Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Preston North End FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 24 Aug 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+3' · FT 45+8'
Y 64' Moses Odubajo
Y 84' Adam Reach
Y 90' Morgan Fox

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Jones
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Daniel Leach
  • Referee Aaron Jackson
3 games this season 🟨 3.3/game ⚽ 11.7 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

7
2
3
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-08-24 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
21 Aug Stoke City FC H 3–1 W
17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L
10 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W
03 Aug Millwall FC A 0–1 L
05 May Brentford FC A 0–3 L
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Aug Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
20 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Millwall FC A 0–1 L
10 Aug Barnsley FC H 2–0 W
03 Aug Reading FC A 3–1 W
05 May Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Preston North End FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Ben Davies has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 30' Preston North End FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Sheffield Wednesday FC's shape.
  • 32' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Daniel Johnson on 32.
  • 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 42' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' The whistle greets Jacob Murphy as he departs to be replaced by Fernando Forestieri.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact .
  • 58' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Tom Barkhuizen on, Billy Bodin off on 58 minutes.
  • 62' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Storey is hanging Patrick Bauer on the field on 62 minute.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Moses Odubajo.
  • 65' GOAL! Daniel Johnson scores on 65.
  • 66' Adam Reach gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Moses Odubajo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 71' Atdhe Nuhiu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' The whistle greets Kieran Lee as he departs to be replaced by Atdhe Nuhiu.
  • 77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 78' Steven Fletcher does the damage! The net is bulging and Sheffield Wednesday FC surge ahead!
  • 83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Keiren Westwood made 384 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 84' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Paul Gallagher on, Daniel Johnson off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bullen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3
Daniel Johnson 2
Jayden Stockley 2
Sam Greenwood 1
Jacob Murphy 1
Brad Potts 1
Michael Hector 1
Scott Sinclair 1

Head to Head

2019-08-24 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-04-27 Preston North End FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2019-08-24 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-08-21 Preston North End FC 3–1 Stoke City FC W 2019-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Preston North End FC L 2019-08-10 Preston North End FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-08-03 Millwall FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-05-05 Brentford FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2019-08-24 Preston North End FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-08-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2019-08-17 Millwall FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-08-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2019-08-03 Reading FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2019-05-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.63 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC48% Draw26% Sheffield Wednesday FC26%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
52%
Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC34% Draw46% Sheffield Wednesday FC20%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 0
8%
2 – 0
8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
6.2%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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