League One

October 20, 2012
  • FTFT
     
    Bournemouth
    Tranmere
    3
    1
    3
    1
    1
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    Colchester
    Carlisle
    2
    0
    2
    0
    2
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    Coventry
    Notts County
    1
    2
    1
    2
    3
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    Doncaster
    Brentford
    2
    1
    2
    1
    4
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    Hartlepool
    Crawley Town
    0
    1
    0
    1
    5
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    MK Dons
    Stevenage
    0
    1
    0
    1
    6
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    Oldham
    L Orient
    2
    0
    2
    0
    7
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    Portsmouth
    Shrewsbury
    3
    1
    3
    1
    8
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    Preston
    Sheff Utd
    0
    1
    0
    1
    9
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    Swindon
    Scunthorpe
    1
    1
    1
    1
    10
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    Walsall
    Crewe
    2
    2
    2
    2
    11
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    Yeovil
    Bury
    2
    1
    2
    1
    12

Full-time

Preston

0 - 1

Sheff Utd

League One

14:00 +00:00, October 20, 2012

Deepdale, England

Referee: C Sarginson

Kitson bags winner for Blades

Scoring Summary

Preston North End Sheffield United
 Dave Kitson (43')

Match Stats

Preston North End

Sheffield United

10(2) Shots (on Goal) 4(2)
13 Fouls 9
5 Corner Kicks 4
1 Offsides 3
43% Time of Possession 57%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 3

Teams

Preston North End Sheffield United
1 Thorsten Stuckmann25 George Long
5 Chris Robertson6 Matthew Hill
3 Scott Laird29 Tony McMahon
26 Bailey Wright30 Marcus Williams
19 John Welsh5 Harry Maguire
20 Chris Beardsley8 Michael Doyle
8 Nicky Wroe11 Kevin McDonald
2 Keith Keane7 Ryan Flynn
17 Jeffrey Monakana16 David McAllister
22 Jack King14 Dave Kitson
29 Stuart Beavon10 Nick Blackman
Substitutes
23 Steve SimonsenGeorge Willis 34
4 Paul HuntingtonNeill Collins 15
18 Andrew ProcterChris Porter 9
13 Joel ByromDarryl Westlake 2
12 Akpo SodjeRichard Cresswell 17
7 David AmooShaun Miller 12
9 Graham CumminsJohn Cofie 19
Substitutions
Paul Huntington for Bailey Wright (58)
Chris Porter for Dave Kitson (46)
David Amoo for Chris Beardsley (64)
Neill Collins for David McAllister (77)
Akpo Sodje for Nicky Wroe (72)
Shaun Miller for Nick Blackman (84)
Yellow Cards
Chris Robertson (85)
Matthew Hill (90)
· Squads: Preston North End | Sheffield United

Dave Kitson grabbed his third goal of the season to maintain Sheffield United's unbeaten start to the campaign with a 1-0 victory over Preston.

The 32-year-old striker, who joined from Portsmouth in the summer, produced a cute finish to beat Thorsten Stuckmann two minutes before the break.

Preston's Paul Huntington saw a stoppage-time header superbly saved by 18-year-old George Long as United made it 13 games unbeaten in the league.

Preston should have taken the lead midway through the first half when Chris Beardsley found himself in space at the back post, but he could only direct his header over the visitors' crossbar.

However it was the Blades who were ahead at the interval after Kitson ran onto Tony McMahon's through ball to lift his shot over the onrushing Stuckmann.

Huntington then diverted a cross onto his own post before Long denied the defender at the right end with a fine save.