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

Championship · Monday 11 May 2009

Result

Sheffield United 1-0 Preston North End

Championship · Monday 11 May 2009, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sheffield United 1-0 Preston North End: match report

Sheffield United beat Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship on Monday 11 May 2009. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Greg Halford of Sheffield United in the 59th minute.

Discipline: Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 3rd on 81 points from 47 and Preston North End 6th on 75 points from 47. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 3rd with 84 points, and Preston North End 6th with 75.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sheffield United wins, 4 draws and 1 for Preston North End.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 40'Yellow card · Ross WallacePreston North End
  • 44'Yellow card · Jon ParkinPreston North End
  • 59'Goal · Greg HalfordSheffield United · 1-0
  • 66'Yellow card · Stephen QuinnSheffield United
  • 78'Yellow card · Youl MawenePreston North End
  • 90'Yellow card · David CotterillSheffield United

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Sheffield United 2, draws 4, Preston North End 1.

Team news

Sheffield United expected line-up

Paddy Kenny, Phil Jagielka, Claude Davis, Chris Armstrong, Robert Kozluk, Keith Gillespie, Rob Hulse, Chris Morgan, Mikele Leigertwood, Michael Tonge