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

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Championship · 2019-20

Preston North End FC

2 – 1

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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

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Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship .

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

Match Details

Referee Robert Jones
Referee Andrew Fox
Referee Daniel Leach
Referee Aaron Jackson

6 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

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

2019-08-24 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' What a night it is going to be! Preston North End FC welcome Sheffield Wednesday FC for this crunch clash at .
5' 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.
10' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' A quiet spell here at . Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
20' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
25' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
32' Daniel Johnson makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Preston North End FC are in front.
37' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield Wednesday FC backline.
42' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
46' Fernando Forestieri gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Jacob Murphy and will look to change the dynamic.
51' Billy Bodin has been relatively quiet despite scoring 28 goals in his last 393 appearances.
56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
58' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Billy Bodin is withdrawn and Tom Barkhuizen gets his opportunity.
62' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Jordan Storey comes on to replace Patrick Bauer.
64' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
65' GOAL! Daniel Johnson scores on 65.
66' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Adam Reach comes on to replace Moses Odubajo.
71' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
72' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Kieran Lee departs to be replaced by Atdhe Nuhiu.
77' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
78' Steven Fletcher makes no mistake. The score reads 2-1 and Sheffield Wednesday FC are in front.
83' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
84' Adam Reach catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 84.
85' The whistle greets Daniel Johnson as he departs to be replaced by Paul Gallagher.
90' Morgan Fox catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
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

14
Jacob Murphy ↓ Fernando Forestieri 46'
7
Kadeem Harris
1
Keiren Westwood
10
Barry Bannan
23
Sam Hutchinson
15
Tom Lees C
9
Steven Fletcher
3
Morgan Fox
5
Kieran Lee ↓ Atdhe Nuhiu 72'
22
Moses Odubajo ↓ Adam Reach 66'
13
Julian Borner

Bench

Coach Lee Bullen

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

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

2 – 0

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

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.

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