Anel Ahmedhodzic’s opener was cancelled out by Liam Delap, but a late onslaught with goals from John Fleck, Iliman Ndiaye and Oli McBurnie gave the Blades victory while ending Preston’s hopes of a play-off place.
Boss Heckingbottom, whose side have already secured promotion, said: “I’m delighted with the performance. I think the promotion is finally starting to sink in now.
“After the [FA Cup] semi-final at Wembley I saw a lot of fans and I said I just wanted everyone to enjoy themselves and the same went for today.
“The attitude and application has been top. The turnaround from Wednesday to Saturday is hard at the best of times but the professionalism between then and now has been brilliant.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة April 30, 2023 من The Football League Paper.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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