Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Preston North End FC

3 – 1

Full Time

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 12:30 UTC Deepdale 19,950 HT 45' · FT 45'

Emil Riis Jakobsen 29' 1–0

1–1 59' Josh Windass

Sam Greenwood pen 64' 2–1

Emil Riis Jakobsen 79' 3–1

Duane Holmes 85' Y

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
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Matthew Jones

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

2024-12-29 Preston North End FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–1	W
26 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	1–0	W
21 Dec	Queens Park Rangers FC	A	1–2	L
14 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	1–1	D
11 Dec	Cardiff City FC	A	2–0	W
07 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Preston North End FC	A	1–3	L
26 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	A	3–3	D
21 Dec	Stoke City FC	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	Oxford United FC	A	3–1	W
10 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–1	L
07 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D

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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Preston North End FC to score. At the same time, Sheffield Wednesday FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Sheffield Wednesday FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' 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.
15' Preston North End FC have won 417 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
20' It is a cagey affair so far. Preston North End FC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past Sheffield Wednesday FC's compact 3-4-3.
25' Emil Riis Jakobsen is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
29' Emil Riis Jakobsen puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
39' Shea Charles has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
44' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
46' The crowd applauds Nathaniel Chalobah as he leaves the pitch. Djeidi Gassama steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
51' 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.
56' 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.
59' Josh Windass makes no mistake. The score reads 1-1 and Sheffield Wednesday FC are in front.
64' What composure from Sam Greenwood! The England international strokes it home. 2-1.
65' The crowd applauds Will Keane as he leaves the pitch. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen steps in for Preston North End FC.
68' The Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes a substitution. Michael Smith departs to be replaced by Ike Ugbo.
71' The whistle greets Stefan Teitur Thordarson as he departs to be replaced by Ben Whiteman.
72' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Duane Holmes on, Josh Bowler off on 72 minutes.
77' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Charlie McNeill is hanging Dominic Iorfa on the field on 77 minute.
79' Goal! Emil Riis Jakobsen scores his 43 goal in 382 matches.
83' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Josh Windass is replaced by Jamal Lowe on 83 minute.
85' Duane Holmes was booked on 85.
89' Milutin Osmajic is ready to make an impact after coming on for Emil Riis Jakobsen at the 89 minute mark.
90' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 90.
Another three points for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

5
Jack Whatmough
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
7
Will Keane ↓ Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 65'
8
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
40
Josh Bowler ↓ Duane Holmes 72'
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 89'
20
Sam Greenwood
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Ben Whiteman 71'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

4
Nathaniel Chalobah ↓ Djeidi Gassama 46'
10
Barry Bannan
18
Marvin Johnson
6
Dominic Iorfa ↓ Charlie McNeill 77'
24
Michael Smith ↓ Ike Ugbo 68'
11
Josh Windass ↓ Jamal Lowe 83'
3
Max Lowe
14
Pol Valentin Sancho
27
Yan Valery ↓ Svante Ingelsson 77'
1
James Beadle
44
Shea Charles

Bench

9
Jamal Lowe ↑ 83'
13
Callum Paterson
2
Liam Palmer
12
Ike Ugbo ↑ 68'
8
Svante Ingelsson ↑ 77'
41
Djeidi Gassama ↑ 46'
17
Charlie McNeill ↑ 77'
47
Pierce Charles
33
Gabriel Otegbayo

Coach Danny Röhl

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Jayden Stockley	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Sam Greenwood	1
Jacob Murphy	1
Brad Potts	1
Michael Hector	1
Scott Sinclair	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2024-12-29 Preston North End FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-12-26 Preston North End FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2024-12-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-12-14 Preston North End FC 1–1 Leeds United FC D 2024-12-11 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-12-29 Preston North End FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-12-26 Middlesbrough FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2024-12-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Stoke City FC W 2024-12-14 Oxford United FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-12-10 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.53 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC48% Draw26% Sheffield Wednesday FC26%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

52%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC32% Draw47% Sheffield Wednesday FC21%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

8.9%

0 – 0

8.8%

2 – 0

7.9%

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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