Sheffield United 4-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 29 April 2023

Result

Sheffield United 4-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 29 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Sheffield United 4-1 Preston North End: match report

Sheffield United won against Preston North End 4-1 in the Championship on Saturday 29 April 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

Anel Ahmedhodzic opened the scoring in the 36th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Anel Ahmedhodzic (36'), John Fleck (72'), Iliman Ndiaye (75') and Oliver McBurnie (90+5'). Preston North End scored through Liam Delap (63').

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

Going into the game Sheffield United were 2nd on 85 points from 43 and Preston North End 10th on 63 points from 44. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 91 points, and Preston North End 12th with 63.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Preston North End in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Iliman Ndiaye of Sheffield United (8.9), ahead of Oliver Norwood (8.1).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Goal · Anel AhmedhodzicSheffield United · 1-0
  • 59'Yellow card · Troy ParrottPreston North End
  • 63'Goal · Liam DelapPreston North End · 1-1
  • 72'Goal · John FleckSheffield United · 2-1
  • 75'Goal · Iliman NdiayeSheffield United · 3-1
  • 76'Yellow card · Iliman NdiayeSheffield United
  • 90+5'Goal · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United · 4-1
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Oliver McBurnieSheffield United

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)

Wes Foderingham, Chris Basham, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Jack Robinson, Jayden Bogle, James McAtee, Oliver Norwood, Tommy Doyle, Max Lowe, Patrick McCarthy, Iliman Ndiaye

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

Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Patrick Bauer, Andrew Hughes, Ryan Ledson, Brad Potts, Joshua Onomah, Daniel Johnson, Álvaro Carreras, Troy Parrott, Tom Cannon