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

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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 0 games · 0 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	Coventry City FC	46	95
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	84
3	Hull City AFC	46	73
4	Oxford United FC	46	47
5	Leicester City FC	46	46
6	Blackburn Rovers FC	1	1
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	1	1
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	0	0
9	Millwall FC	0	0
10	Middlesbrough FC	0	0
11	Swansea City AFC	0	0
12	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Burnley FC	0	0
17	West Ham United FC	0	0
18	Birmingham City FC	0	0
19	Sheffield United FC	0	0
20	Wrexham AFC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	Southampton FC	0	0
23	Derby County FC	0	0
24	Norwich City FC	0	0
25	Preston North End FC	0	0
26	Stoke City FC	0	0
27	Lincoln City FC	0	0
28	Portsmouth FC	0	0
29	Bristol City FC	0	0
30	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	0

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

Season Stats

Preston North End FC		Sheffield Wednesday FC
#25	Position	#30
0	Points	0
0	Played	46
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	2 / 12 / 32
0	Scored	29
0	Conceded	89
+0	GD	-60
–	PPG	0.00
–	Win %	4%

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

Preston North End FC are 25th (0 pts). Sheffield Wednesday FC are 30th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/1

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Sheffield Wednesday FC have won 456 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
10' 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 Shea Charles suffering a number of foals already.
15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
20' Max Lowe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 351 appearances.
25' Andrew Hughes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 33 cards already picked up this season.
29' What a strike from Emil Riis Jakobsen! The score is 1-0.
34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marvin Johnson, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
44' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 379 games and scored 456 goals.
46' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Djeidi Gassama on, Nathaniel Chalobah off on 46 minutes.
51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
56' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
59' Goal! Josh Windass scores his 63 goal in 380 matches.
64' Brilliant from the ! Sam Greenwood makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 64.
65' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Will Keane is withdrawn and Mads Frokjaer-Jensen gets his opportunity.
68' A change in the Sheffield Wednesday FC ranks — Michael Smith exits the field as Ike Ugbo enters on 68.
71' Ben Whiteman gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Stefan Teitur Thordarson and will look to change the dynamic.
72' The supporters are chanting for Duane Holmes. He replaces Josh Bowler on 72 minute.
77' Dominic Iorfa makes way for Charlie McNeill at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Sheffield Wednesday FC.
79' The Denmark Emil Riis Jakobsen breaks the deadlock on 79 minutes. 3-1!
83' Time for substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC. Josh Windass is replaced by Jamal Lowe.
85' Duane Holmes catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 85.
89' The supporters are chanting for Milutin Osmajic. He replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen on 89 minute.
90' That is a card for Preston North End FC. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen will be fuming at that decision.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Liam Palmer	1
Fernando Forestieri	1
Liam Lindsay	1
Atdhe Nuhiu	1
Marvin Johnson	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

1 / 4

0.89 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.62 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 80% + Preston North End FC or Draw 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC43% Draw35% Sheffield Wednesday FC22%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes29% 0% No71%

Avg goals/match: 1.51

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	75%	25%
± 1.5	45%	55%
± 2.5	20%	80%
± 3.5	7%	93%
± 4.5	2%	98%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

78%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

57%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

65%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC23% Draw62% Sheffield Wednesday FC15%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

24.9%

1 – 0

18.2%

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 1

12.1%

2 – 0

8.2%

2 – 1

5.5%

0 – 2

3.8%

1 – 2

3.7%

3 – 0

2.4%

2 – 2

1.9%

3 – 1

Actual

1 – 3

0.8%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	24%	62%
-0.5	38%	—	62%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	16%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✗

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

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