Championship· Season 2025
Match Summary
Preston defeated Sheffield Utd 3:2. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by L. Lindsay 5′, L. Lindsay 20′, G. Hamer 71′ (pen.), L. Dobbin 76′, P. Bamford 82′. 3 yellow cards were shown. Sheffield Utd had 69% possession while Preston held 31%. Sheffield Utd had 17 shots (3 on target) compared to 12 (6 on target) for Preston. Expected goals: Sheffield Utd 3.05 — Preston 2.98. Sheffield Utd made 5 substitutions, Preston made 4.
Match Events
Key match events between Sheffield Utd and Preston — 5 goals and 3 cards recorded during the match.
assist: J. Thompson
assist: A. Devine
Penalty
assist: A. Devine
assist: C. O'Hare
Rivalry since 2011
Sheffield Utd vs Preston Head to Head Results· 23
Sheffield Utd and Preston have met 23 times — Sheffield Utd won 11, Preston won 5, with 7 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. Sheffield Utd leads the head-to-head with 11 victories from 23 meetings. A combined 58 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.52 per match (34 for the home side, 24 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 12 matches (52%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 10 games (43%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 2–4 in 2011.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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