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

Full Time

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 8 games · 4 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	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

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

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' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Sheffield Wednesday FC — let the battle begin!
5' named a 3-4-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
15' 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.
20' 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.
24' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Liam Lindsay.
27' Marvin Johnson makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Sheffield Wednesday FC are in front.
32' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
35' Sheffield Wednesday FC make a change. Akin Famewo trudges off to be replaced by Liam Palmer on 35 minutes.
39' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Byers is hanging Will Vaulks on the field on 39 minute.
44' Duane Holmes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 389 appearances.
49' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Sheffield Wednesday FC backline.
54' 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.
56' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Jordan Storey comes on to replace Jack Whatmough.
57' Ched Evans has so much to prove this time. He replaces Duane Holmes on 57 minute.
62' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
63' Anthony Musaba is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
65' The supporters are chanting for Josh Windass. He replaces Bailey Cadamarteri on 65 minute.
66' The Sheffield Wednesday FC bench stirs into life. Barry Bannan is withdrawn and Ashley Fletcher gets his opportunity.
68' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is hanging Alistair McCann on the field on 68 minute.
69' Brad Potts is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
70' The referee has no hesitation. Brad Potts is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 70.
75' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
75' Emil Riis Jakobsen is ready to make an impact after coming on for Milutin Osmajic at the 75 minute mark.
80' The travelling Sheffield Wednesday FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
85' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for George Byers on 85 minutes.
86' The referee has no hesitation. Cameron Dawson is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Yellow card on 86.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 90.
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
Daniel Johnson	2
Jayden Stockley	2
Steven Fletcher	1
Josh Windass	1
Sam Greenwood	1
Jacob Murphy	1
Brad Potts	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

1.19 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.08 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC 69% + Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC38% Draw31% Sheffield Wednesday FC31%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	87%	13%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	39%	61%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

62%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC26% Draw51% Sheffield Wednesday FC23%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.2%

0 – 0

12.6%

1 – 0

11%

0 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

7.6%

2 – 0

1 – 2

6.9%

0 – 2

5.8%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.1%

3 – 0

2.7%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	11%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	21%	63%
-0.5	37%	—	63%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	19%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	9%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

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