04-04-2019, 15:46
Well the next three games will make or break the season, first up Sheffield United with happy Chris in charge, until last Saturday they were on a run of not losing or conceeding that all changed hanks to Andy Weimann, with their defeat to Brizzle they dropoped to third so pressure has ramped up on them to get back into the automatic positions, with Leeds away at Birmingham which is also not a gimme so not just a big game for us but a huge match for the Blades as well, they have also lost the Billy Sharp record of when he scores they never lose as well.
To be fair to the Blades, Wilder has an interesting playing style with two of the three centre backs playing as extra widemen, obviously worked a treat this season given their position, rate Chris Basham excellent player, Sharp is no mug also have Hogan on loan from Villa and McGoldrick who has scored against us on a regular basis.
We vlost at the Lane 3-2 as we were just about to come to the end of our early season slump scoring our first goals away from Deepdale this season, we will have to perform way better than we did last week at teh Mad Stad but returning players may enhance the squad, looking forward to the Blades goal keeper Henderson having a mare he is a twat.
Looking forward to this 5000 plus support from Sheffield it will be loud on Saturday and with Leeds at Home on Tuesday as I said a pivotal week.
First Team News
Team News: Sheffield United
Preston North End manager Alex Neil revealed earlier this week he has two more players who have been ruled out for the rest of the season.
Tom Barkhuizen (knee) and Andrew Hughes (hamstring) will both not be available for the Lilywhites, alongside long-term casualties Billy Bodin and Josh Harrop (both ACL).
However, the PNE boss does have good news, as he hopes to be able to recall both Alan Browne (ankle) and Brad Potts, who both missed the trip to Reading last weekend.
Skipper Tom Clarke and Ben Pearson – who hobbled off against the Royals – will both be assessed before the squad is named, but winger Brandon Barker is out after injuring his hamstring after coming on as a second half substitute at the Madejski Stadium and the injury could also see an early end to his season.
Callum Robinson and Louis Moult boosted their match minutes with a behind closed doors game on Tuesday and they will again push for an inclusion; the former having got 45 minutes from the start against the Royals.
Blades boss Chris Wilder will be without striker Gary Madine, who sits out the last game of his three-match suspension for the trip to Deepdale.
He has two injury worries on top of the banned forward, with Jack O'Connell damaging a calf towards the end of United's first defeat at home in the league since December against Bristol City last Saturday, although he is expected to be fit to take his place in the team.
But Mark Duffy, who also pulled out of the game late with an Achilles problem, is more of a doubt, as he had not returned to training by the middle of the week.
Ref Watch: Sheffield United
The match official for Saturday’s clash with Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United at Deepdale is experienced referee Gavin Ward.
Gavin, from Surrey, is in his 12th season on the EFL lists, and although he has officiated the Lilywhites on seven previous occasions, this will be his first at Deepdale!
As mentioned, in those 12 seasons he has also taken charge of North End on seven previous occasions, including our late draw at Hull City in October and our early season trip to Carrow Road to face Norwich City.
Prior to our trip to Norfolk, the last game he officiated was at Elland Road against Leeds United in December 2015, when Jordan Pickford was sent off, only to have the card rescinded on appeal – Mathew Hudson that day making his debut for the Lilywhites.
His other games in charge of PNE were at Brentford and in 2010 at Leicester City, and his first two in the space of a few months back in early 2010, at Bristol City and a 1-1 draw with Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena.
He has refereed the Blades on one previous occasion this season, their goalless draw with Birmingham City at Bramall Lane back in September.
This will be his 35th game of the season, having so far issued 110 yellow cards and six red cards in his 34 previous games, the last of which being Bristol City’s 1-0 win at Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.
On Saturday afternoon Nick Greenhalgh and James Mainwaring will be the match official’s assistants, whilst the fourth official will be last Saturday’s referee, Tony Harrington.
To be fair to the Blades, Wilder has an interesting playing style with two of the three centre backs playing as extra widemen, obviously worked a treat this season given their position, rate Chris Basham excellent player, Sharp is no mug also have Hogan on loan from Villa and McGoldrick who has scored against us on a regular basis.
We vlost at the Lane 3-2 as we were just about to come to the end of our early season slump scoring our first goals away from Deepdale this season, we will have to perform way better than we did last week at teh Mad Stad but returning players may enhance the squad, looking forward to the Blades goal keeper Henderson having a mare he is a twat.
Looking forward to this 5000 plus support from Sheffield it will be loud on Saturday and with Leeds at Home on Tuesday as I said a pivotal week.
First Team News
Team News: Sheffield United
Preston North End manager Alex Neil revealed earlier this week he has two more players who have been ruled out for the rest of the season.
Tom Barkhuizen (knee) and Andrew Hughes (hamstring) will both not be available for the Lilywhites, alongside long-term casualties Billy Bodin and Josh Harrop (both ACL).
However, the PNE boss does have good news, as he hopes to be able to recall both Alan Browne (ankle) and Brad Potts, who both missed the trip to Reading last weekend.
Skipper Tom Clarke and Ben Pearson – who hobbled off against the Royals – will both be assessed before the squad is named, but winger Brandon Barker is out after injuring his hamstring after coming on as a second half substitute at the Madejski Stadium and the injury could also see an early end to his season.
Callum Robinson and Louis Moult boosted their match minutes with a behind closed doors game on Tuesday and they will again push for an inclusion; the former having got 45 minutes from the start against the Royals.
Blades boss Chris Wilder will be without striker Gary Madine, who sits out the last game of his three-match suspension for the trip to Deepdale.
He has two injury worries on top of the banned forward, with Jack O'Connell damaging a calf towards the end of United's first defeat at home in the league since December against Bristol City last Saturday, although he is expected to be fit to take his place in the team.
But Mark Duffy, who also pulled out of the game late with an Achilles problem, is more of a doubt, as he had not returned to training by the middle of the week.
Ref Watch: Sheffield United
The match official for Saturday’s clash with Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United at Deepdale is experienced referee Gavin Ward.
Gavin, from Surrey, is in his 12th season on the EFL lists, and although he has officiated the Lilywhites on seven previous occasions, this will be his first at Deepdale!
As mentioned, in those 12 seasons he has also taken charge of North End on seven previous occasions, including our late draw at Hull City in October and our early season trip to Carrow Road to face Norwich City.
Prior to our trip to Norfolk, the last game he officiated was at Elland Road against Leeds United in December 2015, when Jordan Pickford was sent off, only to have the card rescinded on appeal – Mathew Hudson that day making his debut for the Lilywhites.
His other games in charge of PNE were at Brentford and in 2010 at Leicester City, and his first two in the space of a few months back in early 2010, at Bristol City and a 1-1 draw with Coventry City at the Ricoh Arena.
He has refereed the Blades on one previous occasion this season, their goalless draw with Birmingham City at Bramall Lane back in September.
This will be his 35th game of the season, having so far issued 110 yellow cards and six red cards in his 34 previous games, the last of which being Bristol City’s 1-0 win at Middlesbrough on Tuesday night.
On Saturday afternoon Nick Greenhalgh and James Mainwaring will be the match official’s assistants, whilst the fourth official will be last Saturday’s referee, Tony Harrington.
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