English League Championship

Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 29': Emil Riis Jakobsen
  • 64': Sam Greenwood (P)
  • 79': Emil Riis Jakobsen
FT
3 - 1
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 59': Josh Windass

About

Preston North End are hosting Sheffield Wednesday at Deepdale, Preston, 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.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 3': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 4': Delay in match (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Foul by Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End).
  • 10': Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 11': Josh Bowler (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 13': Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 17': Emil Riis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 20': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 21': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 25': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shea Charles with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Hand ball by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 26': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 26': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 27': Will Keane (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 28': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Whatmough with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 30': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 30': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 32': Hand ball by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 36': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yan Valery.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Hand ball by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
  • 40': Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 41': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 43': Hand ball by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 44': Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 45'+1': Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yan Valery.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Djeidi Gassama replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • 47': Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 47': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Smith.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djeidi Gassama.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 49': Delay in match because of an injury Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Ali McCann (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Greenwood.
  • 51': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Max Lowe.
  • 52': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
  • 52': Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 55': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 55': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 55': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Bowler.
  • 59': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Djeidi Gassama.
  • 62': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali McCann.
  • 63': Penalty Preston North End. Josh Bowler draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 63': Penalty conceded by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Goal! Preston North End 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 65': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Will Keane.
  • 65': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
  • 66': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  • 67': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Preston North End).
  • 67': Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Iké Ugbo replaces Michael Smith.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Iké Ugbo.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Iké Ugbo.
  • 70': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Jack Whatmough (Preston North End) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
  • 71': Substitution, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman replaces Stefán Thórdarson.
  • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Josh Bowler.
  • 73': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 77': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 77': Foul by Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 77': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Charlie McNeill replaces Dominic Iorfa because of an injury.
  • 78': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Svante Ingelsson replaces Yan Valery.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 79': Goal! Preston North End 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Emil Riis (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 80': Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  • 81': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 83': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe replaces Josh Windass.
  • 83': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
  • 83': Iké Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Hand ball by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 85': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Foul by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 86': Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 88': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Emil Riis.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+6': Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+8': Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Iké Ugbo with a headed pass.
  • 90'+8': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Foul by Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 3, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Statistics

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18 Fouls 15
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 2
58.3 Possession 41.7
17 SHOTS 14
3 ON GOAL 7
0.2 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
347 Accurate Passes 246
431 Passes 314
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 2
24 Crosses 13
0.2 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 59
23 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
9 Blocked Shots 5
8 Effective Tackles 4
16 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.4
9 Interceptions 12
23 Effective Clearances 40
23 Clearances 40

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 19,950

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Sheffield United 39 +27 83
2 Leeds United 39 +51 81
3 Burnley 39 +42 81
4 Sunderland 39 +19 72
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
5 Jack Whatmough
16 Andrew Hughes
14 Jordan Storey
8 Alistair McCann
22 Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
7 Will Keane
29 Kaine Kesler Hayden
40 Josh Bowler
20 Sam Greenwood
9 Emil Riis Jakobsen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Milutin Osmajic, Duane Holmes, Mads Frökjaer, David Cornell, Jeppe Okkels, Benjamin Whiteman, Kitt Nelson, Patrick Bauer, Ryan Ledson.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 James Beadle (GK)
6 Dominic Iorfa
3 Max Lowe
27 Yan Valery
4 Nathaniel Chalobah
44 Shea Charles
18 Marvin Johnson
14 Pol Valentín
24 Michael Smith
10 Barry Bannan
11 Josh Windass
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Liam Palmer, Gabriel Otegbayo, Callum Paterson, Svante Ingelsson, Jamal Lowe, Pierce Charles, Charlie McNeill, Djeidi Gassama, Ike Ugbo.

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