Sheffield United v Preston North End, 28 December 2009
| Score | 1-0 to Sheffield United |
| Referee | Trevor Kettle |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Bramall Lane |
| Attendance | 25,231 |
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Due to injury, referee Trevor Kettle was replaced by fourth official Nigel Murphy after 25 minutes.
Goals:
| Jamie Ward | 86 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Mark Bunn
Defender/Centre back
Derek Geary
Defender/Centre back
Matt Kilgallon
Defender/Centre back
Chris Morgan
Defender/Midfielder
Jordan Stewart
Midfielder
Nick Montgomery
Midfielder
Stephen Quinn
Midfielder/Forward
Henri Camara
Midfielder/Forward
Jamie Ward
Forward
Richard Cresswell
Forward
Ched Evans
Substitutions:
| Lee Williamson for Stephen Quinn | 71 |
| Glen Little for Henri Camara | 75 |
| Andy Taylor for Jamie Ward | 90 |
Cards:
| Jamie Ward | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ian Bennett
Defender
Gary Naysmith
Defender
Andy Taylor
Midfielder
Ryan France
Midfielder
Glen Little
Midfielder
Kyel Reid
Midfielder
Lee Williamson
Comments:
League position: 7thGoals:
Starting lineup:
Andy Lonergan
Goalkeeper
Callum Davidson
Defender
Billy Jones
Defender
Sean St Ledger-Hall
Defender
Neill Collins
Defender/Centre back
Jon Parkin
Defender/Forward
Richard Chaplow
Midfielder
Paul Parry
Midfielder
Chris Sedgwick
Midfielder
Michael Tonge
Midfielder
Stephen Elliott
Forward
Substitutions:
| Chris Brown for Jon Parkin | 46 |
| Veliče Sumulikoski for Paul Parry | 59 |
| Neil Mellor for Callum Davidson | 89 |
Cards:
| Jon Parkin | 24 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Wayne Henderson
Defender
Liam Chilvers
Defender
Eddie Nolan
Midfielder
Darren Carter
Midfielder
Veliče Sumulikoski
Forward
Chris Brown
Forward
Neil Mellor