English League Championship

Preston North End vs Sheffield United, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • Red Card 38': Andrew Hughes
  • 71': Alan Browne
  • 89': Emil Riis Jakobsen
FT
2 - 2
Sheffield United
  • 17': Jayden Bogle
  • 39': Billy Sharp (P)

About

Preston North End are hosting Sheffield United at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt saved. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Robinson.
  • 3': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Chris Basham (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a headed pass.
  • 11': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 11': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 12': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 16': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 17': Attempt saved. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross.
  • 17': Goal! Preston North End 0, Sheffield United 1. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  • 22': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 31': Offside, Sheffield United. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Enda Stevens is caught offside.
  • 32': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jack Robinson.
  • 34': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 34': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 36': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Penalty Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 37': Penalty conceded by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 38': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the red card.
  • 39': Goal! Preston North End 0, Sheffield United 2. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  • 40': Substitution, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham replaces Scott Sinclair.
  • 42': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Sheffield United 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Sheffield United 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty replaces Brad Potts.
  • 46': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
  • 47': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
  • 47': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Attempt saved. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a cross.
  • 48': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Wes Foderingham.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 53': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 53': Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 54': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
  • 55': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Jack Robinson (Sheffield United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Enda Stevens.
  • 58': Foul by Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United).
  • 58': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Billy Sharp.
  • 59': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United).
  • 60': Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 62': Offside, Sheffield United. Jayden Bogle tries a through ball, but Rhian Brewster is caught offside.
  • 63': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 64': Foul by Jack Robinson (Sheffield United).
  • 64': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a through ball.
  • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 66': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 66': Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
  • 68': Attempt saved. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg with a through ball.
  • 69': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
  • 70': Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Rhian Brewster.
  • 71': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield United 2. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 72': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  • 73': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
  • 75': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 75': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
  • 76': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 76': Foul by Iliman Ndiaye (Sheffield United).
  • 80': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 82': David McGoldrick (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 82': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
  • 82': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Enda Stevens because of an injury.
  • 84': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sander Berge replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
  • 86': Offside, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
  • 87': Offside, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman tries a through ball, but Ched Evans is caught offside.
  • 87': Offside, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick tries a through ball, but Billy Sharp is caught offside.
  • 89': Goal! Preston North End 2, Sheffield United 2. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ched Evans with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by John Egan.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Sheffield United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Sheffield United 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 4
11 Corner Kicks 4
6 Saves 5
62 Possession 38
18 SHOTS 12
7 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.7
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
467 Accurate Passes 238
563 Passes 335
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 5
22 Crosses 18
0.1 Cross % 0.3
63 Long Balls 54
29 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 9
14 Tackles 15
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 22
17 Clearances 22

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 12,954

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 35 +50 76
2 Sheffield United 35 +23 73
3 Burnley 35 +35 71
4 Sunderland 35 +20 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

PNE Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
12 Daniel Iversen (GK)
5 Patrick Bauer
16 Andrew Hughes Red Card
2 Sepp van den Berg
8 Alan Browne
4 Benjamin Whiteman
11 Daniel Johnson
29 Tom Barkhuizen
44 Brad Potts
31 Scott Sinclair
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Alistair McCann, Sean Maguire, Greg Cunningham, Liam Lindsay, Joseph Rafferty, Ched Evans, Connor Ripley.

SHU Sheffield United (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
18 Wes Foderingham (GK)
12 John Egan
19 Jack Robinson
6 Chris Basham
24 Conor Hourihane Yellow Card
16 Oliver Norwood
29 Iliman Ndiaye
3 Enda Stevens
20 Jayden Bogle
10 Billy Sharp
7 Rhian Brewster
Sheffield United Substitutes:
Rhys Norrington-Davies, Regan Slater, Kyron Gordon, Jake Eastwood, David McGoldrick, Sander Berge, Oliver Burke.

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