Preston North End without a win in 7 matches
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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 2 draws and 5 defeats. Last win: 5 September, 2:1 against Blackburn Rovers.
Match Centre: Sheffield United vs Preston North End
Home
Sheffield United
20:45
Tue 26 Jan · your time
in 87 days 22 h
Away
Preston North End
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Sheffield United1:1Derby County
Bamford 79'
Clark 37'
Wed 14 Oct · Championshipaway
Portsmouth3:2Sheffield United
Swanson 41'Segečić 54'Adams 89'
Tanganga 59'Cannon 67'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Sheffield United3:0Lincoln City
Bamford 43', 77'Chong 52'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:1Sheffield United
McGlynn 78'Gallagher 86'
Phillips 51'
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Stadium: Bramall Lane, Sheffield
What to watch for
Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.
Preston North End concede 2.4 goals per match
Sheffield United1.2
Preston North End2.4
Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sheffield United concede 1.2.
Last meeting, 25 April: Sheffield United – Preston North End 2:3
LLWW
Liam Lindsay: 2 goals.
Sheffield United have scored in 5 matches in a row
LWLWD
All competitions, friendlies excluded: 8 goals in those matches.
Players to watch
Championship, this season.
Patrick Bamford
Sheffield United · forward
5goals
1assist
6.81avg rating
Last match, Derby County: 1 goal, rating 7.3.
Johnny Kenny
Preston North End · forward
2goals
1assist
7.11avg rating
Last match, West Bromwich Albion: rating 7.2.
Who is out
Injuries and suspensions
The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.
Recent matches
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“This set-up” is Sheffield United at home and Preston North End away, as in this match.
Sheffield United
all matches · 10
4W1D5L1.4scored per match1.4conceded per match
at home · 10
3W3D4L1.6scored per match1.7conceded per match
away · 10
5W2D3L1.5scored per match1.1conceded per match
- 24 Oct Derby CountyHChampionship 1:1D
- 17 Oct Bristol CityAChampionship 0:1W
- 14 Oct PortsmouthAChampionship 3:2L
- 10 Oct Lincoln CityHChampionship 3:0W
- 19 Sep Stoke CityAChampionship 2:1L
- 16 Sep Fleetwood TownACarabao Cup 1:0L
- 13 Sep Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 0:1L
- 8 Sep Blackburn RoversAChampionship 1:2W
- 5 Sep Norwich CityHChampionship 1:3L
- 1 Sep Bolton WanderersHChampionship 3:2W
- 29 Aug Cardiff CityAChampionship 2:2D
- 25 Aug Blackburn RoversACarabao Cup 1:2W
- 22 Aug Swansea CityAChampionship 0:0D
- 15 Aug Birmingham CityHChampionship 0:0D
- 9 Aug Mansfield TownACarabao Cup 0:3W
- 2 May Derby CountyAChampionship 1:2W
- 25 Apr Preston North EndHChampionship 2:3L
- 22 Apr Blackburn RoversHChampionship 1:3L
- 11 Apr Hull CityHChampionship 2:1W
- 3 Apr Swansea CityHChampionship 3:3D
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Sheffield United1:1Derby County
Bamford 79'
Clark 37'
Wed 14 Oct · Championshipaway
Portsmouth3:2Sheffield United
Swanson 41'Segečić 54'Adams 89'
Tanganga 59'Cannon 67'
Sat 10 Oct · Championshipat home
Sheffield United3:0Lincoln City
Bamford 43', 77'Chong 52'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Stoke City2:1Sheffield United
McGlynn 78'Gallagher 86'
Phillips 51'
Wed 16 Sep · Carabao Cupaway
Fleetwood Town1:0Sheffield United
Norrington-Davies 57' (og)
Sun 13 Sep · Championshipat home
Sheffield United0:1Wolverhampton Wanderers
Jiménez 90'
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipaway
Blackburn Rovers1:2Sheffield United
Montgomery 20'
Cannon 35'Peck 44'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipat home
Sheffield United1:3Norwich City
Bamford 23'
Musaba 8'Touré 44'Kvistgaarden 62'
Tue 1 Sep · Championshipat home
Sheffield United3:2Bolton Wanderers
Tanganga 4'Bamford 68'Donovan 90+3'
Simons 1'Dalby 67'
Sat 29 Aug · Championshipaway
Cardiff City2:2Sheffield United
Moylan 2'Ashford 38'
Cannon 4' (p)O'Hare 7'
Tue 25 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
Blackburn Rovers1:2Sheffield United
Afolayan 55'
Cannon 20'Donovan 81'
Sun 9 Aug · Carabao Cupaway
Mansfield Town0:3Sheffield United
Bamford 4'McGuinness 71'O'Hare 89'
Sat 2 May · Championshipaway
Derby County1:2Sheffield United
Szmodics 5'
Cannon 62'Peck 69'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipat home
Sheffield United2:3Preston North End
Hamer 71' (p)Bamford 82'
Lindsay 5', 20'Dobbin 76'
Wed 22 Apr · Championshipat home
Sheffield United1:3Blackburn Rovers
Burrows 57'
Ohashi 12', 45'Morishita 32'
Sat 11 Apr · Championshipat home
Sheffield United2:1Hull City
Hamer 85' (p)Ings 88'
McBurnie 5'
Fri 3 Apr · Championshipat home
Sheffield United3:3Swansea City
Hamer 16'Burrows 53'Cannon 64'
Vipotnik 24' (p)Idah 75'Eom 82'
Preston North End
all matches · 10
1W2D7L0.8scored per match2.0conceded per match
at home · 10
2W1D7L0.7scored per match2.0conceded per match
away · 10
2W2D6L1.3scored per match2.2conceded per match
- 24 Oct West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 1:1D
- 17 Oct WrexhamAChampionship 4:1L
- 13 Oct Birmingham CityAChampionship 4:0L
- 10 Oct MillwallHChampionship 0:1L
- 19 Sep Queens Park RangersAChampionship 2:2D
- 12 Sep Lincoln CityHChampionship 0:1L
- 8 Sep WatfordAChampionship 2:1L
- 5 Sep Blackburn RoversHChampionship 2:1W
- 1 Sep Bristol CityHChampionship 1:3L
- 29 Aug Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:0L
- 26 Aug EvertonHCarabao Cup 0:4L
- 22 Aug Wolverhampton WanderersHChampionship 1:3L
- 15 Aug Bolton WanderersAChampionship 2:1L
- 8 Aug Huddersfield TownHCarabao Cup 1:1W
- 2 May SouthamptonHChampionship 1:3L
- 25 Apr Sheffield UnitedAChampionship 2:3W
- 22 Apr Birmingham CityAChampionship 2:1L
- 18 Apr West Bromwich AlbionHChampionship 0:2L
- 11 Apr Charlton AthleticAChampionship 1:2W
- 3 Apr Leicester CityAChampionship 2:2D
Sat 24 Oct · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:1West Bromwich Albion
Hughes 78'
Heggebø 82'
Sat 17 Oct · Championshipaway
Wrexham4:1Preston North End
Worrall 31'Whiteman 42'Smith 59'Moore 63'
Devine 36'
Tue 13 Oct · Championshipaway
Birmingham City4:0Preston North End
Millar 34'Flyger 45+2', 45+4'Gray 76'
Sat 19 Sep · Championshipaway
Queens Park Rangers2:2Preston North End
Poku 66'Smyth 90'
Kenny 1', 26'
Tue 8 Sep · Championshipaway
Watford2:1Preston North End
Kayembe 69'Doumbia 76'
Lang 5'
Sat 5 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End2:1Blackburn Rovers
Lang 9', 27'
Mills 51' (og)
Tue 1 Sep · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Bristol City
Wiley 51'
Twine 4'Eissat 79'Ballard 86'
Wed 26 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End0:4Everton
Barry 25', 59', 70'Johnson 72'
Sat 22 Aug · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Wolverhampton Wanderers
Thompson 90+1'
López 8', 82'Armstrong 71'
Sat 15 Aug · Championshipaway
Bolton Wanderers2:1Preston North End
Dalby 14'Gale 25'
Erabi 86'
Sat 8 Aug · Carabao Cupat home
Preston North End1:1Huddersfield Town
pens 4:3
Erabi 90+3'
Balker 38'
Sat 2 May · Championshipat home
Preston North End1:3Southampton
Dobbin 60'
Harwood-Bellis 12'Stewart 47'Larin 90+1'
Sat 25 Apr · Championshipaway
Sheffield United2:3Preston North End
Hamer 71' (p)Bamford 82'
Lindsay 5', 20'Dobbin 76'
Wed 22 Apr · Championshipaway
Birmingham City2:1Preston North End
Stansfield 10'Osman 16'
Hughes 25'
Sat 18 Apr · Championshipat home
Preston North End0:2West Bromwich Albion
Maja 11'Dike 77'
Sat 11 Apr · Championshipaway
Charlton Athletic1:2Preston North End
Rankin-Costello 18'
Dobbin 25'Potts 65'
Fri 3 Apr · Championshipaway
Leicester City2:2Preston North End
Daka 4', 81'
Moran 38'Whiteman 45'
Head to head
4 meetings since 2024.
Last time · 25 Apr 2026 · Championship
Sheffield United 2:3 Preston North End
Hamer 71' (k) · Bamford 82' · Lindsay 5', 20' · Dobbin 76'. Preston North End: 2 wins in a row in this fixture.
2wins
2wins
0 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4
- 25 Apr 2026Championship Sheffield United2:3Preston North End Hamer 71' (k) · Bamford 82' · Lindsay 5', 20' · Dobbin 76' Details
- 24 Oct 2025Championship Preston North End3:2Sheffield United Dobbin 45+4' · Tanganga 46' (s) · Jebbison 58' · Brooks 10' · O'Hare 16' Details
- 8 Mar 2025Championship Sheffield United1:0Preston North End Campbell 56' Details
- 9 Aug 2024Championship Preston North End0:2Sheffield United Arblaster 12' · Hamer 55' Details
1wins
1wins
0 draws3.0 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
1wins
1wins
0 draws3.5 goals per match · both scored in 1 of 2
Expected lineups
For now, the last starting XI: Sheffield United (4-2-3-1, last: Derby County) · Preston North End (3-4-1-2, last: West Bromwich Albion).
MCCooper
HCChoudhury
JTTanganga
LKKitching
HBBurrows
KPPhillips
OAArblaster
TCChong
TCCannon
BDDíaz
PBBamford
DIIversen
OOOffiah
JSStorey
AHHughes
SMMills
LLLeroy
BPPotts
AVVukcevic
ADDevine
JKKenny
DBBurgzorg
Sheffield UnitedPreston North End
When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.
Who wins?
The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.
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35.6
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- Kick-off
- Tuesday 26 January, 20:45Your time · in 87 days 22 h
- Where to watch
- No broadcast listed: USA USA
- Stadium
- Bramall Lane Sheffield · show map
- Rest
- Sheffield United 88 days · Preston North End 94 days Both last played: Championship
- Table
- 12. Sheffield United (16 pts) and 24. Preston North End (5 pts) Matchday 28 of 46