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Preston North End vs Sheffield United

Championship
Preston
15-8-18
3-1
Final
Sheffield Utd
13-14-13
Deepdale

Match pulse

PNEAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'SHU
11Shots12
7On target5
4Corners5
4Saves5
7Fouls11
27'Matthew KilgallonSHU72'Chris MorganSHU90'+3'Chris MorganSHU90'+4'Neil MellorPNE

Who won: Preston 3-1

Preston North End beat Sheffield United 3-1 on Saturday, March 29, 2008 at Deepdale. Goals for Preston: Callum Davidson (28' pen) and Neil Mellor (63', 90'+7'). Goals for Sheffield Utd: James Beattie (87' pen).

What it means

  • Sheffield Utd has won 4 straight.
  • Preston has won 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2
Sir Alex Ferguson on David Beckham's Preston loan: 'He thought I wanted him gone but that's not true'
ESPN · Aug 11
Manchester City's Kalvin Phillips re-joins Sheffield United on loan
ESPN · Aug 7
Wrexham make Preston captain Ben Whiteman 2nd summer signing
ESPN · Jun 26
Meet the Bindons: The first mother-son duo to appear in a World Cup
Recap · Dec 29
Wrexham inches closer to playoff spots with win over Preston
Recap · Dec 9
10-man Preston bag last minute draw to frustrate Coventry
ESPN · Nov 7
Preston slam FA ban on Osmajic for alleged racist comments
ESPN · Jul 13
Preston vs Liverpool: Diogo Jota remembered with poignant tributes

Lineups

Sheffield Utd14th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Paddy KennyG
  2. 2John HallsD
  3. 3Matthew KilgallonD
  4. 4Chris MorganD
  5. 5Gary NaysmithD
  6. 6Michael TongeM
  7. 7Gary SpeedM
  8. 8David CarneyM
  9. 9David CotterillF
  10. 10Billy SharpF
  11. 11Rob HulseF
Preston24th in English League Championship
Lineup
  1. 1Andy LonerganG
  2. 2Youl MaweneD
  3. 3Sean St. LedgerD
  4. 4Callum DavidsonD
  5. 5Billy JonesM
  6. 6Chris SedgwickM
  7. 7Paul McKennaM
  8. 8Darren CarterM
  9. 9Simon WhaleyM
  10. 10Chris BrownF
  11. 11Neil MellorF

Head to head

SHU leads series 2-0-3
Last meeting: Sheffield Utd 1, Preston 0 (Aug 20)

Last 5

SHU
  • W@ BAR1-0
  • Wvs NOR2-0
  • Wvs COV2-1
  • W@ PLY1-0
  • T@ IPS1-1
PNE
  • Wvs BUR2-1
  • T@ BLP0-0
  • Wvs WOL2-1
  • W@ CHA2-1
  • W@ LEI1-0

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Game info

Venue
Deepdale, Preston, England · Attendance 14,647

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSHU leads series 2-0-3

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