PRESTON. Sheffield United had a surprising win over Preston North End with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Ndiaye (40′) and a goal from O. McBurnie (75′). Preston North End lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.5 degrees Celsius or 59.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 18 Total 16
- 3 On Target 5
- 15 Off Target 11
- 9 Shots blocked 4
- 116 Attack 97
- 73 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 10
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 6 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Preston North End was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sheffield United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Sheffield United managed to find the solution to win this match.
Preston North End shot 18 times, 3 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield United shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 1 yellow card (L. Lindsay). On the opposite side, Sheffield United received 3 yellow cards (J. Egan, O. McBurnie and O. Norwood).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Preston North End will stay with 12 points like Stoke City, Swansea City and Birmingham City to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Sheffield United will have 23 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Swansea City on the 1st of November with a 8-4 head to head stats in favor of Swansea City (2 draws).
Sheffield United will play away agasint Bristol City on the 1st of November with a 11-6 head to head record in favor of Sheffield United (2 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
15'
69'
Preston North End started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Benjamin Whiteman , Brad Potts , Alistair McCann , Alan Browne , Álvaro Fernandez , Troy Parrott and Emil Riis Jacobsen .
The home team had on the bench: Greg Cunningham, David Cornell, Ched Evans, Daniel Johnson, Robbie Brady, Ryan Ledson and Sean Maguire.
Substitutions
Preston North End made 5 changes: E. Riis for C. Evans (69′), A. McCann for D. Johnson (69′), A. Fernandez for R. Brady (69′), T. Parrott for S. Maguire (82′) and B. Potts for R. Ledson (82′).
Best player: Andrew Hughes
The most impressive player for Preston North End was Andrew Hughes.
His rating is with 31 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Sheffield United – Formation
Sheffield United
40'
Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham , Anel Ahmedhodžić, John Egan, Chris Basham, George Baldock, Iliman Ndiaye, Sander Berge, Oliver Norwood, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Rhian Brewster and Oliver McBurnie.
These were the players on the bench: Kyron Gordon, James McAtee, Billy Sharp , Reda Khadra, Andre Brooks, Tommy Doyle and Jordan Amissah.
Substitutions
Sheffield United made 3 changes: R. Brewster for T. Doyle (69′), O. McBurnie for B. Sharp (82′) and I. Ndiaye for J. McAtee (90′).
Best player: Wes Foderingham
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield United was the goalkeeper: Wes Foderingham. His rating is 7.05. He performed 2 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Reading – 0-1
- Watford – Sunderland – 2-2
- Swansea City – Hull City – 3-0
- Queens Park Rangers – Stoke City – 0-0
- Preston North End – Sheffield United – 0-2
- Norwich City – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Millwall – Blackpool – 2-1
- Middlesbrough – Rotherham United – 0-0
- Luton Town – Blackburn Rovers – 2-0
- Huddersfield Town – Cardiff City – 1-0
- Burnley – Bristol City – 2-1
- Birmingham City – Coventry City – 0-0
