Sheffield United vs Preston North End

Championship - Regular Season 14 Sep 2021, 18:45
Sheffield United
Sheffield United
2–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Preston North End
Preston North End
🏟 Bramall Lane (Sheffield) 👤 G. Eltringham Round 7

Match report

Sheffield United shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Preston North End in the Championship - Regular Season on 14 September 2021.

Sheffield United dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 13 shots to Preston North End's 10.

The match was played at Bramall Lane (Sheffield), with G. Eltringham in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 13 - 10 On target 6 - 4 Corners 2 - 6 Fouls 10 - 6 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Daniel Johnson
Preston North End · 1 goal
7 Morgan Gibbs-White 1 goal
7 Sander Berge 1 goal
7 Emil Riis 1 goal
7 George Baldock captained the side
First half vs second half
Preston North End came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 8–7
Shots On Goal 1–2 5–2
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 0–5 2–1
Attacks 54–62 72–49
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
126 Attacks 111
57 Dangerous Attacks 39
6 On Target 4
6 Off Target 8
13 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 7
3 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 6
2 Corners 6
2 Offsides 7
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 4
545 Passes Total 324
452 Passes Accurate 218
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Sheffield United · 4-2-3-1
1 R. Olsen
2 G. Baldock 12 J. Egan 19 J. Robinson 33 R. Norrington-Davies
16 O. Norwood 4 J. Fleck
27 M. Gibbs-White 29 I. Ndiaye 15 L. Freeman
10 B. Sharp
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
12 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 5 P. Bauer 16 A. Hughes
2 S. Berg 4 B. Whiteman 18 R. Ledson 32 J. Earl
11 D. Johnson
24 S. Maguire 19 E. Riis
Sheffield United
Coach
S. Jokanović
Substitutes
  • 18 Wes Foderingham
  • 6 Chris Basham
  • 8 Sander Berge
  • 20 Jayden Bogle
  • 24 Conor Hourihane
  • 7 Rhian Brewster
  • 9 Oliver McBurnie
Preston North End
Coach
F. McAvoy
Substitutes
  • 1 Declan Rudd
  • 3 Greg Cunningham
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 8 Alan Browne
  • 13 Alistair McCann
  • 45 Josh Murphy
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ S. Berge ↓ L. Freeman Sheffield United
  • 71' ↑ R. Brewster ↓ I. Ndiaye Sheffield United
  • 71' ↑ B. Potts ↓ S. Maguire Preston North End
  • 78' ↑ C. Hourihane ↓ O. Norwood Sheffield United
  • 84' ↑ A. McCann ↓ D. Johnson Preston North End
  • 88' ↑ J. Murphy ↓ P. Bauer Preston North End
Cards
  • 13' E. Riis Preston North End
  • 45+1' O. Norwood Sheffield United
  • 74' R. Norrington-Davies Sheffield United
Head-to-head
Sheffield United 2 4 draws 1 Preston North End
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
Sheffield United D D W D L
Preston North End L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Sheffield United vs Preston North End?
Sheffield United drew 2-2 against Preston North End on 14 September 2021.
Who won Sheffield United vs Preston North End?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Sheffield United vs Preston North End played?
The match was played at Bramall Lane (Sheffield).
Who had more possession in Sheffield United vs Preston North End?
Sheffield United had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.