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# Sheffield Utd 2-3 Preston

- **Status:** FT
- **Date:** 25 Apr 15:00
- **League:** Championship, Regular Season - 45
- **Venue:** Bramall Lane, Sheffield

## Match Events

| Min | Event | Player | Team |
|-----|-------|--------|------|
| 5' | Normal Goal | L. Lindsay (J. Thompson) | Preston |
| 16' | Yellow Card | J. Thompson | Preston |
| 20' | Normal Goal | L. Lindsay (A. Devine) | Preston |
| 32' | Yellow Card | A. Vukcevic | Preston |
| 46' | Substitution 1 | L. F. Hjelde (on for H. Burrows) | Sheffield Utd |
| 54' | Substitution 2 | T. Chong (on for D. Ings) | Sheffield Utd |
| 63' | Substitution 1 | T. Small (on for R. Brady) | Preston |
| 63' | Substitution 2 | P. Valentin (on for B. Potts) | Preston |
| 71' | Penalty | G. Hamer | Sheffield Utd |
| 76' | Normal Goal | L. Dobbin (A. Devine) | Preston |
| 81' | Substitution 3 | O. Arblaster (on for J. Rothwell) | Sheffield Utd |
| 82' | Normal Goal | P. Bamford (C. O'Hare) | Sheffield Utd |
| 83' | Yellow Card | D. Iversen | Preston |
| 87' | Substitution 3 | A. Vukcevic (on for L. Gibson) | Preston |
| 90+3' | Substitution 4 | D. Jebbison (on for M. Smith) | Preston |
| 90+3' | Substitution 4 | C. O'Hare (on for T. Cannon) | Sheffield Utd |
| 90+3' | Substitution 5 | F. Seriki (on for K. Hoever) | Sheffield Utd |

## Statistics

| Stat | Sheffield Utd | Preston |
|------|--------|--------|
| Shots on Goal | 3 | 6 |
| Shots off Goal | 4 | 1 |
| Total Shots | 11 | 11 |
| Blocked Shots | 4 | 4 |
| Shots insidebox | 9 | 10 |
| Shots outsidebox | 2 | 1 |
| Fouls | 11 | 11 |
| Corner Kicks | 8 | 5 |
| Offsides | 3 | 0 |
| Ball Possession | 68% | 32% |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 3 |
| Red Cards | - | - |
| Goalkeeper Saves | 3 | 1 |
| Total passes | 405 | 187 |
| Passes accurate | 339 | 99 |
| Passes % | 84% | 53% |
| expected_goals | 1.74 | 2.33 |
| goals_prevented | 0 | 0 |

## Sheffield Utd Lineup (4-2-3-1)

**Starting XI:** Adam Davies (17), Femi Seriki (38), Japhet Tanganga (2), Mark McGuinness (25), Leo Fuhr Hjelde (5), Sydie Peck (42), Oliver Arblaster (4), Tahith Chong (24), Gustavo Hamer (8), Callum O'Hare (10), Patrick Bamford (45)

**Substitutes:** Luke Faxon (31), Harrison Burrows (14), Ki-Jana Hoever (12), Tom Davies (22), Joe Rothwell (48), Chiedozie Ogbene (19), Jairo Riedewald (44), Thomas Cannon (7), Danny Ings (9)


## Preston Lineup (4-4-2)

**Starting XI:** Daniel Iversen (1), Pol Valentín (2), Jordan Storey (14), Liam Lindsay (6), Andrija Vukcevic (3), Andrew Moran (23), Jordan Thompson (15), Alfie Devine (21), Thierry Small (26), Daniel Jebbison (9), Lewis Dobbin (17)

**Substitutes:** David Cornell (13), Jack Walton (12), Ed Nolan (36), Lewis Gibson (19), Kitt Nelson (34), Robbie Brady (11), Brad Potts (44), Michael Smith (24), Miloš Luković (22)