Preston host Sheffield Utd in Round 14 of the EFL Championship

Preston host Sheffield Utd on 3 November 2026 at 22:45 Saudi time, in a meeting that brings the two sides together in Round 14 of the EFL Championship for the 2026/27 season.

Preston go into the match on the back of negative results in their recent rounds, having lost 0-4 to Birmingham and 1-4 to Wrexham, drawn 1-1 with West Brom, lost 0-1 to Millwall and drawn 2-2 with QPR.

In contrast, Sheffield Utd's results have been mixed, drawing 1-1 with Derby and beating Bristol City 1-0, before losing 2-3 to Portsmouth, beating Lincoln 3-0, and losing 1-2 to Stoke City.

In the history of direct meetings between the two sides, Preston beat Sheffield Utd 3-2 on 25 April 2026 when Sheffield Utd were the hosts, and Preston also won 3-2 as hosts on 24 October 2025. Sheffield Utd also won 1-0 as hosts on 8 March 2025, Sheffield Utd won 2-0 away on 9 August 2024, and Sheffield Utd won 4-1 as hosts on 29 April 2023.

According to the current table, Sheffield Utd are in 12th place with 16 points from 12 matches, with 4 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats, having scored 16 goals and conceded 15. In contrast, Preston are in 24th place with just 5 points from 12 matches, with 1 win, 2 draws and 9 defeats, having scored 10 goals and conceded 25.