20:00 Friday

Preston and Sheffield United open the Championship season on Friday night at Deepdale, each hopeful that the 24/25 campaign will go better than the last.

Preston vs Sheffield United Prediction

Preston ended last season in 10th place, but a run of five successive defeats closed the curtain on their campaign. Given the club's modest budget, mid-table stability should be the goal for the Lilywhites, but a debate over style of play means that Ryan Lowe is a man under pressure heading into the new season.

Sheffield United head into the 2024/25 campaign having witnessed a disastrous Premier League season. Their preparations for this season have been marred by the drama of an ongoing takeover bid, but the additions of Kieffer Moore and Callum O'Hare represent top-level Championship quality, and in Chris Wilder, they have a safe pair of hands at the helm.

Score Prediction: Preston 0-2 Sheffield United

Preston vs Sheffield United Bet Builder Tips 

Scott Thornton's bet bet builders tip for Preston vs Sheffield is Sheffield United To Win, Over 2.5 Goals and Andrew Hughes to be Shown a Card.

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At the time of writing, this bet builder is a best price of 19/1 at Sky Bet.

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Sheffield United To Win

Sheffield United were relegated from the Premier League with a whimper but they can return to the second tier with a bang.

They finished 2nd in their last season in the Championship and have enjoyed a productive pre-season so I’m tipping them to win here. 

Over 2.5 Goals

Preston’s home matches in the Championship last season saw an average of 3.09 goals. That was well above the average of 2.67 goals per game in the league overall. 

During their last season in this league, the Blades scored the third most goals with an average of 1.59 per game. 

Yellow Card For Andrew Hughes

Andrew Hughes is likely to play as one of Preston's wide centre-backs. The players in those positions will come under pressure with Chris Wilder Keen for his side to exploit to wide areas their new 4-2-3-1 shape.

Hughes picked up three cards in his last nine matches of the last campaign. He made an average of 1.1 fouls per 90 minutes played over the course of the whole season. 

Preston vs Sheffield United Lineups 

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Preston Predicted Lineup vs Sheffield United

Woodman, Whatmough, Lindsay, Hughes, Brady, Ledson, Whiteman, Potts, Greenwood, Keane, Riis, 

Sheffield United Predicted Lineup vs Preston 

Grbic, Burrows, Ahmedhodzic, Souttar, Seriki, Arblaster, Souza, Brooks, Hamer, O'Hare, Brewster

Preston vs Sheffield United Results 

Previous Meetings (Last Six Matches)

  • Sheffield United 4 : 1 Preston, 29-04-2023  
  • Preston 0 : 2 Sheffield United, 17-09-2022  
  • Preston 2 : 2 Sheffield United, 18-01-2022  
  • Sheffield United 2 : 2 Preston, 14-09-2021  
  • Sheffield United 2 : 2 Preston, 04-09-2020  
  • Preston 0 : 1 Sheffield United, 06-04-2019

 

Preston vs Sheffield United Odds 

Result Best Odds Bookmaker
Preston 2/1 BetUK
Draw 12/5 Bet365
Sheffield United 7/5 Coral