Updated 25 April 2026, after full time.
Sheff Utd 2-3 Preston in the Championship at Bramall Lane, Sheffield on 25 April 2026. Scorers: Gustavo Hamer, Patrick Bamford for Sheff Utd; Liam Lindsay ×2, Lewis Dobbin for Preston. In their last 6 meetings, Sheff Utd have won 4, Preston 1, with 1 draw.
Sheff Utd 2-3 Preston was the final score in the Championship on Saturday 25 April 2026 at Bramall Lane. Scorers: Gustavo Hamer, Patrick Bamford for Sheff Utd; Liam Lindsay (2), Lewis Dobbin for Preston. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.
Sheff Utd vs Preston was played at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on Saturday 25 April 2026, the home ground of Sheff Utd, which holds 32,050 people. It finished Sheff Utd 2-3 Preston in the Championship, with kick-off at 15:00 UK time.
Sheff Utd have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 4, with results reading W L W D W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 1-0 win at home to Wrexham in the Championship on 30 October.
Preston have won 0, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 5 games, scoring 2 and conceding 12, with results reading L L L D L from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 0-2 defeat away to Stoke in the Championship on 31 October.
Across the last 6 meetings Sheff Utd have won 4, Preston have won 1 and 1 was drawn, with Sheff Utd scoring 13 goals to Preston's 6. The most recent was Preston North End 3-2 Sheffield United on 24 October 2025 in the Championship.
Patrick Bamford leads Sheff Utd with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Sheff Utd player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Sheff Utd player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Stanley Mills leads Preston with 20 fouls committed across their last 10 games, 2.0 a game, the most of any Preston player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Preston player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.
Andrew Kitchen refereed Sheff Utd vs Preston, averaging 22.1 fouls and 3.4 yellow cards per game across 7 games this season. That is 0.29 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2025 | Championship | Preston North End vs Sheffield United | 3-2 |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Championship | Sheffield United vs Preston North End | 1-0 |
| 9 Aug 2024 | Championship | Preston North End vs Sheffield United | 0-2 |
| 29 Apr 2023 | Championship | Sheffield United vs Preston North End | 4-1 |
| 17 Sep 2022 | Championship | Preston North End vs Sheffield United | 0-2 |
| 18 Jan 2022 | Championship | Preston North End vs Sheffield United | 2-2 |
| Stat | Sheff Utd | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 69% | 31% |
| Shots | 17 | 12 |
| Shots on target | 3 | 6 |
| Corners | 10 | 5 |
| Fouls | 12 | 11 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 3 |
| Tackles | 8 | 19 |
| Passes | 466 | 207 |
Sheff Utd: G. Hamer (penalty) 71', P. Bamford 82'. Preston: L. Lindsay 5', L. Lindsay 20', L. Dobbin 76'.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.5 | 13 of 24 |
| Goals against | 1.2 | 5 of 24 |
| Shots | 10.8 | 23 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 16 of 24 |
| Fouls | 10.8 | 14 of 24 |
| Tackles | 14.5 | 18 of 24 |
| Passes | 350.2 | 21 of 24 |
| Corners | 3.8 | 22 of 24 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 0.8 | 24 of 24 |
| Goals against | 2.1 | 24 of 24 |
| Shots | 11.9 | 21 of 24 |
| Shots on target | 2.5 | 24 of 24 |
| Fouls | 11.2 | 11 of 24 |
| Tackles | 15.2 | 12 of 24 |
| Passes | 312 | 23 of 24 |
| Corners | 4.9 | 16 of 24 |