Preston vs Sheffield Utd result and stats

Match report
GossipBall's parrot has been crunching the numbersSheffield Utd won 3–2 away at Preston in the Championship on Tuesday 3 November 2026. This match was played before GossipBall launched. In a retrospective test using only results available before kick-off, GossipBall's ratings gave Preston 36%, the draw 28% and Sheffield Utd 36%, so an away win had a 36% chance. The favourite result came in.
On expected goals it finished Preston 0.88, Sheffield Utd 1.96, so Sheffield Utd created the better chances. Preston had 6 shots (2 on target) to Sheffield Utd's 18 (5 on target).
GossipBall analysis · based on five seasons of results and expected goals · updated 5 November 2026, 02:57 UTC
Match stats
Referee: J Busby
Recent form
No earlier games in this league in our data (for example, newly promoted).
Head to head
These teams haven't met in this league in the last five seasons.