Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston match stats & report

1–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 19 · Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield · Ref R. Madley

Sheffield Wednesday stats & fixtures · Preston stats & fixtures

Sheffield Wednesday drew with Preston 1–1 in the Championship on 7 December 2024. Expected goals finished 1.46–3.34. Sheffield Wednesday had 54% of the ball.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston match statistics

Sheffield WednesdayPreston

54% Ball possession 46%
1.46 Expected goals (xG) 3.34
13 Total shots 14
4 Shots on target 7
6 Shots off target 6
3 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 11
6 Corners 3
16 Fouls 9
1 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 2
455 Passes 382
84% Pass accuracy 79%
6 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

14' Goal E. Riis Preston
36' Yellow card L. Palmer Sheffield Wednesday
53' Penalty missed J. Windass Sheffield Wednesday
63' Yellow card A. McCann Preston
69' Yellow card S. Charles Sheffield Wednesday
70' Yellow card M. Johnson Sheffield Wednesday
76' Goal M. Smith (assist A. Musaba) Sheffield Wednesday
78' Yellow card N. Chalobah Sheffield Wednesday
81' Yellow card S. Þórðarson Preston

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sheffield Wednesday

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 D. Röhl

1 J. Beadle

3 M. Lowe 5 D. Bernard 27 Y. Valery

18 M. Johnson 2 L. Palmer 44 S. Charles 41 D. Gassama

12 I. Ugbo 11 J. Windass

24 M. Smith

Bench A. Musaba , Pol Valentín , S. Ingelsson , J. Lowe , N. Chalobah , D. Iorfa , C. McNeill , P. Charles , Michael Ihiekwe

Preston

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 P. Heckingbottom

1 F. Woodman

16 A. Hughes 5 Jack Whatmough 14 J. Storey

29 K. Kesler-Hayden 22 S. Þórðarson 8 A. McCann 44 B. Potts

10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen 20 S. Greenwood

9 E. Riis

Bench D. Holmes , B. Whiteman , M. Osmajić , J. Bowler , Ryan Ledson , D. Cornell , L. Lindsay , P. Bauer , W. Keane

Form guide

Sheffield Wednesday at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Preston away

0–1–9 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 2.5 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Dec 23	Preston v Sheffield Wednesday	0–1
19 Aug 23	Sheffield Wednesday v Preston	0–1

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston head-to-head record