Sheffield United vs Preston

8 March 2025 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee J Busby

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Tyrese Campbell 56’

Match summary

Sheffield United won 1-0 at home to Preston. It was goalless at half-time.

Tyrese Campbell put Sheffield United ahead with a header in the 56th minute.

The chances backed that up: Sheffield United created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Preston's 0.31 from 8.

Match stats

Sheffield United Preston
11 Shots 8
4 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.44 xG 0.30
1.44 Non-penalty xG 0.30

Key events

Sheffield United Preston
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Tyrese Campbell1-0 (Sheffield United)
56’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Sheffield United
  • Jack Robinson
Preston
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Lewis Gibson
  • Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
  • Sam Greenwood

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 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.31 56’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), 1-0 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 0.31 56’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), 1-0 Campbell 56’
Sheffield United 1.44 xGPreston 0.31 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Sheffield United attacking 
2’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 17’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 2’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 56’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 51’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 41’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 24’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 43’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 34’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 59’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 17’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 2’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 56’ Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 51’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Sheffield United), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 41’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 84’ Ryan Ledson (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 85’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 37’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 55’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 43’ Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 24’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 29’ Ryan Porteous (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 13’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Lewis Gibson (Preston), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 59’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 83’ Jesurun Rak-Sakyi (Sheffield United), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Vinícius Souza Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Ben Brereton Díaz Taken off
64′ – – 2 0.56 – – –
Callum O'Hare Taken off
90′ – – – – – – –
Gustavo Hamer Taken off
77′ – – 4 0.15 – – –
Tyrese Campbell Taken off
64′ 1 – 3 0.68 – – –
Femi Seriki Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Jesurun Rak-Sakyi Came on as a substitute
26′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Thomas Cannon Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Sam McCallum Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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

Sheffield United win 56% Avg odds 1.68
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.67
Preston win 18% Avg odds 5.37

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

Form going into the game

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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.