Championship 25/26 · 25 Apr 2026

Sheffield United 2–3 Preston North End

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Mar 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Sheffield United favourites at 67%.

Preston North End won a close one on the chances: 2.8 xG to 2.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Thomas Cannon, 100.0 in 1′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Thomas Cannon Forward	1	0	0	–	100.0
Japhet Tanganga Defender	90	0	0	–	53.9
Joe Rothwell Midfielder	9	0	0	–	50.7
Mark McGuinness Defender	90	0	0	0.06	50.6
Danny Ings Forward	36	0	0	0.03	45.8
Patrick Bamford Forward	90	1	0	0.53	43.9
Oliver Arblaster Midfielder	81	0	0	–	42.7
Adam Davies Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	40.3
Sydie Peck Midfielder	90	0	0	0.12	38.6
Tahith Chong Midfielder	54	0	0	0.03	35.4
Callum O'Hare Midfielder	89	0	1	0.38	31.6
Leo Fuhr Hjelde Defender	45	0	0	–	29.8
Gustavo Hamer Midfielder	90	1	0	0.85	28.9
Femi Seriki Defender	89	0	0	0.03	19.1
Harrison Burrows Defender	45	0	0	0.02	18.1
Ki-Jana Hoever Defender	1	0	0	0.44	0.0

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Liam Lindsay Defender	90	2	0	0.17	71.3
Lewis Dobbin Forward	90	1	0	1.99	49.5
Jordan Storey Defender	90	0	0	–	49.3
Daniel Jebbison Forward	89	0	0	0.16	40.7
Thierry Small Midfielder	63	0	0	0.16	36.6
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	36.0
Andrew Moran Midfielder	90	0	0	0.06	35.1
Alfie Devine Midfielder	90	0	2	–	34.6
Brad Potts Midfielder	27	0	0	–	32.8
Jordan Thompson Midfielder	90	0	1	0.04	31.2
Pol Valentín Defender	63	0	0	0.23	30.2
Andrija Vukčević Defender	87	0	0	–	30.0
Lewis Gibson Defender	11	0	0	–	23.1
Michael Smith Forward	1	0	0	–	0.0