'

H. Burrows

46'

Leo Hjelde

54'

Danny Ings

Tahith Chong

Pol Valentín

Brad Potts

63'

Thierry Small

Robbie Brady

63'

Andrija Vukcevic(Penalty committed)

70'

71'

Penalty goal

Gustavo Hamer(Penalty goal)

Lewis Dobbin(Alfie Devine)

Goal

76'

81'

Joe Rothwell

Oliver Arblaster

Daniel Iversen

82'

82'

Goal

Patrick Bamford(Callum O'Hare)

Andrija Vukcevic

Lewis Gibson

87'

93'

K. Hoever

93'

Femi Seriki

93'

Tom Cannon

Callum O'Hare

Michael Smith

93'

Daniel Jebbison

93'

Match statistics

69%Possession31%

466Passes Attempted207

377Completed Passes107

10Corners5

34Throw-ins19

17Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Sheffield United

Formation

4-2-3-1

Adam

#17Rhys Davies

Mark Noel

#25Mcguinness

Japhet

#2Tanganga

Leo

#5Fuhr Hjelde

Oluwafemi Ibrahim

#38Seriki

Oliver Luke

#4Arblaster

Sydie

#42Peck

Gustavo Martin Emilio

#8Hamer

Callum Luke

#10O'Hare

Tahith Jose Girigorio

#24Djorkaef Chong

Patrick James

#45Bamford

Starting XI

Adam Davies #17
M. Mcguinness #25
J. Tanganga #2
Leo Hjelde #5	46'
Femi Seriki #38	93'
Oliver Arblaster #4	81'
Sydie Peck #42
Gustavo Hamer #8	71'
Callum O'Hare #10	93' 🎯82'
Tahith Chong #24	54'
Patrick Bamford #45	⚽82'

Substitutes

Luke Faxon #31
H. Burrows #14	46'
K. Hoever #12	93'
Tom Davies #22
Jairo Riedewald #44
Joe Rothwell #48	81'
Tom Cannon #7	93'
Danny Ings #9	54'
C. Ogbene #19

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Sheffield United

Chris Wilder

Sheffield United

Formation

4-2-3-1

Adam

#17Rhys Davies

Mark Noel

#25Mcguinness

Japhet

#2Tanganga

Leo

#5Fuhr Hjelde

Oluwafemi Ibrahim

#38Seriki

Oliver Luke

#4Arblaster

Sydie

#42Peck

Gustavo Martin Emilio

#8Hamer

Callum Luke

#10O'Hare

Tahith Jose Girigorio

#24Djorkaef Chong

Patrick James

#45Bamford

Starting XI

Adam Davies #17
M. Mcguinness #25
J. Tanganga #2
Leo Hjelde #5	46'
Femi Seriki #38	93'
Oliver Arblaster #4	81'
Sydie Peck #42
Gustavo Hamer #8	71'
Callum O'Hare #10	93' 🎯82'
Tahith Chong #24	54'
Patrick Bamford #45	⚽82'

Substitutes

Luke Faxon #31
H. Burrows #14	46'
K. Hoever #12	93'
Tom Davies #22
Jairo Riedewald #44
Joe Rothwell #48	81'
Tom Cannon #7	93'
Danny Ings #9	54'
C. Ogbene #19

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Sheffield United

Chris Wilder

Preston North End

Formation

4-4-2

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Liam

#6Lindsay

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Andrew

#23Moran

Thierry

#26Small

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1	82'
L. Lindsay #6	⚽20' ⚽5'
Jordan Storey #14
Andrija Vukcevic #3	87' 70' 32'
Pol Valentín #2	63'
Alfie Devine #21	🎯76' 🎯20'
J. Thompson #15	16' 🎯5'
Andy Moran #23
Thierry Small #26	63'
Lewis Dobbin #17	⚽76'
Daniel Jebbison #9	93'

Substitutes

Jack Walton #12
David Cornell #13
Robbie Brady #11	63'
Lewis Gibson #19	87'
Ed Nolan #36
Brad Potts #44	63'
K. Nelson #34
Milos Lukovic #22
Michael Smith #24	93'

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

48 matches

Sheffield United

Sheffield United

25

Wins

14

Draws

9

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Sheffield Utd

Championship2023 • 1 match

Sheffield Utd

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Sheffield Utd

Preston North End

Preston North End

Sheffield Utd

Championship2021 • 1 match

Sheffield Utd

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Andrew Kitchen

Venue:

Bramall Lane

Capacity:

32 702

Sheffield United vs Preston North End match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Sheffield United and Preston North End. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.