English League Championship

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End, 2020-21 English League Championship, Regular Season

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

    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 Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 4': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 4': Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 4': Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
    • 6': Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Keiren Westwood tries a through ball, but Callum Paterson is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.
    • 16': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 19': Attempt saved. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
    • 20': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
    • 20': Tom Lees (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen.
    • 22': Offside, Preston North End. Benjamin Whiteman tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
    • 28': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 28': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 33': Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 34': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 37': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sam Hutchinson.
    • 43': Foul by Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 43': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Preston North End 0. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elias Kachunga with a headed pass.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Scott Sinclair (Preston North End).
    • 45'+1': Osaze Urhoghide (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Matt Penney (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Palmer with a cross.
    • 46': Foul by Osaze Urhoghide (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 46': Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
    • 54': Elias Kachunga (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 54': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Attempt saved. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ben Davies.
    • 64': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jayson Molumby.
    • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Brad Potts.
    • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Ryan Ledson.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
    • 71': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Josh Windass replaces Elias Kachunga.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Penney.
    • 72': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
    • 73': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan tries a through ball, but Tom Lees is caught offside.
    • 75': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Matt Penney.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alan Browne with a cross.
    • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Greg Cunningham replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
    • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Billy Bodin replaces Jayson Molumby.
    • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty replaces Andrew Hughes.
    • 80': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Massimo Luongo replaces Adam Reach.
    • 81': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan tries a through ball, but Josh Windass is caught offside.
    • 83': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordan Rhodes replaces Callum Paterson.
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 85': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Johnson.
    • 85': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Osaze Urhoghide (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 85': Osaze Urhoghide (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Alan Browne.
    • 88': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ben Davies (Preston North End).
    • 90'+1': Jordan Rhodes (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End).
    • 90'+3': Matt Penney (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Preston North End 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Preston North End 0.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 7
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    1 Saves 3
    58.2 Possession 41.8
    10 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    376 Accurate Passes 247
    502 Passes 363
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 1
    15 Crosses 15
    0.3 Cross % 0.1
    84 Long Balls 74
    29 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
    3 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    8 Tackles 14
    0.9 Tackle % 0.7
    9 Interceptions 16
    19 Effective Clearances 23
    19 Clearances 23

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Hillsborough
    Location: Sheffield, England

    EFL Championship Standings

    # 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 Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    1 Kieren Westwood (GK)
    6 Sam Hutchinson
    19 Osaze Urhoghide Yellow Card
    15 Tom Lees
    10 Barry Bannan
    8 Joel Pelupessy
    11 Adam Reach
    14 Matt Penney
    2 Liam Palmer
    5 Callum Paterson
    45 Elias Kachunga
    Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
    Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Jack Marriott, Julian Borner, Jordan Rhodes, Andre Green, Joe Wildsmith, Kadeem Harris, Massimo Luongo, Josh Windass.

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

    No. Name
    22 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    6 Ben Davies
    23 Paul Huntington
    16 Andrew Hughes
    8 Alan Browne
    21 Jayson Molumby
    17 Benjamin Whiteman Yellow Card
    18 Ryan Ledson
    19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
    44 Brad Potts
    31 Scott Sinclair
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Billy Bodin, Joseph Rafferty, Ched Evans, Tom Barkhuizen, Matthew Hudson, Greg Cunningham, Daniel Johnson, Tom Bayliss, Jordan Storey.

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