SHEFFIELD. Sheffield United crushes Preston North End 4-1 with goals of Anel Ahmedhodzic (36′), John Fleck (72′), Iliman Ndiaye (75′) and Oliver McBurnie (90′). Talking about the opposition, Preston North End scored with Liam Delap (63′).
The match was played at the Bramall Lane stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Stephen Martin with the assistance of Rob Smith and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 57.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 18 Total 10
- 10 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 112 Attack 99
- 53 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 9 Total 5
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Sheffield United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Preston North End that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield United had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield United won the match.
Sheffield United shot 19 times, 10 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Preston North End shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards (Iliman Ndiaye and Oliver McBurnie). On the opposite side, Preston North End received 1 yellow card (Troy Parrott).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Sheffield United will have 88 points to sit in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Preston North End will stay with 63 points like Swansea City to hold in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield United will play away against Birmingham City on the 8th of May with a 5-2 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).
Preston North End will host Sunderland on the 8th of May with a 4-0 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Paul Heckingbottom decided to play with the following team: Wes Foderingham , Chris Basham , Anel Ahmedhodžić , Jack Robinson , Jayden Bogle , James McAtee , Oliver Norwood , Tommy Doyle , Max Lowe , Billy Sharp and Iliman Ndiaye .
The home team had on the bench: Adam Davies, John Egan, Daniel Jebbison , George Baldock, Oliver McBurnie, John Fleck and Sander Berge .
Substitutions
Sheffield United made 5 changes: T. Doyle for Sander Berge (61′), Patrick McCarthy for Daniel Jebbison (61′), J. McAtee for John Fleck (69′), Jack Robinson for John Egan (82′) and Iliman Ndiaye for Oliver McBurnie (82′).
Best player: Iliman Ndiaye
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was Iliman Ndiaye.
His rating is with 1 goal, 30 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Ryan Lowe played with: Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , Patrick Bauer , Andrew Hughes , Ryan Ledson , Brad Potts , Joshua Onomah , Daniel Johnson , Álvaro Fernández , Troy Parrott and Thomas Cannon .
These were the players on the bench: Lewis Leigh, Alistair McCann , Ben Woodburn, Liam Delap , Liam Lindsay, David Cornell and Jacob Slater.
Substitutions
Preston North End made 4 changes: Jordan Storey for Liam Delap (46′), Josh Onomah for Alistair McCann (69′), Troy Parrott for Lewis Leigh (88′) and Ryan Ledson for Ben Woodburn (88′).
Best player: Liam Delap
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Liam Delap.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (60% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Norwich City – 2-1
- Sunderland – Watford – 2-2
- Stoke City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
- Sheffield United – Preston North End – 4-1
- Reading – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Hull City – Swansea City – 1-1
- Coventry City – Birmingham City – 2-0
- Bristol City – Burnley – 1-2