The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 win against West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday night, while Preston played out a 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers.
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Preston North End will be desperate to keep their Championship playoff hopes alive when they travel to Bramall Lane on Saturday to take on an already promoted Sheffield United. The visitors are currently occupying tenth spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 63 points from 44 games, just two points adrift of the top six. The Blades, meanwhile, have a game in hand, and are sitting at the second position, with 85 points to their name. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 win against West Bromwich Albion on Wednesday night, while Preston played out a 1-1 draw against Blackburn Rovers.
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— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) April 28, 2023
After being thrashed 3-0 by Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final clash last Saturday, Sheffield united bounced back with a comprehensive league-win over West Brom in the mid-week. The Blades secured all three points at the Hawthorns, thanks to second half efforts from Sander Berge and Anel Ahmedhodzic. It was Sheffield United’s 26th Championship-win of the season. With two games remaining, Paul Heckingbottom’s side are ten points adrift of leaders Burnely, with nothing to play for, the Blades can now enjoy the run in. Meanwhile, the Blades’s home-record this term has been second only to league-winners Burnley, Heckingbottom’s side collecting 48 points from a possible 66 so far.
After recording five wins from six matches across March and April, Preston looked favourites to snatch a playoff spot. However, with just one point collected from their last three outings, North End have lost their momentum and their faith now depends of other team’s results also. After back-to-back defeats against Millwall and Swansea City, Ryan Lowe’s side earned a dramatic draw against Blackburn last Saturday courtesy of Dominic Hyam’s 94th-minute own goal. Meanwhile, ending the season with back-to-back wins still could get them over the line, but that is not going to be an easy task against two of the in from sides Sheffield united and Sunderland.
Sheffield United probable starting lineup: Foderingham, Basham, Egan, Robinson, Baldock, McAtee, Berge, Norwood, Lowe, Sharp, McBurnie
Preston North End probable starting lineup: Woodman, Storey, Bauer, Hughes, Potts, Onomah, Whiteman, Johnson, Fernandez, Parrott, Cannon
Sheffield United
| Opponents | Score |
| West Brom | 2-0 (W) |
| Manchester City | 3-0 (L) |
| Bristol City | 1-0 (W) |
| Cardiff | 4-1 (W) |
| Burnley | 2-0 (L) |
Preston North End
| Opponents | Score |
| Blackburn | 1-1 (D) |
| Swansea | 4-2 (L) |
| Millwall | 2-0 (L) |
| Reading | 2-1 (W) |
| QPR | 0-2 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Sheffield United beat Preston | 0-2 |
| Preston draw Sheffield United | 2-2 |
| Sheffield United draw Preston | 2-2 |
| Sheffield United draw Preston | 2-2 |
| Sheffield United beat Preston | 0-1 |
The EFL championship match between Sheffield United and Preston North End will take place at Bramall Lane on Saturday at 7:30 pm
| Sheffield United vs Preston North End | Key Details |
| Date | April 29 |
| Venue | Bramall Lane |
| Kickoff time in UK | 3:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:00 pm |
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