Preston vs Sheffield United

9 August 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Oliver Arblaster 12’
  • Gustavo Hamer 55’

Match summary

Sheffield United beat Preston 2-0 on the road. Sheffield United led 1-0 at half-time.

Oliver Arblaster put Sheffield United ahead in the 12th minute and Gustavo Hamer made it 0-2 in the 55th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 1.02 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Preston's 0.64 from 12.

Match stats

Preston Sheffield United
12 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.64 xG 1.02
0.64 Non-penalty xG 1.02

Key events

Preston Sheffield United
Kick-off
12’
Oliver Arblaster0-1 (Sheffield United)
Half-time0-1
55’
Gustavo Hamer0-2 (Sheffield United)
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Liam Lindsay

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 1.02 12’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), 0-1 12’ 55’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), 0-2 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.64 1.02 12’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), 0-1 Arblaster 12’ 55’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), 0-2 Hamer 55’
Preston 0.64 xGSheffield United 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield United attacking Preston attacking 
71’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+5’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 5’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 12’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 34’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 39’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+5’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 70’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 71’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 90+5’ Sydie Peck (Sheffield United), open play, 0.17 xG, blocked 5’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 12’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 34’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 39’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 48’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 55’ Andre Brooks (Sheffield United), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 90+5’ Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 37’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 45’ Vinícius Souza (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 54’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 55’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 70’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Robbie Brady (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 50’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 36’ Kieffer Moore (Sheffield United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 71’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 27’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 0.17 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
72′ – – 2 0.09 – – –
Robbie Brady Taken off
87′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Sam Greenwood Taken off
65′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Will Keane Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.24 – – –
Kaine Kesler-Hayden Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Milutin Osmajić Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Mads Frøkjær Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Kian Best Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 30% Avg odds 3.20
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Sheffield United win 42% Avg odds 2.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.