'Talk about against the run of play'published at 20:15 BST 24 October
Preston 0-1 Sheff Utd
Andy Giddings
BBC Radio Sheffield commentator
Image source, Getty ImagesSheffield United lead.
Talk about against the run of play.
Summary
Brooks slots Blades in front, O'Hare adds cool second
Dobbin curls home fine finish to halve Preston deficit just before half-time
Tanganga own goal draws PNE level and Jebbison heads winner against his former club
Preston back up to fifth in Championship with victory
Sheff Utd stay 21st after two-game winning run ended
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'Talk about against the run of play'published at 20:15 BST 24 October
Image source, Getty Images'What a finish from Brooks'published at 20:13 BST 24 October
Preston 0-1 Sheff Utd
Carl Asaba
Former Sheffield United striker on BBC Radio SheffieldThat's the first attack.
It's a great ball through from Tyrese Campbell, Andre Brooks takes it well with his first touch and what a finish.
GOAL: Preston 0-1 Sheff Utdpublished at 10 mins
Andre Brooks
Image source, ShutterstockOut of nothing...
A throw from the Blades right is played to Tyrese Campbell who spins and tucks Andre Brooks through a HUGE gap in the heart of the Preston defence.
He races through from 40 yards out and calmly slots past Dan Iversen into the corner to send the travelling fans wild.
His first goal of the season and Preston are shell-shocked after their fast start.
Postpublished at 9 mins
Preston 0-0 Sheff Utd
Andrija Vukcevic's lovely cushioned header on the left flank sets up another Preston attack but Lewis Dobbin is unable to get a good connection on the cut-back from the left and North End have to settle for another corner, which again comes to nothing.
Big storm to weather here, and Mark McGuinness has to stand firm to block away another Dobbin drive.
One way traffic so far.
'It's been all North End'published at 20:09 BST 24 October
Preston 0-0 Sheff Utd
Andy Bayes
BBC Radio Lancashire commentatorIt's been all North End but as it stands Michael Cooper has not been tested yet in the Sheffield United goal.
Postpublished at 7 mins
Preston 0-0 Sheff Utd
Lewis Dobbin's control lets him down and he clatters into Jairo Riedewald on the edge of the Blades box, allowing the visitors to catch their breath after such a fast start from the hosts.
'Blades are too open'published at 20:07 BST 24 October
Preston 0-0 Sheff Utd
Andy Giddings
BBC Radio Sheffield commentatorThe Blades have started this game on the back foot. They're too open. The fans are trying to wake them up here.
It's been a shaky start.
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Image source, Getty ImagesHeckingbottom to win tonight after coming from behind, Wilder sent off, you heard it here first.
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Postpublished at 5 mins
Preston 0-0 Sheff Utd
Preston's Jordan Storey is down on his haunches and in need of attention after clearing the corner and getting a blow amidships from a high boot.
After counting to 100 he'll be okay to continue.
CLOSE!published at 3 mins
Preston 0-0 Sheff Utd
Image source, ShutterstockJaphet Tanganga to the rescue for the visitors who are looking a bit ragged at the back, throwing himself in the way of a goalbound effort from the edge of the box before Lewis Dobbin is then crowded out by Jairo Reidewald at the expense of a corner.
Bright start from the Lilywhites.
CLOSE!published at 2 mins
Preston 0-0 Sheff Utd
An early free-kick on the right of the Blades box gives the hosts a glimpse of goal but Daniel Jebbison can only glance a header wide of the far post from Harrison Armstrong's curling cross.
A very presentable early chance, that.
KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min
Preston 0-0 Sheff Utd
A moment or so behind schedule away we go under the Friday night lights...
'Players are ready to go'published at 19:59 BST 24 October
Preston v Sheff Utd (20:00 BST)
Andy Bayes
BBC Radio Lancashire commentatorThe players are ready to go.
Sheffield United are all in purple today. I think they could have worn their home kit, there's not that much of a clash.
Teams are out...published at 19:58 BST 24 October
Preston v Sheff Utd (20:00 BST)
Image source, ShutterstockThe atmosphere has been building at Deepdale and the teams have come out to a cauldron of noise.
One of the most historic grounds in the land, and two grand old teams for whom these three points are hugely important.
A wonderful artistic tribute to the trailblazing Arthur Wharton, who represented both these sides, leads the sides out to mark Black History Month.
Kick-off is moments away...
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Two changes for PNE; four for Bladespublished at 19:54 BST 24 October
Preston v Sheff Utd (20:00 BST)
Image source, OptaPaul Heckingbottom has made two changes to the North End XI which went down 1-0 at home to Birmingham on Tuesday.
Ali McCann misses out after going off against Blues with a broken arm while Michael Smith drops to the bench with Alfie Devine and Lewis Dobbin handed starts in midfield and attack respectively.
Despite winning back-to-back games, Chris Wilder has made four changes to the Blades XI which won 3-1 at Blackburn on Tuesday.
Harrison Burrows and Tyrese Campbell are recalled after scoring off the bench at Ewood Park and Andre Brooks also returns in attack while Jairo Riedewald is handed his first Blades start in midfield.
Djibril Soumare, Sam McCallum, Tom Cannon and Danny Ings drop to the bench
Image source, Opta'We're going in the right direction' - Burrowspublished at 19:52 BST 24 October
Preston v Sheff Utd (20:00 BST)
Sheffield United defender Harrison Burrows says confidence is growing at Bramall Lane after the Blades came from behind to beat Blackburn Rovers in midweek.
Burrows' strike, an own goal and a Tyrese Campbell effort ensured a 3-1 win and gave the Blades consecutive victories for the first time this season.
"Winning games is ultimately what gives me as a player confidence and what will give the team confidence, so now we have back-to-back wins, we feel like we are going in the right direction," Burrows told BBC Radio Sheffield.
"Over the last few weeks we have been trying to build that feeling back and you can tell that every day we are inching closer to that and like I said, wins are ultimately what gives us that confidence.
"When you win games it is the best feeling in football, it brings everyone together, so at the end when you're celebrating with the fans it is top class and I want to thank them for coming and giving us that extra push.
"It doesn't matter about how you play, it is all about winning games in the Championship."
Burrows has been on the bench of late, but will he get a start tonight? Team news coming up shortly...
Gibson hoping for Deepdale 'edge'published at 19:50 BST 24 October
Preston v Sheff Utd (20:00 BST)
Image source, Rex FeaturesPreston defender Lewis Gibson has said he always leaves everything out on the pitch when playing for the club.
Gibson has featured in each of Preston's 11 Championship fixtures this season and is keen to keep improving, telling BBC Radio Lancashire: "I think as games go by you always look at the 10 games mark where you start getting a rhythm.
"I'm feeling confident and I'm grateful, every game I go out there I give my all and that's all you can do. I don't leave a stone unturned with what I can do day to day and game to game so I'm pleased, but I'm always eager that I can do more."
With Preston preparing to host a seemingly revitalised Blades tonight, Gibson was keen to emphasise the importance of the atmosphere at Deepdale.
"This season the results at home have been really positive and to be honest, I liked the other day when it starts to go against us a little bit and you feel a bit of edge in the crowd," he added.
"I like when you make it a bit hostile and I think it should be a difficult place to come, I think that's what we should aim to do.
"The fans have been brilliant this season, home and away, they've travelled in numbers and we're trying to repay them as best we can."
Heckingbottom wary of revitalised Bladespublished at 19:48 BST 24 October
Preston v Sheff Utd (20:00 BST)
Image source, Rex FeaturesLilywhites boss Paul Heckingbottom knows his side will face a different Blades to the team which lost their opening six Championship matches of the season.
Sheffield United have taken nine points from six games since Chris Wilder returned for a third spell at the helm and conceded only five goals in that span - as many as they conceded in the space of 59 minutes in Ruben Selles' final game at Ipswich.
Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire: "They seem to have tightened up defensively since Chris has gone back. They have good players, they still have the same threats.
"They haven't blown teams away (in the past two games against Watford and Blackburn) but they have been very strong and taken their chances and deserved the wins.
"We're playing a team in form and getting their confidence back."
'It should be really competitive'published at 19:46 BST 24 October
Preston v Sheff Utd (20:00 BST)
Ahead of tonight's match, Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has expressed his admiration for former colleague and current Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom.
Ex-Barnsley boss Heckingbottom was brought to the Blades by Wilder in 2020 to manage the under-23s and he eventually became the permanent head coach, leading the club into the Premier League - like Wilder had done previously - in 2023.
Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield: "I know Paul well, so I have a lot of admiration and respect for Paul. I'm sure people realise it was me who brought him into the football club.
"He's a good character and he knows the culture and values of our football club, and I'm sure he's trying to implement those cultures and values from his successful time here, into Preston North End."
Preston have had an inconsistent start, having lost their past two games and winning just two of their past eight league fixtures having begun the campaign with seven points from a possible nine.
"We're all after that consistency, so there's been down days for Paul as much as there's been the up days," Wilder added.
"They've lost their last two and they'll not want to lose three on the spin. We'll want to win three on the spin and they'll want to turn that around, so [it should be a] really competitive [game].
"I always look at Preston's squad and it's always full of good loans and really experienced Championship players, so it's always a tough test home and away and we're expecting nothing else."
Daniel Jebbison's 58th-minute header put Preston in front after they had trailed 2-0 early on to Sheffield United
Daniel Jebbison completed a dramatic Preston comeback by scoring the winning goal against his former club Sheffield United in an enthralling Championship contest.
The on-loan Bournemouth striker headed powerfully past goalkeeper Michael Cooper to move the Lilywhites back into the top six, and end the Blades' two-match winning streak.
Things had looked very different in the first half as goals from Andre Brooks and Callum O'Hare put Chris Wilder's side 2-0 up and seemingly in charge.
That changed in first half stoppage time when Lewis Dobbin pulled one back, and shortly after the restart Japhet Tanganga put through his own net, before Jebbison completed the turnaround.
Preston had been cursing their luck, and the officials, after losing twice in a week to West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City, but they only had their own defence to blame after a bright start dissolved in the Lancashire rain.
In the Blades' first real attack, Tyrese Campbell turned and sent Brooks clear and he finished calmly past Daniel Iversen for his first goal of the season.
Six minutes later the visiting fans were crowing about "the gap" to neighbours Sheffield Wednesday, docked 12 points earlier in the day for going into administration, as O'Hare showed great feet to latch on to another Campbell pass, go round Harrison Armstrong and find the bottom corner for 2-0.
There looked to be no way back as Preston struggled to find any rhythm, and they lost Lewis Gibson to a muscle injury.
That changed deep in first-half added time as Armstrong and Jebbison linked on the edge of the Blades box, the latter laying the ball off for Dobbin, who switched it onto his right foot and curled it into the corner beyond Cooper.
Within 54 seconds of the restart it was all level as a free-kick was swung from deep into the box. Jordan Storey's header was straight to Tanganga but the United skipper, in trying to take it on his thigh, kneed it over the flailing Cooper.
Deepdale was suddenly in uproar, Preston were buzzing and Wilder's team, fresh from wins over Watford and Blackburn Rovers, were stunned.
Jebbison fired one good chance over the bar but when Andrija Vukcevic sprinted past Tanganga, hit the byeline and crossed it perfectly, Jebbison's header had too much pace for Cooper's hand to keep out.
It was a sweet moment, both for Jebbison, who made just 35 appearances over four seasons for the Blades, and for his manager Paul Heckingbottom, who was sacked to make way for Wilder's second spell in charge after taking them to the Premier League three seasons ago.
Alfie Devine twice went close to making the result safe, but the away team rallied and in a frantic finish Djibril Soumare and Harrison Burrows both missed golden chances for a leveller, while former Wednesday man Michael Smith missed a sitter at the other end.
'Unbelievable' - reaction
Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom speaking to Sky Sports:
"It's a really good win, the main thing for us is we kept our head. We started brilliantly then we had a 10 or 15 minute spell when we totally went off the rails.
"We're really disappointed with the goals we've given away but really proud of the players once again. It's just ironic, that's probably our worst performance of the [past] three we've had and it's the one game we've won.
On match-winner Daniel Jebbison:
"He did well in midweek as well. We're really pleased with him, we're pushing him and he's responding which is great plus the way we like to play gives us that threat in behind.
"I'm delighted he got the winner, he's a popular member of the squad and it was probably deserved for his all-round game."
Wilder: 'Only got ourselves to blame'
Blades manager Chris Wilder told BBC Radio Sheffield:
"How we've not walked away with three points is unbelievable, but we only have ourselves to blame. The game plan in terms of setting it up worked in our favour - we set traps, we pounced, we countered and looked a really good side, but we have to put teams to bed.
"Then we have to realise, coming up to half-time, that there's game management.
"It's a team that's learning. Their boys sprinted down the tunnel, we conceded a free-kick straight after half-time to allow them to put the ball in our box, the boy wins a header and it comes off Japh [Tanganga] and all of a sudden it's game on at two each.
"We're unfortunate with the third goal as Mark McGuinness gets a whack and is desperately trying to get back into the middle of the goal."
Player of the match
Number: 5 H. Armstrong
Average rating 7.93
Number: 5 H. Armstrong
Average Rating: 7.93Number: 3 A. Vukčević
Average Rating: 7.43Number: 17 L. Dobbin
Average Rating: 7.23Number: 9 D. Jebbison
Average Rating: 7.13Number: 4 B. Whiteman
Average Rating: 7.11Number: 6 L. Lindsay
Average Rating: 6.95Number: 14 J. Storey
Average Rating: 6.67Number: 16 A. Hughes
Average Rating: 6.57Number: 1 D. Iversen
Average Rating: 6.51Number: 21 A. Devine
Average Rating: 6.45Number: 19 L. Gibson
Average Rating: 6.07Number: 22 S. Þórðarson
Average Rating: 5.86Number: 42 O. Offiah
Average Rating: 5.84Number: 26 T. Small
Average Rating: 5.75Number: 28 M. Osmajić
Average Rating: 5.74Number: 24 M. Smith
Average Rating: 5.70Number: 10 C. O'Hare
Average Rating: 5.13Number: 11 A. Brooks
Average Rating: 5.03Number: 44 J. Riedewald
Average Rating: 4.63Number: 23 T. Campbell
Average Rating: 4.52Number: 1 M. Cooper
Average Rating: 4.47Number: 15 B. Mee
Average Rating: 4.21Number: 2 J. Tanganga
Average Rating: 4.21Number: 19 C. Ogbene
Average Rating: 4.20Number: 14 H. Burrows
Average Rating: 4.03Number: 25 M. McGuinness
Average Rating: 3.94Number: 42 S. Peck
Average Rating: 3.72Number: 18 D. Soumaré
Average Rating: 3.64Number: 7 T. Cannon
Average Rating: 3.15Number: 16 J. Shackleton
Average Rating: 3.06Number: 27 L. Barry
Average Rating: 3.03Number: 9 D. Ings
Average Rating: 2.93After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
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On Friday 24th October
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Preston North End, Position 5, Points 19
- Sheffield United, Position 21, Points 9
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 25 |
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| 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2 : Promotion
- Position 3, 4, 5, 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22, 23, 24 : Relegation
- Sheffield Wednesday have been deducted 12 points for entering administration.
Team Lineups
home team, Preston North End
Manager: Paul Heckingbottom
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
- 1, Iversen, Goalkeeper
- 14, Storey, Defender19, Gibson, Defender16, Hughes, Defender
- 42, Offiah, Midfielder5, Armstrong, Midfielder4, Whiteman, Midfielder21, Devine, Midfielder3, Vukcevic, Midfielder
- 9, Jebbison, Striker17, Dobbin, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Iversen
- Number 16, A. Hughes
- Number 19, L. Gibson , substituted for L. Lindsay at 39 minutes
- Number 14, J. Storey , Yellow Card at 85 minutes
- Number 3, A. Vukčević , substituted for T. Small at 63 minutes
- Number 21, A. Devine , substituted for S. Þórðarson at 78 minutes
- Number 4, B. Whiteman , Captain
- Number 5, H. Armstrong , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3
- Number 42, O. Offiah , Yellow Card at 29 minutes
- Number 17, L. Dobbin , substituted for M. Smith at 78 minutes
- Number 9, D. Jebbison , substituted for M. Osmajić at 77 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Preston North End
- Number 20, T. Carroll
- Number 10, M. Frøkjær-Jensen
- Number 6, L. Lindsay
- Number 28, M. Osmajić
- Number 26, T. Small
- Number 24, M. Smith
- Number 12, J. Walton
- Number 22, S. Þórðarson , Yellow Card at 83 minutes
away team, Sheffield United
Manager: Chris Wilder
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Cooper, Goalkeeper
- 2, Tanganga, Defender25, McGuinness, Defender15, Mee, Defender
- 19, Ogbene, Midfielder42, Peck, Midfielder44, Riedewald, Midfielder14, Burrows, Midfielder
- 10, O'Hare, Attacking Midfielder11, Brooks, Attacking Midfielder
- 23, Campbell, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, M. Cooper
- Number 15, B. Mee
- Number 25, M. McGuinness , substituted for J. Shackleton at 78 minutes
- Number 2, J. Tanganga , Captain
- Number 14, H. Burrows
- Number 44, J. Riedewald , Yellow Card at 34 minutes, substituted for D. Soumaré at 63 minutes
- Number 42, S. Peck
- Number 19, C. Ogbene , substituted for D. Ings at 63 minutes
- Number 11, A. Brooks , substituted for L. Barry at 63 minutes
- Number 10, C. O'Hare
- Number 23, T. Campbell , substituted for T. Cannon at 81 minutes
away team, Sheffield United
- Number 27, L. Barry
- Number 6, T. Bindon
- Number 7, T. Cannon
- Number 17, A. Davies
- Number 9, D. Ings
- Number 28, A. Matos
- Number 3, S. McCallum
- Number 16, J. Shackleton
- Number 18, D. Soumaré
home team, Preston North End
Manager: Paul Heckingbottom
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Pitch Formation
- 1, Iversen, Goalkeeper
- 14, Storey, Defender19, Gibson, Defender16, Hughes, Defender
- 42, Offiah, Midfielder5, Armstrong, Midfielder4, Whiteman, Midfielder21, Devine, Midfielder3, Vukcevic, Midfielder
- 9, Jebbison, Striker17, Dobbin, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, D. Iversen
- Number 16, A. Hughes
- Number 19, L. Gibson , substituted for L. Lindsay at 39 minutes
- Number 14, J. Storey , Yellow Card at 85 minutes
- Number 3, A. Vukčević , substituted for T. Small at 63 minutes
- Number 21, A. Devine , substituted for S. Þórðarson at 78 minutes
- Number 4, B. Whiteman , Captain
- Number 5, H. Armstrong , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3
- Number 42, O. Offiah , Yellow Card at 29 minutes
- Number 17, L. Dobbin , substituted for M. Smith at 78 minutes
- Number 9, D. Jebbison , substituted for M. Osmajić at 77 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 20, T. Carroll
- Number 10, M. Frøkjær-Jensen
- Number 6, L. Lindsay
- Number 28, M. Osmajić
- Number 26, T. Small
- Number 24, M. Smith
- Number 12, J. Walton
- Number 22, S. Þórðarson , Yellow Card at 83 minutes
away team, Sheffield United
Manager: Chris Wilder
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Pitch Formation
- 1, Cooper, Goalkeeper
- 2, Tanganga, Defender25, McGuinness, Defender15, Mee, Defender
- 19, Ogbene, Midfielder42, Peck, Midfielder44, Riedewald, Midfielder14, Burrows, Midfielder
- 10, O'Hare, Attacking Midfielder11, Brooks, Attacking Midfielder
- 23, Campbell, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, M. Cooper
- Number 15, B. Mee
- Number 25, M. McGuinness , substituted for J. Shackleton at 78 minutes
- Number 2, J. Tanganga , Captain
- Number 14, H. Burrows
- Number 44, J. Riedewald , Yellow Card at 34 minutes, substituted for D. Soumaré at 63 minutes
- Number 42, S. Peck
- Number 19, C. Ogbene , substituted for D. Ings at 63 minutes
- Number 11, A. Brooks , substituted for L. Barry at 63 minutes
- Number 10, C. O'Hare
- Number 23, T. Campbell , substituted for T. Cannon at 81 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 27, L. Barry
- Number 6, T. Bindon
- Number 7, T. Cannon
- Number 17, A. Davies
- Number 9, D. Ings
- Number 28, A. Matos
- Number 3, S. McCallum
- Number 16, J. Shackleton
- Number 18, D. Soumaré
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Farai Hallam
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Akil Howson
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Nigel Lugg
- Fourth Official:
- John Busby
Match Stats
Key, Preston v Sheff UtdBasic Stats
Overall possession
Preston North End 45.8%Sheffield United 54.2%
xG
Preston North End 1.5697Sheffield United 2.3725Shots
Preston North End 15Sheffield United 11Shots on target
Preston North End 3Sheffield United 3Total touches inside the opposition box
Preston North End 25Sheffield United 27Goalkeeper saves
Preston North End 1Sheffield United 1Aerial duels won
Preston North End 27Sheffield United 24Fouls committed
Preston North End 14Sheffield United 11Corners
Preston North End 2Sheffield United 4In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Preston North End 15Sheffield United 11Shots on target
Preston North End 3Sheffield United 3Shots off target
Preston North End 8Sheffield United 6Attempts out of box
Preston North End 8Sheffield United 3One-on-one attempts
Preston North End 0Sheffield United 1Total offsides
Preston North End 0Sheffield United 3Expected
xG
Preston North End 1.5697Sheffield United 2.3725xG from open play
Preston North End 1.4446Sheffield United 1.9057xG from set play
Preston North End 0.1251Sheffield United 0.4668xA
Preston North End 1.09657Sheffield United 2.0067Distribution
Total passes
Preston North End 345Sheffield United 414Pass accuracy %
Preston North End 66.1Sheffield United 73.7Backward passes
Preston North End 49Sheffield United 67Forward passes
Preston North End 164Sheffield United 161Total long balls
Preston North End 66Sheffield United 56Successful final third passes
Preston North End 85Sheffield United 84Total crosses
Preston North End 16Sheffield United 15Defence
Total tackles
Preston North End 19Sheffield United 17Won tackle %
Preston North End 68.4Sheffield United 64.7Fouls committed
Preston North End 14Sheffield United 11Total yellow cards
Preston North End 4Sheffield United 1Total clearances
Preston North End 31Sheffield United 31Season so far
Championship
Key, Preston v Sheff Utd
League position, Preston North End 4th, Sheffield United 22ndTotal points, Preston North End 26, Sheffield United 10
Goals scored
Preston North End 20Sheffield United 11Form guide
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Preston North End and Sheffield UnitedPreston North End Won 20Sheffield United Won 42
Played 86
Draw 24
Previous scores
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Sheffield United
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Match Facts
Preston North End are winless in their last eight league games against Sheffield United (D2 L6), losing each of their last four in a row.
Sheffield United are unbeaten in each of their last four league trips to Preston North End (W3 D1) and could win three in a row for the first time.
Preston have lost each of their last two league games, having lost only one of their previous 10 (W4 D5) – since the start of last season they’ve only lost three successive league games once before (run of four in April).
Sheffield United have won each of their last two league games, as many as in their previous 12 (D1 L9), last winning three in a row in February last season (run of four).
Only Junior Firpo (14) has been involved in more Championship goals among defenders since the start of last season than Sheffield United’s Harrison Burrows (10 – 6 goals, 4 assists), scoring and assisting against Blackburn last time out.