Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2018-19

Preston North End FC

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sat 27 Apr 2019 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Joey Pelupessy

Y 54' Barry Bannan

Darnell Fisher 64' Y

R 80' Dominic Iorfa

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Trevor Kettle
Referee Billy Smallwood
Referee Jeremy Simpson
Referee Daniel Leach

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2019-04-27 Preston North End FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–3	D
22 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–2	L
19 Apr	Ipswich Town FC	H	4–0	W
13 Apr	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	1–4	L
09 Apr	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
06 Apr	Sheffield United FC	H	0–1	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Apr	Preston North End FC	A	3–3	D
22 Apr	Bristol City FC	H	2–0	W
19 Apr	Norwich City FC	A	2–2	D
13 Apr	Leeds United FC	A	0–1	L
09 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–0	W
06 Apr	Aston Villa FC	H	1–3	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at Deepdale Stadium as Preston North End FC face off against Sheffield Wednesday FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' England international Jordan Storey has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
9' The deadlock is broken! Jayden Stockley gets on the scoresheet on 9 minutes.
14' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
19' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
24' A quiet spell here at Deepdale Stadium. Sheffield Wednesday FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
29' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Alan Browne suffering a number of foals already.
34' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
35' Poor challenge from Joey Pelupessy. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' What a strike from Tom Lees! The score is 1-1.
41' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
46' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
49' Barry Bannan has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 49 minutes.
54' Barry Bannan catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 54.
59' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 59.
62' Alan Browne doubles the advantage! 2-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
64' Darnell Fisher has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 64.
67' The supporters are chanting for Atdhe Nuhiu. He replaces Josh Onomah on 67 minute.
72' Josh Onomah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
74' Lukas Nmecha gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Alan Browne and will look to change the dynamic.
76' What a moment for Fernando Forestieri! That strike on 76 puts his side firmly in control.
77' Lucas Joao is ready to make an impact after coming on for Steven Fletcher at the 77 minute mark.
78' Brilliant from the ! Atdhe Nuhiu makes it 2-4 with a superb finish on 78.
80' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
84' Kieran Lee is ready to make an impact after coming on for Fernando Forestieri at the 84 minute mark.
87' Callum Robinson makes way for Josh Ginnelly at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
90' Paul Huntington is ready to make an impact after coming on for Joe Rafferty at the 90 minute mark.
The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

21
George Boyd
14
Gary Hooper
17
Atdhe Nuhiu ↑ 67'
6
Morgan Fox
28
Joseph Wildsmith
5
Kieran Lee ↑ 84'
18
Lucas Joao ↑ 77'

Coach Steve Bruce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Jayden Stockley	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Alan Browne	1
Michael Smith	1
Steven Fletcher	1
Josh Windass	1
Sam Greenwood	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.64 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.49 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 73% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC40% Draw27% Sheffield Wednesday FC33%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.13

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	38%	62%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

60%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC30% Draw43% Sheffield Wednesday FC27%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted

3 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 2

7.7%

1 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

6.3%

0 – 0

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 1

5.7%

0 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

4.6%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	12%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	19%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	66%	—	34%
+1	66%	17%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Clean Sheet