Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2024-25

Sheffield Wednesday FC

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Preston North End FC

Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 12:30 UTC Hillsborough 23,927 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 14' Emil Riis Jakobsen

Michael Smith 76' 1–1

Liam Palmer 36' Y

Y 63' Alistair McCann

Shea Charles 69' Y

Marvin Johnson 70' Y

Nathaniel Chalobah 78' Y

Y 80' Stefan Teitur Thordarson

Overview

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

Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Bobby Madley (England)
Assistant 1 Blake Antrobus (England)
Assistant 2 Darren Williams (England)

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

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

Last 5 meetings

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

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–1	D
01 Dec	Derby County FC	A	2–1	W
26 Nov	Hull City AFC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
10 Nov	Sheffield United FC	A	0–1	L
05 Nov	Norwich City FC	H	2–0	W

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–1	D
30 Nov	West Bromwich Albion FC	H	1–1	D
26 Nov	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D
23 Nov	Derby County FC	H	1–1	D
09 Nov	Portsmouth FC	A	1–3	L
06 Nov	Sunderland AFC	H	0–0	D

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' That's the starting whistle at Hillsborough. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC.
5' Jamaica international Jamal Lowe has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
10' Freddie Woodman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
14' Emil Riis Jakobsen doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
19' 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.
24' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' Sheffield Wednesday FC currently sit 12 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
34' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
36' A meaty challenge results in booking for Liam Palmer on 36.
41' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Alistair McCann has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
46' Another change for Sheffield Wednesday FC made on 46 minute. Yan Valery leaves to be changed by Svante Ingelsson.
51' James Beadle has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
56' Duane Holmes is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sheffield Wednesday FC tonight.
61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
63' That looks like a foul for a card for Alistair McCann.
65' The supporters are chanting for Jamal Lowe. He replaces Josh Windass on 65 minute.
69' Sheffield Wednesday FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Marvin Johnson.
73' The crowd applauds Shea Charles as he leaves the pitch. Nathaniel Chalobah steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
76' Brilliant from the forward! Michael Smith makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 76.
77' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen makes way for Duane Holmes at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
78' It’s gonna be a card for Nathaniel Chalobah.
80' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 80.
82' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Stefan Teitur Thordarson exits the field as Ben Whiteman enters on 82.
87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
89' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Milutin Osmajic on, Emil Riis Jakobsen off on 89 minutes.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

2
Liam Palmer ↓ Anthony Musaba 46'
18
Marvin Johnson
24
Michael Smith
11
Josh Windass ↓ Jamal Lowe 65'
12
Ike Ugbo ↓ Pol Valentin Sancho 46'
3
Max Lowe
27
Yan Valery ↓ Svante Ingelsson 46'
5
Di'Shon Bernard
41
Djeidi Gassama
1
James Beadle
44
Shea Charles ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 73'

Bench

Coach Danny Röhl

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

5
Jack Whatmough
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
14
Jordan Storey
8
Alistair McCann
1
Freddie Woodman
9
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Milutin Osmajic 89'
20
Sam Greenwood
29
Kaine Kesler
22
Stefan Teitur Thordarson ↓ Ben Whiteman 82'
10
Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ Duane Holmes 77'

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-12-01 Derby County FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-11-26 Hull City AFC 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-11-23 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2024-11-10 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2024-11-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Norwich City FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-30 Preston North End FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2024-11-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2024-11-23 Preston North End FC 1–1 Derby County FC D 2024-11-09 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-11-06 Preston North End FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.15 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.88 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 67%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC43% Draw31% Preston North End FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes41% 0% No59%

Avg goals/match: 2.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	84%	16%
± 1.5	60%	40%
± 2.5	33%	67%
± 3.5	15%	85%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Preston North End FC

57%

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Preston North End FC

69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Sheffield Wednesday FC27% Draw54% Preston North End FC19%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

15.6%

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

13.8%

0 – 1

10.2%

2 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

7.4%

1 – 2

5.7%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

3.4%

3 – 0

3.1%

3 – 1

2.9%

1 – 3

1.7%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers	Push	Preston North End FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	12%	83%
-1.5	17%	—	83%
-1	17%	23%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	17%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

42% ✓

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.