Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2019-20

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Wed 8 Jul 2020 · 18:45 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'

Joey Pelupessy 10' Y

Atdhe Nuhiu 85' Y

Overview

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Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Shaun Hudson
Referee Philip Dermott
Referee David Webb
Referee Tony Harrington

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Preston North End FC	H	1–3	L
05 Jul	Swansea City AFC	A	1–2	L
01 Jul	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	0–3	L
28 Jun	Bristol City FC	A	2–1	W
20 Jun	Nottingham Forest FC	H	1–1	D
07 Mar	Brentford FC	A	0–5	L

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
08 Jul	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	3–1	W
04 Jul	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–0	D
01 Jul	Derby County FC	H	0–1	L
27 Jun	Cardiff City FC	H	1–3	L
20 Jun	Luton Town FC	A	1–1	D
07 Mar	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	1–3	L

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
5' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
10' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Yellow card on 10.
15' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Scott Sinclair has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' 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.
25' Julian Borner, a Germany , has 12 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
30' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Sheffield Wednesday FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
35' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
40' 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.
45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Alex Neil might look to freshen things up shortly.
50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
55' England international Jacob Murphy has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
58' Jacob Murphy does the damage! The net is bulging and Sheffield Wednesday FC surge ahead!
63' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
64' A tactical swap from Sheffield Wednesday FC — Moses Odubajo on, Jacob Murphy off on 64 minutes.
65' The whistle greets Ben Pearson as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Johnson.
70' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Windass is hanging Alessio Da Cruz on the field on 70 minute.
75' Massimo Luongo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
76' Scott Sinclair is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andrew Hughes at the 76 minute mark.
78' Scott Sinclair adds to his 0 season tally! Preston North End FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
83' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paul Gallagher is hanging Tom Barkhuizen on the field on 83 minute.
85' A moment of madness from Atdhe Nuhiu on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Sheffield Wednesday FC will be frustrated.
87' A goal from the England international Jayden Stockley! He fires home on 87 to make it 1-2!
88' Adam Reach is replacing Kadeem Harris for the Sheffield Wednesday FC side.
Sheffield Wednesday FC will have plenty to reflect on. Preston North End FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

35
David Nugent
44
Brad Potts ↑ 65'
11
Daniel Johnson ↑ 65'
2
Darnell Fisher
12
Paul Gallagher ↑ 83'
39
Billy Bodin
25
Connor Ripley
20
Jayden Stockley ↑ 76'
31
Scott Sinclair ↑ 76'

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Preston North End FC L 2020-07-05 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-07-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2020-06-28 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-06-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-03-07 Brentford FC 5–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-07-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2020-07-01 Preston North End FC 0–1 Derby County FC L 2020-06-27 Preston North End FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L 2020-06-20 Luton Town FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2020-03-07 Preston North End FC 1–3 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.89 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.89 Preston North End FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC22% Draw26% Preston North End FC52%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.78

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	52%	48%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Preston North End FC

78%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC14% Draw44% Preston North End FC42%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.2%

0 – 1

11%

0 – 2

10.9%

1 – 2

9.5%

0 – 0

0 – 3

6.7%

1 – 3

Actual

1 – 0

4.7%

2 – 1

4.4%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 4

3.2%

1 – 4

2.9%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	11%	84%
-0.5	16%	—	84%
+0.5	40%	—	60%
+1	40%	24%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	18%	17%
+2.5	83%	—	17%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

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