GolVolt — Preston North End vs Sheffield United: preview, line-ups, chances

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Defence

Preston North End concede 2.4 goals per match

Preston North End2.4 Sheffield United0.8

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Sheffield United concede 0.8.

Streak

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.

Streak

Sheffield United have scored in 6 matches in a row

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All competitions, friendlies excluded: 9 goals in those matches.

Last time

Last meeting, 25 April: Sheffield United – Preston North End 2:3

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Liam Lindsay: 2 goals.

Referee

John Busby: 4.0 yellow cards per match

This season in this competition: 6 matches, no red card, 3 penalties.

Players to watch

Championship, this season.

Johnny Kenny

Preston North End · forward

2goals 1assist 7.11avg rating

Last match, West Bromwich Albion: rating 7.2.

Patrick Bamford

Sheffield United · forward

5goals 1assist 6.81avg rating

Last match, Derby County: 1 goal, rating 7.3.

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

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Preston North End at home and Sheffield United away, as in this match.

Preston North End

at home · 10

2W1D7L0.7scored per match2.0conceded per match

Sheffield United

away · 10

5W2D3L1.5scored per match1.1conceded per match

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

0 draws3.2 goals per match · both scored in 2 of 4

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Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Preston North End (3-4-1-2, last: West Bromwich Albion) · Sheffield United (4-4-2, last: Wrexham).

Official around 19:45, Tue 3 Nov

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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”.

Coaches

Jason EuellPreston North End Chris WilderSheffield United

Who wins?

The provider's forecast usually arrives a few days before kick-off.

What this match changes in the season

Relegation risk after each result.

today after a defeat after a draw after a win

Preston North End today 88%

after a defeat: 91%
after a draw: 89%
after a win: 84%

Preston North End: 8 percentage points of relegation risk between a win and a defeat.

From 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season. How we count

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Volt matchup

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