Daniel Jebbison's 58th-minute header against his former club sealed a thrilling 3-2 comeback win for Preston North End over Sheffield United at Deepdale, as Paul Heckingbottom's side roared back from two goals down in an absorbing Championship contest.
Andre Brooks and Callum O'Hare had put Chris Wilder's side two goals up inside the opening 16 minutes, but Lewis Dobbin's strike on the stroke of half-time and an own goal from United captain Japhet Tanganga less than a minute after the restart dragged Preston level before Jebbison's powerful finish completed the turnaround, lifting the Lilywhites back into the top six and ending the Blades' two-match winning streak while leaving United hovering just a point above the relegation zone.
Blades Strike Twice To Punish Preston's Defensive Lapses
Preston had been cursing their luck and the officials after back-to-back defeats to West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham City, yet they began on the front foot in the Lancashire rain. All that early positivity evaporated with United's first meaningful attack, when Tyrese Campbell turned sharply in midfield and slipped Andre Brooks clear, the midfielder calmly steering his first goal of the season past Daniel Iversen after 10 minutes.