Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 6 April 2019

Result

Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield United

Championship · Saturday 6 April 2019, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield United: match report

Preston North End were beaten by Sheffield United 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 6 April 2019. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from David McGoldrick of Sheffield United in the 33rd minute.

Discipline: Preston North End received 3 yellow cards; Sheffield United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Preston North End were 10th on 57 points from 39 and Sheffield United 3rd on 74 points from 39. Preston North End went on to finish that season 15th with 61 points, and Sheffield United 2nd with 89.

Preston North End lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Sheffield United in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Chris Basham of Sheffield United (7.8), level with Jordan Storey (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Preston North End wins, 3 draws and 4 for Sheffield United.

Going into the match Preston North End's last five read L-W-W-W-D and Sheffield United's L-W-W-W-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Kieran DowellSheffield United
  • 33'Goal · David McGoldrickSheffield United · 0-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Ben PearsonPreston North End
  • 89'Yellow card · Paul GallagherPreston North End
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Alan BrownePreston North End

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 3, draws 3, Sheffield United 4.

Team news

Preston North End line-up (4-2-3-1)

Declan Rudd, Darnell Fisher, Jordan Storey, Ben Davies, Josh Earl, Ryan Ledson, Ben Pearson, Lukas Nmecha, Alan Browne, Callum Robinson, Sean Maguire

Sheffield United line-up (3-4-1-2)

Dean Henderson, John Egan, Chris Basham, Enda Stevens, George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Kieran Dowell, Mark Duffy, Patrick McCarthy, David McGoldrick