Preston
3 - 1
Sheffield
1-2
L
1-2
L
2-1
L
2-2
D
1-1
D
1-1
D
2-0
L
0-1
L
2-2
D
0-1
L
Half time: 1 - 0
Elapsed: FT
Kick off: 12:30 UTC
Date: Sun 29-Dec-24
Wheater: light rain
 |  |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Sheffield | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29' | 1-0 Emil Riis Jacobsen Assist: Jack Whatmough | ||
| out: Nathaniel Chalobah Djeidi Gassama | 46' |  | ||
| Assist: Djeidi Gassama Josh Windass 1-1 | 59' | | ||
 | 64' | 2-1 Sam Greenwood | ||
| 65' | Mads Frøkjær-Jensen out: Will Keane | ||
| out: Michael Smith Ike Ugbo | 68' | | ||
| 71' | Benjamin Whiteman out: Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | ||
| 72' | Duane Holmes out: Josh Bowler | ||
| out: Dominic Iorfa Charlie McNeill | 77' | | ||
| out: Yan Valery Svante Ingelsson | 78' | | ||
| 79' | 3-1 Emil Riis Jacobsen | ||
| out: Josh Windass Jamal Lowe | 83' | | ||
| 85' | Duane Holmes | ||
| 89' | Milutin Osmajić out: Emil Riis Jacobsen | ||
| 90+7' | Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | ||
Lineups
Preston
 | 1F. Woodman Goalkeeper |
 | 14J. Storey Dedender |
 | 5J. Whatmough Dedender |
 | 16A. Hughes Dedender |
 | 40J. Bowler 72'Midfielder |
 | 22S. Þórðarson71' Midfielder |
 | 8A. McCann Midfielder |
 | 29K. Kessler Midfielder |
 | 7W. Keane65' Forward |
 | 9E. Riis Jakobsen29'79'89' Forward |
 | 20S. Greenwood64' Forward |
Sheffield
 | 1J. Beadle Goalkeeper |
 | 6D. Iorfa77' Dedender |
 | 14P. Valentín Sancho Midfielder |
 | 3M. Lowe Dedender |
 | 27Y. Valery78' Dedender |
 | 44S. Charles Midfielder |
 | 4N. Chalobah46' Midfielder |
 | 18M. Johnson Midfielder |
 | 11J. Windass59'83' Forward |
 | 24M. Smith68' Forward |
 | 10B. Bannan Forward |
Substitutes
Preston
 | 13D. Cornell Goalkeeper |
 | 26P. Bauer Dedender |
 | 34K. Nelson Midfielder |
 | 18R. Ledson Midfielder |
 | 25D. Holmes72'85' Midfielder |
 | 4B. Whiteman71' Midfielder |
 | 28M. Osmajić89' Forward |
 | 10M. Frøkjær-Jensen65'90'+7 Midfielder |
 | 23J. Okkels Forward |
Sheffield
 | 47P. Charles Goalkeeper |
 | 2L. Palmer Dedender |
 | 33G. Otegbayo Dedender |
 | 8S. Ingelsson78' Midfielder |
 | 13C. Paterson Forward |
 | 9J. Lowe83' Forward |
 | 12I. Ugbo68' Forward |
| 17C. McNeill77' Forward |
 | 41D. Gassama46' Forward |
Sidelined / Injured
Preston
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | R. Brady | Rib Injury | 29 | 4 | |
| D | L. Lindsay | Suspended | 35 | 1 | 1 |
Sheffield
| P | Player | Reason | Apps | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | S. Fusire | Unknown | |||
| D | D. Bernard | Suspended | 26 | 2 | |
| D | L. Palmer | Illness | 23 |