Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday

Championship 29 Dec 2024, 12:30
Preston North End
Preston North End
3–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 S. Gill Round 24

Match report

Preston North End beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 in the Championship on 29 December 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Sheffield Wednesday had 18 shots to Preston North End's 14.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with S. Gill in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 14 - 18 On target 7 - 3 Corners 3 - 6 Fouls 15 - 18 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Emil Riis Jacobsen
Preston North End · 2 goals
8 Sam Greenwood 1 goal
8 Josh Windass 1 goal
8 Jack Whatmough 1 assist
8 Andrew Hughes captained the side
First half vs second half
Preston North End stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 12–11
Shots On Goal 1–0 6–3
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 1–4 2–2
Match statistics
3 Corners 6
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
62 Attacks 101
39 Dangerous Attacks 61
5 On Target 4
7 Off Target 13
14 Shots Total 18
7 Shots On Goal 3
2 Shots Off Goal 6
5 Shots Blocked 9
7 Shots Inside Box 10
7 Shots Outside Box 8
15 Fouls 18
3 Corners 6
42% Ball Possession 58%
2 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 4
313 Passes Total 430
243 Passes Accurate 348
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
1 F. Woodman
14 J. Storey 5 J. Whatmough 16 A. Hughes
40 J. Bowler 22 S. Þórðarson 8 A. McCann 29 K. Kesler-Hayden
7 W. Keane
9 E. Jacobsen 20 S. Greenwood
Sheffield Wednesday · 3-4-3
1 J. Beadle
27 Y. Valery 6 D. Iorfa 3 M. Lowe
14 P. Valentín 44 S. Charles 4 N. Chalobah 18 M. Johnson
11 J. Windass 24 M. Smith 10 B. Bannan
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 4 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 25 Duane Holmes
  • 28 Milutin Osmajić
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 26 Patrick Bauer
  • 34 Kitt Nelson
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 23 Jeppe Okkels
Sheffield Wednesday
Coach
D. Röhl
Substitutes
  • 41 Djeidi Gassama
  • 12 Ike Ugbo
  • 17 Charlie McNeill
  • 8 Svante Ingelsson
  • 9 Jamal Lowe
  • 47 Pierce Charles
  • 2 Liam Palmer
  • 33 Gabriel Otegbayo
  • 13 Callum Paterson
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ D. Gassama ↓ N. Chalobah Sheffield Wednesday
  • 65' ↑ M. Frøkjær-Jensen ↓ W. Keane Preston North End
  • 68' ↑ I. Ugbo ↓ M. Smith Sheffield Wednesday
  • 71' ↑ B. Whiteman ↓ S. Þórðarson Preston North End
  • 72' ↑ D. Holmes ↓ J. Bowler Preston North End
  • 77' ↑ C. McNeill ↓ D. Iorfa Sheffield Wednesday
  • 78' ↑ S. Ingelsson ↓ Y. Valery Sheffield Wednesday
  • 83' ↑ J. Lowe ↓ J. Windass Sheffield Wednesday
  • 89' ↑ M. Osmajić ↓ E. Riis Preston North End
Cards
  • 85' D. Holmes Preston North End
  • 90+7' M. Frokjaer-Jensen Preston North End
Head-to-head
Preston North End 6 1 draws 2 Sheffield Wednesday
2026-01-01 Preston vs Sheffield Wed 3 - 0
2025-11-29 Sheffield Wed vs Preston 2 - 3
2024-12-29 Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 1
2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End 1 - 1
2023-12-29 Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 1
2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End 0 - 1
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Sheffield Wednesday D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday?
Preston North End won 3-1 against Sheffield Wednesday on 29 December 2024.
Who won Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday?
Preston North End won the match 3-1.
Where was Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday?
Sheffield Wednesday had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.