English League Championship

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
    FT
    0 - 1
    Preston North End
    • 49': Liam Lindsay

    About

    Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Preston North End at Hillsborough, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 3': Will Keane (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan is caught offside.
    • 6': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 6': Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer is caught offside.
    • 8': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Lee Gregory is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kian Best with a cross.
    • 9': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Devis Vásquez.
    • 11': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Foul by Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 14': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 14': Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 16': Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Musaba.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
    • 23': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 23': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 25': Bambo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 26': Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
    • 27': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Momo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 29': Foul by Kian Best (Preston North End).
    • 29': Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Will Keane (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kian Best.
    • 36': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Foul by Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 38': Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a through ball.
    • 38': Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 43': Delay in match because of an injury George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+2': Akin Famewo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Duane Holmes (Preston North End).
    • 45'+3': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 0, Preston North End 0.
    • 48': Foul by Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 48': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 49': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 0, Preston North End 1. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kian Best with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 51': Foul by Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 51': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 51': Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Kian Best (Preston North End).
    • 52': Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 55': Foul by Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 55': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 59': Momo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Lee Gregory.
    • 62': Foul by Kian Best (Preston North End).
    • 62': Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Delay in match because of an injury Momo Diaby (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 65': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Michael Smith replaces Momo Diaby because of an injury.
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Akin Famewo with a cross.
    • 69': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 70': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Palmer with a cross.
    • 72': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Djeidi Gassama replaces Anthony Musaba.
    • 72': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Callum Paterson replaces Juan Delgado.
    • 73': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Foul by Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 73': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Lee Gregory is caught offside.
    • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Duane Holmes.
    • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Jack Whatmough replaces Kian Best.
    • 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Ashley Fletcher replaces Lee Gregory.
    • 79': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 79': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordan Storey with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 81': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
    • 82': Devis Vásquez (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 88': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 88': Freddie Woodman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, Preston North End. Noah Mawene replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+1': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ryan Ledson (Preston North End).
    • 90'+3': Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Preston North End 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Preston North End 1.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 14
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 0
    3 Saves 1
    47.3 Possession 52.7
    5 SHOTS 8
    2 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    221 Accurate Passes 288
    348 Passes 396
    0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 4
    16 Crosses 15
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    86 Long Balls 78
    24 Accurate Long Balls 33
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    1 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 8
    17 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 8
    16 Effective Clearances 11
    16 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Hillsborough
    Location: Sheffield, England
    Attendance: 25,138

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SHW Sheffield Wednesday (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    36 Devis Vásquez (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Bambo Diaby
    6 Dominic Iorfa
    23 Akin Famewo
    2 Liam Palmer
    10 Barry Bannan
    44 Mohamed Diaby
    8 George Byers
    9 Lee Gregory
    45 Anthony Musaba
    15 Juan Delgado
    Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
    Michael Ihiekwe, Ashley Fletcher, Josh Windass, Callum Paterson, Michael Smith, Will Vaulks, Djeidi Gassama, Tyreeq Bakinson, Cameron Dawson.

    PNE Preston North End (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
    6 Liam Lindsay
    16 Andrew Hughes
    14 Jordan Storey
    18 Ryan Ledson Yellow Card
    8 Alan Browne
    33 Kian Best
    44 Brad Potts
    7 Will Keane
    10 Mads Frökjaer
    25 Duane Holmes
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Kian Taylor, David Cornell, Felipe, Lewis Leigh, Greg Cunningham, Noah Mawene, Patrick Bauer, Ben Woodburn, Jack Whatmough.

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