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

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Championship · 2024-25

Sheffield Wednesday FC

1 – 1

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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 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

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

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

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Sheffield Wednesday FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' Max Lowe is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sheffield Wednesday FC so far.
10' 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.
14' Emil Riis Jakobsen puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
19' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Danny Röhl might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' Sheffield Wednesday FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
34' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
36' That looks like a foul for a card for Liam Palmer.
41' Over 41 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' Svante Ingelsson is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yan Valery at the 46 minute mark.
51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
56' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Palmer made 393 appearances and scored 14 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
61' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
63' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Alistair McCann gets a card.
65' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jamal Lowe is hanging Josh Windass on the field on 65 minute.
69' The referee calls foul for Shea Charles. He receives a card.
70' That looks like a foul for a card for Marvin Johnson.
73' Nathaniel Chalobah has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shea Charles on 73 minute.
76' Assisted by Anthony Musaba with the perfectly-timed delivery and Michael Smith makes no mistake. 1-1!
77' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is withdrawn and Duane Holmes gets his opportunity.
78' The referee has no hesitation. Nathaniel Chalobah is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — card on 78.
80' Stefan Teitur Thordarson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 80.
82' Time for substitution for Preston North End FC. Stefan Teitur Thordarson is replaced by Ben Whiteman.
87' Kaine Kesler has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 58 appearances.
89' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Emil Riis Jakobsen exits the field as Milutin Osmajic enters on 89.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Brad Potts	1
Michael Hector	1
Scott Sinclair	1
Barry Bannan	1
Tom Barkhuizen	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.