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Matchday 14 · · Deepdale Stadium

Preston North End vs Sheffield United: result, lineups and stats

Preston North End 24 · 5 points
2 - 3
Sheffield United 9 · 22 points
  • 2' Leo Leroy
  • 76' Callum Lang
  • 27' Sydie Peck
  • 37' Sydie Peck
  • 45+1' Sydie Peck

Lineups Preston North End vs Sheffield United

Preston North End 3-4-1-2 · G. Alexander
1 Iversen
16 Hughes
14 Storey
24 Offiah
3 Vukcevic
15 Thompson
27 Leroy
17 Mills
23 Moran
38 Kenny
9 Erabi
  • 13' Callum Lang Johnny Kenny
  • 45' Caleb Wiley Andrija Vukcevic
  • 45' Liam Lindsay Jordan Storey
  • 64' Alfie Devine Jusef Erabi
  • 90' Brad Potts Stanley Mills

Lineup for Preston North End: Iversen, Hughes, Storey, Offiah, Vukcevic, Thompson, Leroy, Mills, Moran, Kenny, Erabi

Bench
  • 37 D. Burgzorg
  • 7 A. Devine 64'
  • 10 C. Lang
  • 6 L. Lindsay 45'
  • 21 L. Nicholls
  • 44 B. Potts 90'
  • 12 C. Wiley 45'
  • 32 Ed Nolan
Absentees Preston North End

McCann, Clarke, Gibbs (injured), Gibson (unavailable)

Sheffield United 4-4-2 · Chris Wilder
1 Cooper
14 Burrows
25 McGuinness
5 Tanganga
8 Choudhury
11 Donovan
44 Riedewald
42 Peck
19 Chong
22 Díaz
9 Cannon
  • 58' Ollie Arblaster Jaïro Riedewald
  • 58' Femi Seriki Tahith Chong
  • 71' Jordan Ayew Hamza Choudhury
  • 83' Sam McCallum Romelle Donovan

Lineup for Sheffield United: Cooper, Burrows, McGuinness, Tanganga, Choudhury, Donovan, Riedewald, Peck, Chong, Díaz, Cannon

Bench
  • 23 T. Campbell
  • 2 M. Doherty
  • 3 S. McCallum 83'
  • 30 R. Norrington-Davies
  • 38 F. Seriki 58'
  • 33 J. Baptiste
  • 10 J. Ayew
  • 4 O. Arblaster 58'
  • 31 Tommy Betts
Absentees Sheffield United

Shackleton, Doherty (injured), Davies, Rothwell, Phillips, Bamford (doubtful), One (unavailable)

Stats Preston North End vs Sheffield United

Preston North End Match Sheffield United
  • 0.96 xG 2.02
  • 40% Possession 60%
  • 6 Shots 18
  • 2 Shots on target 5
  • 2 Shots off target 9
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 12 Fouls 7
  • 3 Offsides 1
  • 1 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Preston North End

Alfie Devine trained every day last week after being cleared following a scan, having missed Preston's defeat at Stoke City entirely. He could be back in contention for Graham Alexander this week.

Elsewhere, Ali McCann has returned to the training pitch but remains more than a month away from first-team action, while Liam Lindsay had not resumed training after suffering a significant dead leg. Caleb Wiley trained for a full week before the Stoke match and continues to build up his fitness after missing several early weeks, with Preston still assessing his best position.

Sheffield United

Liam Kitching will serve a suspension for Sheffield United at Preston North End after picking up a fifth yellow card in the win over Wrexham. He had started all five of Sheffield United's last matches at centre-back, and Mark McGuinness is set to come in alongside Japhet Tanganga.

Patrick Bamford could be back in contention after failing a fitness test before the Wrexham game, with Sheffield United hoping to have him available for Preston. Tom Cannon is set to lead the attack, and there is also a decision out wide, where Tyrese Campbell is favoured ahead of Tahith Chong. Sheffield United, who won 1-0 last time out, travel to Preston 10th in the table with 19 points.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Preston North End

  1. Callum Lang 4 goals 0 assists
  2. Johnny Kenny 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Leo Leroy 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Jordan Thompson 1 goals 1 assists
  5. Alfie Devine 1 goals 1 assists

Sheffield United

  1. Patrick Bamford 5 goals 1 assists
  2. Sydie Peck 4 goals 2 assists
  3. Tom Cannon 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Japhet Tanganga 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Ben Brereton Díaz 1 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Preston North End

Player Starts Min. Form
Daniel Iversen 5/5 450 poor
Odeluga Offiah 5/5 450 poor
Andrew Hughes 5/5 450 poor
Leo Leroy 5/5 450 mixed
Jordan Storey 5/5 405 mixed
Jordan Thompson 4/4 360 poor
Andrija Vukcevic 4/4 315 poor
Callum Lang 3/5 275 mixed

Sheffield United

Player Starts Min. Form
Michael Cooper 5/5 450 solid
Japhet Tanganga 5/5 450 solid
Tahith Chong 5/5 365 mixed
Harrison Burrows 4/4 360 solid
Ben Brereton Díaz 5/5 360 solid
Liam Kitching 4/4 360 mixed
Tom Cannon 4/5 344 solid
Sydie Peck 3/5 315 strong

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.42 1.13
  • Predicted goals2.6
  • Both teams to score67%
  • Over 2.5 goals59%
  • Corners9.8

Team comparison

PNE home Per match SHU away
0.57 Points 1.57
1.00 Goals for 1.57
1.86 Goals against 1.43
1.34 xG for 1.23
1.53 xG against 1.63
6.0 Corners 3.3
WLLDL Home and away form WLLWW

Preston North End vs Sheffield United: head-to-head record

31 previous meetings
8 Preston North End 8 draws 15 Sheffield United
  • Goals per match2.32
  • Both teams scored48%
  • Over 2.5 goals39%
  • Apr 2026 Sheffield United 2 - 3 Preston North End
  • Oct 2025 Preston North End 3 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Mar 2025 Sheffield United 1 - 0 Preston North End
  • Aug 2024 Preston North End 0 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Apr 2023 Sheffield United 4 - 1 Preston North End
  • Sep 2022 Preston North End 0 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Jan 2022 Preston North End 2 - 2 Sheffield United
  • Sep 2021 Sheffield United 2 - 2 Preston North End
  • Apr 2019 Preston North End 0 - 1 Sheffield United
  • Sep 2018 Sheffield United 3 - 2 Preston North End

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Preston North End vs Sheffield United?

Preston North End vs Sheffield United was refereed by John Busby.

Who is unavailable for Preston North End against Sheffield United?

Preston North End are without Ali McCann (hamstring injury), Harry Clarke (knee injury), Liam Gibbs (muscle injury) and Lewis Gibson (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Sheffield United against Preston North End?

Sheffield United are without Adam Davies (not registered), Joe Rothwell (not registered), Kalvin Phillips (not registered), Patrick Bamford (not registered), Jamie Shackleton (health problems) and Matt Doherty (injury). The full list is above, with the injuries and suspensions.

What formation do Preston North End play?

Preston North End have used a 3-4-1-2 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 3-4-1-2.

What formation do Sheffield United play?

Sheffield United have used a 4-4-2 in 3 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-4-2.

How did the last meeting between Preston North End and Sheffield United finish?

On 25 April 2026, Sheffield United vs Preston North End finished 2-3.

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