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 Commentary

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

SHW		PNE
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 Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	27	+22	53
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	27	+17	51

Full Standings

Line-Ups

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.

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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