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Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday
29 Dec 2024, 12:30 · Championship · 2024/2025
Referee
Sunny Sukhvir GillChampionship 2024/2025 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Preston North EndMin
Sheffield Wednesday- ⚽
Emil Riis 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jack Whatmough
Right foot shot
29′ - 46′⇄
Djeidi Gassama
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Nathaniel Chalobah
- 59′⚽
Josh Windass 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Djeidi Gassama
Right foot shot
- ⚽
Sam Greenwood 2-1
Penalty · Penalty
Penalty
64′ - ⇄
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Will Keane
65′ - 68′⇄
Iké Ugbo
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Michael Smith
- ⇄
Ben Whiteman
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Stefán Teitur Thórdarson
71′ - ⇄
Duane Holmes
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Josh Bowler
72′ - 77′⇄
Charlie McNeill
Substitution · Substitution because of injury
Off: Dominic Iorfa
- 78′⇄
Svante Ingelsson
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Yan Valery
- ⚽
Emil Riis 3-1
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
79′ - 83′⇄
Jamal Lowe
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Josh Windass
Duane Holmes
Yellowcard
Time wasting
85′- ⇄
Milutin Osmajic
Substitution · Tactical sub
Off: Emil Riis
89′ Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
Yellowcard
Argument
90+7′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6.90 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.80 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.61 | |
| 72 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.41 | |
| 71 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.35 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.47 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.41 | |
| 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.20 | |
| 89 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | 8.47 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 8.32 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 18 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.69 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.19 | |
| 19 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.43 | |
| 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.45 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.
Preston North End
Latest: Hull City · 1–0
Match stats
26 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Home vs Hull City · 2024/2025
Sheffield Wednesday
Latest: Middlesbrough · 3–3
Match stats
26 Dec 2024, 15:00 · Away vs Middlesbrough · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Preston North End’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Preston North End’s home games with Sheffield Wednesday’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Preston North End
Yellow cards
Tackles
Sheffield Wednesday
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous meetings
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