Saturday , 14 November 2026

Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Sat 21 Nov 2020 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+5'
R 17' Josh Windass
Y 86' Joost van Aken

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee David Webb

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

7
2
3
Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Preston North End FC 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
21 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
07 Nov Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Reading FC A 3–0 W
31 Oct Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
28 Oct Millwall FC H 0–2 L
24 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W
Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Nov Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
07 Nov Millwall FC H 0–0 D
03 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
31 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
28 Oct Rotherham United FC A 0–3 L
24 Oct Luton Town FC H 0–1 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' That's the starting whistle at Deepdale Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Preston North End FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Sheffield Wednesday FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 17' Josh Windass catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Red card on 17.
  • 22' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 22.
  • 27' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' 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.
  • 37' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 393 games and scored 428 goals.
  • 42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Jayden Stockley comes on to replace Brad Potts.
  • 48' The deadlock is broken! Tom Barkhuizen gets on the scoresheet on 48 minutes.
  • 53' Sheffield Wednesday FC is showing some good football. However, Sheffield Wednesday FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 58' Scott Sinclair is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
  • 62' Joey Pelupessy is ready to make an impact after coming on for Massimo Luongo at the 62 minute mark.
  • 67' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Emil Riis Jakobsen by Sean Maguire on 71 minute.
  • 72' Ryan Ledson makes way for Ben Pearson at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Moses Odubajo is replaced by Jordan Rhodes.
  • 79' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Izzy Brown. He replaces Callum Paterson on 80 minute.
  • 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 86' Poor challenge from Joost van Aken. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Preston North End FC players.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3
Daniel Johnson 2
Jayden Stockley 2
Steven Fletcher 1
Josh Windass 1
Sam Greenwood 1
Jacob Murphy 1
Brad Potts 1

Head to Head

2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Preston North End FC 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

2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-11-07 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-10-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC W

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-11-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2020-11-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-10-31 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-28 Rotherham United FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-10-24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.37 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC50% Draw28% Sheffield Wednesday FC22%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC
50%
Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC31% Draw50% Sheffield Wednesday FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.1%
2 – 0
9%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8.2%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.2%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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