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

Sheffield United

7': Morgan Gibbs-White
84': Sander Berge

FT
2 - 2

Preston North End

19': Daniel Johnson
90'+5': Emil Riis Jakobsen

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

7': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Preston North End 0. Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
13': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
19': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Preston North End 1. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Ledson with a through ball.
45'+2': Oliver Norwood (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Preston North End 1.
45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, Preston North End 1.
61': Substitution, Sheffield United. Sander Berge replaces Luke Freeman.
71': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Sean Maguire.
71': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Iliman Ndiaye because of an injury.
74': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Substitution, Sheffield United. Conor Hourihane replaces Oliver Norwood.
84': Substitution, Preston North End. Alistair McCann replaces Daniel Johnson.
84': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Preston North End 1. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal.
88': Substitution, Preston North End. Josh Murphy replaces Patrick Bauer.
90'+5': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Preston North End 2. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Storey following a set piece situation.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 2, Preston North End 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 25,463

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+34	Coventry City	35	71	6
+19	Middlesbrough	35	66	7
+26	Ipswich Town	34	63	7
+7	Millwall	35	62	9

Full Table

Statistics

PNE		SHU
6	Fouls	10
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
7	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	2
4	Saves	2
37.1	Possession	62.9
9	SHOTS	13
4	ON GOAL	6
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
215	Accurate Passes	465
324	Passes	559
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
15	Crosses	19
0.3	Cross %	0.2
86	Long Balls	64
44	Accurate Long Balls	34
0.5	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	1
12	Effective Tackles	6
15	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
10	Interceptions	5
21	Effective Clearances	26
21	Clearances	26

Line-Ups

Sheffield United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Robin Olsen (GK)
19	Jack Robinson
12	John Egan
33	Rhys Norrington-Davies
2	George Baldock
29	Iliman Ndiaye
4	John Fleck
16	Oliver Norwood
10	Billy Sharp
15	Luke Freeman
27	Morgan Gibbs-White

Substitutes:

Chris Basham, Sander Berge, Rhian Brewster, Jayden Bogle, Oliver McBurnie, Conor Hourihane, Wes Foderingham.

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

No.	Name
12	Daniel Iversen (GK)
5	Patrick Bauer
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
18	Ryan Ledson
4	Benjamin Whiteman
11	Daniel Johnson
32	Joshua Earl
2	Sepp van den Berg
19	Emil Riis Jakobsen
24	Sean Maguire

Substitutes:

Alan Browne, Josh Murphy, Declan Rudd, Alistair McCann, Liam Lindsay, Brad Potts, Greg Cunningham.

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