Saturday , 14 November 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 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Sheffield Wednesday FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at Hillsborough Stadium.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Joey Pelupessy is having his name booked by the referee on 10.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Alan Browne is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Garry Monk will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Patrick Bauer, a Germany defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 40' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Cape Verde Islands international Alessio Da Cruz has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 55' Liam Palmer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 58' Jacob Murphy doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 63' 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.
  • 64' Moses Odubajo gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Jacob Murphy and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Daniel Johnson. He replaces Ben Pearson on 65 minute.
  • 70' It is a substitution in Sheffield Wednesday FC team. Alessio Da Cruz is replaced by Josh Windass on 70 minute.
  • 75' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 76' Scott Sinclair gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Andrew Hughes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' A goal from the England international Scott Sinclair! He fires home on 78 to make it 1-1!
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Paul Gallagher. He replaces Tom Barkhuizen on 83 minute.
  • 85' Poor challenge from Atdhe Nuhiu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 87' What a strike from Jayden Stockley! The score is 1-2.
  • 88' The whistle greets Kadeem Harris as he departs to be replaced by Adam Reach.
  • Another three points for Preston North End FC.

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
Jacob Murphy 1
Brad Potts 1
Michael Hector 1
Scott Sinclair 1
Barry Bannan 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.