Sheffield United 2-3 Preston North End: Hecky’s Men Bruise Blades Once More

Sheffield United 2-3 Preston North End: Hecky’s Men Bruise Blades Once More Sheffield United ended their home campaign with a 3-2 defeat to Preston North End on Saturday afternoon. Liam Lindsay put the visitors in front on five minutes from a corner, and he repeated the same trick 15 minutes later to double their lead. The Blades pulled a goal back from the spot when Femi Seriki was impeded, Gustavo Hamer fired home the penalty in front of the Kop.

Just as the Blades were seeking an equaliser, Lewis Dobbin broke the offside trap before rounding Adam Davies and tapping home. Just six minutes later, Patrick Bamford pulled one back but time ran out for United. Lineups Blades: A.

Davies, Tanganga, Arblaster (Rothwell 80), Hjelde (Burrows 45), Hamer, O’Hare (Cannon 90), Chong (Ings 54), McGuinness, Seriki (Hoever 90), Peck, Bamford. Unused: Faxon, Ogbene, T. Davies, Riedewald.

Preston: Iversen, Valentin (Potts 63), Vukcevic (Gibson 87), Lindsay, Jebbison (Smith 90), Storey, Thompson, Dobbin, Devine, Moran, Small (Brady 63). Unused: Walton, Cornell, Lukovic, Nelson, Nolan. First Half The visitors made a blistering start, taking the lead inside the opening five minutes through Liam Lindsay.