English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 48': Tom Barkhuizen
FT
1 - 0
Sheffield Wednesday
  • Red Card 17': 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 Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Barry Bannan.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Lees with a headed pass.
  • 9': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Paul Huntington.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
  • 11': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 13': Foul by Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 13': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Lees.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 15': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Callum Paterson.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joseph Rafferty with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 17': Joseph Rafferty (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the red card.
  • 21': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 21': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Moses Odubajo.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
  • 27': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Moses Odubajo.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
  • 30': Foul by Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End).
  • 30': Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 32': Foul by Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Massimo Luongo (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Paterson.
  • 33': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
  • 33': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
  • 35': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 37': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Julian Börner.
  • 40': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 40': Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
  • 45': Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Jayden Stockley replaces Brad Potts.
  • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher replaces Joseph Rafferty.
  • 48': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Scott Sinclair (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Lees with a headed pass.
  • 62': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Joey Pelupessy replaces Massimo Luongo.
  • 62': Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 63': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jayden Stockley.
  • 63': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
  • 69': Foul by Callum Paterson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 69': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Paul Gallagher following a set piece situation.
  • 70': Offside, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson tries a through ball, but Emil Riis Jakobsen is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, Preston North End. Sean Maguire replaces Emil Riis Jakobsen.
  • 72': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Pearson replaces Ryan Ledson.
  • 74': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordan Rhodes replaces Moses Odubajo.
  • 75': Hand ball by Jayden Stockley (Preston North End).
  • 76': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 76': Joey Pelupessy (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Hand ball by Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
  • 80': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Isaiah Brown replaces Callum Paterson.
  • 83': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 83': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 86': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 89': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Patrick Bauer.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Jayden Stockley (Preston North End).
  • 90'+1': Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
  • 90'+3': Joost van Aken (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 0
25.7 Possession 74.3
5 SHOTS 9
0 ON GOAL 1
0.0 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
127 Accurate Passes 554
223 Passes 647
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 7
13 Crosses 35
0.1 Cross % 0.2
68 Long Balls 65
12 Accurate Long Balls 37
0.2 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 10
12 Tackles 16
0.9 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 7
26 Effective Clearances 17
26 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, 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

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

No. Name
1 Declan Rudd (GK)
23 Paul Huntington
5 Patrick Bauer
15 Joseph Rafferty
2 Darnell Fisher
44 Brad Potts
11 Daniel Johnson
18 Ryan Ledson
19 Emil Riis Jakobsen
31 Scott Sinclair
29 Tom Barkhuizen
Preston North End Substitutes:
Tom Bayliss, Joshua Earl, Sean Maguire, Jayden Stockley, Adam O'Reilly, Jordan Storey, Connor Ripley, Paul Gallagher, Ben Pearson.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Kieren Westwood (GK)
13 Julian Borner
15 Tom Lees
4 Joost van Aken Yellow Card
2 Liam Palmer
10 Barry Bannan
5 Callum Paterson
21 Massimo Luongo
11 Adam Reach
22 Moses Odubajo
18 Josh Windass Red Card
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Matt Penney, Liam Shaw, Alex Hunt, Elias Kachunga, Fisayo Dele-Bashiru, Joe Wildsmith, Jordan Rhodes, Isaiah Brown, Joel Pelupessy.

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