Sheffield United 3-2 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 22 September 2018

Result

Sheffield United 3-2 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 22 September 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sheffield United 3-2 Preston North End: match report

Sheffield United beat Preston North End 3-2 in the Championship on Saturday 22 September 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Billy Sharp opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Billy Sharp (36'), Chris Basham (51') and David McGoldrick (87'). Preston North End scored through Callum Robinson (80') and Daniel Johnson (82').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 7th on 13 points from 8 and Preston North End 23rd on 5 points from 8. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Preston North End 15th with 61.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Preston North End in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to David McGoldrick of Sheffield United (8.8), ahead of Chris Basham (8.1).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Goal · Billy SharpSheffield United · 1-0
  • 51'Yellow card · Paul HuntingtonPreston North End
  • 51'Goal · Chris BashamSheffield United · 2-0
  • 63'Yellow card · Oliver NorwoodSheffield United
  • 80'Goal · Callum RobinsonPreston North End · 2-1
  • 82'Goal · Daniel JohnsonPreston North End · 2-2
  • 87'Yellow card · Darnell FisherPreston North End
  • 87'Goal · David McGoldrickSheffield United · 3-2

Head-to-head

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

Team news

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

Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack O'Connell, Kieron Freeman, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Mark Duffy, David McGoldrick, Patrick McCarthy

Preston North End line-up (5-3-2)

Chris Maxwell, Darnell Fisher, Tom Clarke, Paul Huntington, Ben Davies, Andrew Hughes, Paul Gallagher, Alan Browne, Ryan Ledson, Tom Barkhuizen, Callum Robinson