Preston vs Sheffield Utd — Championship: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow5 clips- 2′Preston, goal:1–0assist
- 13′Preston, substitution:off
- 27′Sheffield Utd, goal:1–1assist
- 37′Sheffield Utd, goal:1–2assist
- 45+1′Sheffield Utd, goal:1–3assist
- Half-time1 – 3
- 46′Preston, substitution:off
- 46′Preston, substitution:off
- 58′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 58′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 64′Preston, substitution:off
- 66′Preston, yellow card:Dissent
- 71′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 76′Preston, goal:2–3assist
- 83′Sheffield Utd, substitution:off
- 90′Preston, substitution:off
- Full-time2 – 3
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Match report
Sydie Peck hat-trick lifts Sheffield Utd to 3-2 win at Preston
Sydie Peck scored three times before half-time as Sheffield Utd won 3-2 at Preston in a Championship Matchday 14 fixture at Deepdale Stadium. Preston had led after two minutes through Léo Leroy, who finished from Andrija Vukčević's pass, but they were behind by the interval.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Peck levelled in the 27th minute from Harrison Burrows's delivery, then put the visitors in front in the 37th with Benjamin Brereton providing the assist. He completed his hat-trick in first-half stoppage time, converting Romelle Donovan's pass in the 45+1 minute to make it 3-1 at the break.
Preston pulled one back in the 76th minute when Callum Lang scored from an Alfie Devine assist, but they could not find an equaliser. Sheffield Utd had the greater control, holding 60 per cent of possession and having 18 shots to Preston's 6. The defeat left Preston without a win in 9 games and in 24th place on 5 points, while Chris Wilder's side moved up to ninth on 22 points.
Both sides are back in action on Saturday 7 November. Preston host Southampton, while Sheffield Utd travel to Charlton, both in the Championship.
Peck scored all three of Sheffield Utd's goals, each coming before the interval, and earned a match-high rating of 9.27. Brereton, who set up the second, was rated 7.13.
Sheffield Utd had 18 shots to Preston's 6, with five on target to the hosts' two.
Sheffield Utd won 3–2 away against Preston (half-time 1–3).
Preston met Sheffield Utd in the Championship (Regular Season - 14). Kick-off was Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 19:45 UTC at Deepdale Stadium. Referee: John Busby.
Team pages: Preston · Sheffield Utd · Championship
Key moments
- 2' Goal: Léo Leroy (assist: Andrija Vukčević) — 1–0 · Watch Léo Leroy's goal video (2')
- 27' Goal: Sydie Peck (assist: Harrison Burrows) — 1–1 · Watch Sydie Peck's goal video (27')
- 37' Goal: Sydie Peck (assist: Benjamin Brereton) — 1–2 · Watch Sydie Peck's goal video (37')
- 45+1' Goal: Sydie Peck (assist: Romelle Donovan) — 1–3 · Watch Sydie Peck's goal video (45+1')
- 76' Goal: Callum Lang (assist: Alfie Devine) — 2–3 · Watch Callum Lang's goal video (76')
Starting line-ups
Preston (3-4-1-2)
Sheffield Utd (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Preston 25%, the draw 27%, Sheffield Utd 48%. It finished Preston 2–3 Sheffield Utd.
Sheffield Utd's stronger rating gives them a slight lean — Sheffield Utd lead because our strength rating has them 179 points higher, 1444 to 1265, though Preston's recent cold finishing, which streaks like this tend to bounce back from, pulls a little the other way. The draw sits at 27%, up from a usual 25% thanks to the Championship's typical draw rate and 2.6-goal recent games, trimmed slightly by that finishing streak.
Why Sheffield Utd at 48%?
Sheffield Utd sit 179 points higher on our strength rating — 1444 to 1265. Sides with a 160–240-point rating edge on the road won 50.5% of 7,212 such games. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 25.3% norm). Championship homes won 43.0% of 8,511 games vs 44.6% across all 108,367 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 32–25–43.
Why only 48%?
Preston sit -0.45 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.4% of 2,986 such games where the class table expected 35.5%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Preston win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 25.3%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.4% of 30,383. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 1.6 points. The bounce-back factor takes 1.2 points off the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Sheffield Utd have averaged 9 percentage points more possession than Preston in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Out: Harry Clarke, an important player, and Lewis Gibson, a rotation player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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About this match
On this page: the Preston vs Sheffield Utd final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this Championship fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Léo Leroy's goal against Sheffield Utd (2').
- Watch Sydie Peck's goal against Preston (27').
- Watch Sydie Peck's goal against Preston (37').
- Watch Sydie Peck's goal against Preston (45+1').
- Watch Callum Lang's goal against Sheffield Utd (76').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Preston 2–3 Sheffield Utd. Explore more on the Preston and Sheffield Utd team pages or the Championship page.