Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Sheffield Wednesday FC

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Preston North End FC

Sat 30 Jan 2021 · 15:00 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+4'

Y 54' Ben Whiteman

Osaze Urhoghide 86' 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 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Matthew Jones
Referee David Webb
Referee Richard West
Referee Andre Marriner

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

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

Last 5 meetings

2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 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

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Preston North End FC	H	1–0	W
27 Jan	Coventry City FC	A	0–2	L
24 Jan	Everton FC	A	0–3	L
09 Jan	Exeter City FC	A	2–0	W
01 Jan	Derby County FC	H	1–0	W
29 Dec	Middlesbrough FC	H	2–1	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
30 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	0–1	L
24 Jan	Reading FC	H	0–0	D
20 Jan	Birmingham City FC	A	1–0	W
16 Jan	Bristol City FC	A	0–2	L
09 Jan	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–4	L
02 Jan	Nottingham Forest FC	H	0–1	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' KICK OFF: Preston North End FC gets underway.
5' Sheffield Wednesday FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
10' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
20' The 26-year-old Osaze Urhoghide has been sensational this season — 3 goals and 2 assists is a remarkable return.
25' Adam Reach is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' England international Sam Hutchinson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
40' Joey Pelupessy has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
45' What a strike from Liam Palmer! The score is 1-0.
50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
54' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben Whiteman on 54.
59' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
64' Callum Paterson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
67' Daniel Johnson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ryan Ledson at the 67 minute mark.
71' Another substitution for Sheffield Wednesday FC to replace Elias Kachunga by Josh Windass on 71 minute.
76' Ben Davies, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
78' Greg Cunningham gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen and will look to change the dynamic.
80' Massimo Luongo gets the nod from Sheffield Wednesday FC. He replaces Adam Reach and will look to change the dynamic.
83' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 83 minute. Callum Paterson leaves to be changed by Jordan Rhodes.
86' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Osaze Urhoghide.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

44
Brad Potts ↓ Tom Barkhuizen 67'
16
Andrew Hughes ↓ Joe Rafferty 78'
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Daniel Johnson 67'
23
Paul Huntington
8
Alan Browne C
6
Ben Davies
17
Ben Whiteman
22
Daniel Iversen
31
Scott Sinclair
21
Jayson Molumby ↓ Billy Bodin 78'
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Greg Cunningham 78'

Bench

37
Greg Cunningham ↑ 78'
14
Jordan Storey
11
Daniel Johnson ↑ 67'
29
Tom Barkhuizen ↑ 67'
39
Billy Bodin ↑ 78'
28
Matthew Hudson
26
Ched Evans
15
Joe Rafferty ↑ 78'
7
Tom Bayliss

Coach Alex Neil

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-01-27 Coventry City FC 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-01-24 Everton FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2021-01-09 Exeter City FC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2021-01-01 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2020-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2021-01-30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-01-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-01-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-09 Wycombe Wanderers FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.33 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Sheffield Wednesday FC46% Draw29% Preston North End FC25%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes47% 0% No53%

Avg goals/match: 2.33

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	41%	59%
± 3.5	21%	79%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Preston North End FC

54%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC30% Draw50% Preston North End FC20%

Actual: Sheffield Wednesday FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

12%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 0

8.4%

2 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

6.2%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.2%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.1%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✗

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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