Preston vs Sheffield Utd 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Preston North End

38': Andrew Hughes
71': Alan Browne
89': Emil Riis Jakobsen

FT
2 - 2

Sheffield United

17': Jayden Bogle
39': Billy Sharp (P)

Introduction

Preston North End are hosting Sheffield United at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
17': Goal! Preston North End 0, Sheffield United 1. Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
38': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the red card.
39': Goal! Preston North End 0, Sheffield United 2. Billy Sharp (Sheffield United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
40': Substitution, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham replaces Scott Sinclair.
45': Substitution, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty replaces Brad Potts.
60': Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
70': Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Rhian Brewster.
71': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield United 2. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
80': Jayden Bogle (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
82': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Enda Stevens because of an injury.
84': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sander Berge replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
89': Goal! Preston North End 2, Sheffield United 2. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ched Evans with a cross.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 12,954

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
0	Birmingham City	0	0	0
0	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
0	Bristol City	0	0	0
0	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0

Full Table

Statistics

SHU		PNE
8	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	4
11	Corner Kicks	4
6	Saves	5
62	Possession	38
18	SHOTS	12
7	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.7
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
467	Accurate Passes	238
563	Passes	335
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	5
22	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.3
63	Long Balls	54
29	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	9
14	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
10	Interceptions	8
17	Effective Clearances	22
17	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Daniel Iversen (GK)
5	Patrick Bauer
16	Andrew Hughes
2	Sepp van den Berg
8	Alan Browne
4	Benjamin Whiteman
11	Daniel Johnson
29	Tom Barkhuizen
44	Brad Potts
31	Scott Sinclair
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen

Substitutes:

Alistair McCann, Sean Maguire, Greg Cunningham, Liam Lindsay, Joseph Rafferty, Ched Evans, Connor Ripley.

Sheffield United (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
18	Wes Foderingham (GK)
12	John Egan
19	Jack Robinson
6	Chris Basham
24	Conor Hourihane
16	Oliver Norwood
29	Iliman Ndiaye
3	Enda Stevens
20	Jayden Bogle
10	Billy Sharp
7	Rhian Brewster

Substitutes:

Rhys Norrington-Davies, Regan Slater, Kyron Gordon, Jake Eastwood, David McGoldrick, Sander Berge, Oliver Burke.

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