Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2019-20
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Wed 8 Jul 2020 · 18:45 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+8'
Joey Pelupessy 10' Y
Atdhe Nuhiu 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

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

3
2
7
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
  • 5' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 10' Joey Pelupessy picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 15' With 3 assists to his name this season, Ryan Ledson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 50' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Alex Neil will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' Sheffield Wednesday FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Jacob Murphy on 58.
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Moses Odubajo. He replaces Jacob Murphy on 64 minute.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Johnson. He replaces Ben Pearson on 65 minute.
  • 70' Josh Windass gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Alessio Da Cruz and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Barry Bannan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 76' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Andrew Hughes by Scott Sinclair on 76 minute.
  • 78' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Scott Sinclair makes it 1-1.
  • 83' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Tom Barkhuizen is replaced by Paul Gallagher.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Atdhe Nuhiu on 85 minutes.
  • 87' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jayden Stockley makes it 1-2.
  • 88' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Kadeem Harris by Adam Reach on 88 minute.
  • The final score is 1-3.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

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

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
1.16 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC30% Draw28% Preston North End FC42%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.73
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Preston North End FC
70%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC21% Draw46% Preston North End FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
9%
0 – 0
8.5%
0 – 2
7.9%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 0
4.3%
0 – 3
4%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 22% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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