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

Championship · Saturday 8 March 2025

Result

Sheffield United 1-0 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 8 March 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Sheffield United 1-0 Preston North End: match report

Sheffield United won against Preston North End 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 8 March 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Tyrese Campbell of Sheffield United in the 56th minute.

Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card; Preston North End received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 2nd on 75 points from 35 and Preston North End 15th on 43 points from 35. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 3rd with 98 points, and Preston North End 20th with 50.

Sheffield United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Preston North End in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Harrison Burrows of Sheffield United (8.2), ahead of Gustavo Hamer (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Sheffield United wins, 2 draws and 2 for Preston North End.

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 31'Yellow card · Stefán Teitur ThórdarsonPreston North End
  • 56'Goal · Tyrese CampbellSheffield United · 1-0
  • 61'Yellow card · Ryan PorteousPreston North End
  • 69'Yellow card · Sam GreenwoodPreston North End
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Lewis GibsonPreston North End
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Jack RobinsonSheffield United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield United 6, draws 2, Preston North End 2.

Team news

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

Michael Cooper, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Jack Robinson, Harrison Burrows, Sydie frederick Peck, Vinicius de Souza Costa, Ben Brereton Díaz, Callum O'Hare, Gustavo Hamer, Tyrese Campbell

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

Freddie Woodman, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Ryan Porteous, Liam Lindsay, Lewis Gibson, Robbie Brady, Brad Potts, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Sam Greenwood, Emil Riis, Will Keane