Season so far

Championship

Key, Sheff Utd v Preston
League position, Sheffield United 2nd, Preston North End 15thTotal points, Sheffield United 73, Preston North End 43

Goals scored

Sheffield United 50Preston North End 36

Form guide

All competitions

Sheffield United won
v Queens Park Rangers
1
2
Championship
Preston North End won
v Burnley
3
0
FA Cup
Sheffield United lose
v Leeds United
1
3
Championship
Preston North End lose
v Coventry City
2
1
Championship
Sheffield United won
v Luton Town
0
1
Championship
Preston North End draw
v Millwall
1
1
Championship
Sheffield United won
v Middlesbrough
3
1
Championship
Preston North End draw
v Burnley
0
0
Championship
Sheffield United won
v Portsmouth
2
1
Championship
Preston North End won
v Norwich City
0
1
Championship

Previous meetings

All competitions

Sheffield United and Preston North End
Played
85
Sheffield United Won 41Preston North End Won 20Draw 24

Previous scores

All competitions

Championship

Preston North End 0 , Sheffield United 2 on the 9th of August 2024
Preston North End
Sheffield United
9th of August 2024
Sheffield United 4 , Preston North End 1 on the 29th of April 2023
Sheffield United
Preston North End
29th of April 2023
Preston North End 0 , Sheffield United 2 on the 17th of September 2022
Preston North End
Sheffield United
17th of September 2022

Match Facts

  • Sheffield United have won each of their last three league games against Preston North End and could win four in succession for the first time since November 1968.

  • Preston North End have failed to win any of their last seven league games against Sheffield United (D2 L5), since a 1-0 win at Bramall Lane in April 2018.

  • Sheffield United have lost three of their last seven home Championship matches (W3 D1), more than they had in their previous 23 at this level at Bramall Lane (W20 D1 L2). They haven’t lost consecutive home Championship games since October 2021.

  • This game will see Preston’s Paul Heckingbottom face his former side Sheffield United for the first time since he left the club in 2023. It’s his first league meeting with the Blades since February 2018 in his first game as Leeds boss, losing 2-1 at Bramall Lane.

  • Ben Brereton has been involved in five goals in his last six Championship appearances for Sheffield United (3 goals, 2 assists), while he has either scored or assisted in each of his last five starts against Preston North End (3 goals, 4 assists) in the competition.