Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Preston North End FC

0 – 1

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 27' Marvin Johnson

Liam Lindsay 24' Y

Y 63' Anthony Musaba

Brad Potts 69' Y

Milutin Osmajic 75' Y

R 85' George Byers

Y 86' Cameron Dawson

Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 90' Y

Overview

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

Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rebecca Welch (England)
Assistant 1 Lee Venamore
Assistant 2

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Millwall FC	46	83
4	Southampton FC	46	80
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	80
6	Hull City AFC	46	73
7	Wrexham AFC	46	71
8	Derby County FC	46	69
9	Norwich City FC	46	65
10	Birmingham City FC	46	64
11	Swansea City AFC	46	64
12	Bristol City FC	46	62
13	Sheffield United FC	46	60
14	Preston North End FC	46	60
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	58
16	Watford FC	46	57
17	Stoke City FC	46	55
18	Portsmouth FC	46	55
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	53
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	52
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	51
22	Oxford United FC	46	47
23	Leicester City FC	46	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

Head-to-Head

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

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Preston North End FC 2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	0–1	L
26 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	2–1	W
22 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
16 Dec	Watford FC	H	1–5	L
12 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	3–1	W
09 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	0–0	D

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	1–0	W
26 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
23 Dec	Cardiff City FC	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	2–1	W
13 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	1–3	L
09 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Sheffield Wednesday FC
#14	Position	#24
60	Points	0
46	Played	46
15 / 15 / 16	W / D / L	2 / 12 / 32
55	Scored	29
62	Conceded	89
-7	GD	-60
1.30	PPG	0.00
33%	Win %	4%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Preston North End FC are 14th (60 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 24th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC has kicked off!
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact 4-3-3.
10' Pol Valentin Sancho, a Spain , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Ashley Fletcher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
24' The referee calls foul for Liam Lindsay. He receives a Yellow card.
27' Brilliant from the ! Marvin Johnson makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 27.
32' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
35' Sheffield Wednesday FC ring the changes. Akin Famewo has done his job and it is now time for Liam Palmer to step up.
39' Will Vaulks makes way for George Byers at the 39 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
44' 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 Akin Famewo suffering a number of foals already.
49' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
54' It’s high time Danny Röhl made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
56' The whistle greets Jack Whatmough as he departs to be replaced by Jordan Storey.
57' The whistle greets Duane Holmes as he departs to be replaced by Ched Evans.
62' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
63' Anthony Musaba is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
65' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Bailey Cadamarteri by Josh Windass on 65 minute.
66' Ashley Fletcher is ready to make an impact after coming on for Barry Bannan at the 66 minute mark.
68' Preston North End FC make a change. Alistair McCann trudges off to be replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 68 minutes.
69' Poor challenge from Brad Potts. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Brad Potts is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 70.
75' Controversy at the stadium! Milutin Osmajic argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
75' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Emil Riis Jakobsen on, Milutin Osmajic off on 75 minutes.
80' 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.
85' The referee has no hesitation. George Byers is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Red card on 85.
86' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
90' Poor challenge from Mads Frokjaer-Jensen. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

26
Jack Whatmough ↓ Jordan Storey 56'
25
Duane Holmes ↓ Ched Evans 57'
6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
8
Alan Browne
4
Ben Whiteman
13
Alistair McCann ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 68'
28
Milutin Osmajic ↓ Emil Riis Jakobsen 75'
1
Freddie Woodman
23
Liam Millar

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

10
Barry Bannan ↓ Ashley Fletcher 66'
1
Cameron Dawson
18
Marvin Johnson
4
Will Vaulks ↓ George Byers 39'
20
Michael Ihiekwe
23
Akin Famewo ↓ Liam Palmer 35'
14
Pol Valentin Sancho
45
Anthony Musaba
17
Di'Shon Bernard
41
Djeidi Gassama ↓ Tyreeq Bakinson 66'
42
Bailey Cadamarteri ↓ Josh Windass 65'

Bench

19
Tyreeq Bakinson ↑ 66'
8
George Byers ↑ 39'
33
Reece James
2
Liam Palmer ↑ 35'
27
Ashley Fletcher ↑ 66'
11
Josh Windass ↑ 65'
36
Devis Vasquez
34
Joey Phuti
25
Guilherme

Coach Danny Röhl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Jayden Stockley	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Scott Sinclair	1
Barry Bannan	1
Tom Barkhuizen	1
Tom Lees	1
Liam Palmer	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2023-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC L 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-12-26 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-12-16 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-12-13 Norwich City FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-12-09 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.56 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.87 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC49% Draw28% Sheffield Wednesday FC23%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.43

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	70%	30%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	23%	77%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

51%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC36% Draw48% Sheffield Wednesday FC16%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.8%

1 – 0

12.8%

0 – 0

10.9%

2 – 0

10.4%

2 – 1

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 0

5.3%

1 – 2

3 – 1

4.7%

2 – 2

0 – 2

3.2%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	16%	72%
-1.5	28%	—	72%
-1	28%	24%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	13%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✗

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