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

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Championship · 2020-21

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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.

Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Sheffield Wednesday FC for another epic battle.
5' Sheffield Wednesday FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
15' 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.
17' A moment of madness from Josh Windass on 17 minutes earns him a Red card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
22' Daniel Johnson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
27' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
32' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
42' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
46' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Brad Potts is replaced by Jayden Stockley on 46 minute.
48' Tom Barkhuizen doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
53' Joey Pelupessy needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Lees, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
62' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Massimo Luongo is replaced by Joey Pelupessy on 62 minute.
67' 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.
71' Sean Maguire is replacing Emil Riis Jakobsen for the Preston North End FC side.
72' Ben Pearson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Ledson at the 72 minute mark.
74' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Moses Odubajo is replaced by Jordan Rhodes.
79' With 0 assists to his name this season, Keiren Westwood is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
80' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Callum Paterson is withdrawn and Izzy Brown gets his opportunity.
85' Over 85 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joost van Aken.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts ↓ Paul Gallagher 46'
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Ben Pearson 72'
11
Daniel Johnson C
2
Darnell Fisher
29
Tom Barkhuizen
23
Paul Huntington
1
Declan Rudd
5
Patrick Bauer
15
Joe Rafferty ↓ Jayden Stockley 46'
31
Scott Sinclair
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Sean Maguire 71'

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

8.2%

1 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

4.2%

2 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3 – 1

3.9%

3 – 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.