Preston North End vs Sheffield United

Championship - Regular Season 18 Jan 2022, 19:45
Preston North End
Preston North End
2–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 D. Webb Round 24

Match report

Preston North End shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Sheffield United in the Championship - Regular Season on 18 January 2022.

Sheffield United dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 18 shots to Preston North End's 12.

A. Hughes was sent off in the 38th minute.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with D. Webb in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 38% - 62% Shots 12 - 18 On target 8 - 7 Corners 4 - 10 Fouls 6 - 8 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Emil Riis
Preston North End · 1 goal
8 Benjamin Whiteman captained the side
8 Wes Foderingham 6 saves
8 Oliver Norwood 80 passes (84% accurate)
8 Enda Stevens captained the side
First half vs second half
Preston North End stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–9 8–9
Shots On Goal 2–6 6–1
Ball Possession 38–62 —
Corners 1–5 3–5
Attacks 37–67 18–15
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
4 Substitution 0
55 Attacks 82
24 Dangerous Attacks 40
3 On Target 6
5 Off Target 7
12 Shots Total 18
8 Shots On Goal 7
1 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 5
9 Shots Inside Box 10
3 Shots Outside Box 8
6 Fouls 8
4 Corners 10
4 Offsides 3
38% Ball Possession 62%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
5 Saves 6
337 Passes Total 561
239 Passes Accurate 467
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
12 D. Iversen
2 S. Berg 5 P. Bauer 16 A. Hughes
44 B. Potts 4 B. Whiteman 8 A. Browne 29 T. Barkhuizen
11 D. Johnson
19 E. Riis 31 S. Sinclair
Sheffield United · 3-4-1-2
18 W. Foderingham
6 C. Basham 12 J. Egan 19 J. Robinson
20 J. Bogle 16 O. Norwood 24 C. Hourihane 3 E. Stevens
29 I. Ndiaye
7 R. Brewster 10 B. Sharp
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 25 Connor Ripley
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 13 Alistair McCann
  • 3 Greg Cunningham
  • 24 Sean Maguire
  • 9 Ched Evans
Sheffield United
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 31 Jake Eastwood
  • 34 Kyron Gordon
  • 33 Rhys Norrington-Davies
  • 28 Regan Slater
  • 8 Sander Berge
  • 17 David McGoldrick
  • 14 Oliver Burke
Substitutions
  • 40' ↑ G. Cunningham ↓ S. Sinclair Preston North End
  • 46' ↑ J. Rafferty ↓ B. Potts Preston North End
  • 65' ↑ C. Evans ↓ T. Barkhuizen Preston North End
  • 70' ↑ D. McGoldrick ↓ R. Brewster Sheffield United
  • 84' ↑ R. Norrington-Davies ↓ E. Stevens Sheffield United
  • 84' ↑ S. Berge ↓ I. Ndiaye Sheffield United
Cards
  • 38' A. Hughes Preston North End
  • 60' C. Hourihane Sheffield United
  • 80' J. Bogle Sheffield United
  • 82' G. Cunningham Preston North End
Head-to-head
Preston North End 1 4 draws 2 Sheffield United
2026-04-25 Sheffield Utd vs Preston 0 - 0
2025-10-24 Preston vs Sheffield Utd 3 - 2
2025-03-08 Sheffield United vs Preston North End 1 - 0
2024-08-09 Preston North End vs Sheffield United 0 - 2
2022-01-18 Preston North End vs Sheffield United 2 - 2
2021-09-14 Sheffield United vs Preston North End 2 - 2
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Sheffield United W D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Sheffield United?
Preston North End drew 2-2 against Sheffield United on 18 January 2022.
Who won Preston North End vs Sheffield United?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Preston North End vs Sheffield United played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Sheffield United?
Sheffield United had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.