Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Preston North End

77': Greg Cunningham

FT
1 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

90'+4': Adam Reach

Adam Reach grabs Sheffield Wednesday's late leveller at Preston

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
6': Delay in match Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
7': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Daniel Johnson.
10': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
10': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
11': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
13': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
16': Callum Robinson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
16': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
20': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
20': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Attempt missed. Simon Makienok (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
30': Foul by Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday).
30': Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30': Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
36': Offside, Preston North End. Ben Pearson tries a through ball, but Daniel Johnson is caught offside.
36': Delay in match Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
39': Delay in match Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) because of an injury.
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Attempt missed. Ross Wallace (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Atdhe Nuhiu.
45': Foul by Alex Baptiste (Preston North End).
45': Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
45': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. David Jones replaces Atdhe Nuhiu.
50': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Lees.
51': Attempt blocked. Paul Huntington (Preston North End) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
51': Attempt missed. Alex Baptiste (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Clarke following a corner.
52': Offside, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher tries a through ball, but Callum Robinson is caught offside.
53': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
54': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Robinson.
59': Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
59': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
59': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
59': Keiren Westwood (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Hugill replaces Simon Makienok.
60': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Keiren Westwood tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
61': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
62': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jack Hunt replaces Liam Palmer.
66': Foul by Aiden McGeady (Preston North End).
66': Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Barry Bannan tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
69': Attempt blocked. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
69': Offside, Preston North End. Ben Pearson tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
71': Attempt missed. Daniel Pudil (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the left.
72': Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
73': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
73': Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
74': Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
76': Foul by David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday).
77': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Aiden McGeady.
80': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
80': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Lucas João replaces Ross Wallace.
81': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sam Hutchinson.
82': Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Daniel Johnson following a corner.
82': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Daniel Pudil.
83': Attempt saved. Tom Clarke (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Johnson with a cross.
85': Attempt missed. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
86': Substitution, Preston North End. Thomas Spurr replaces Callum Robinson.
88': Attempt missed. David Jones (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
88': Foul by Alex Baptiste (Preston North End).
88': Lucas João (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89': Substitution, Preston North End. Alan Browne replaces Aiden McGeady.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
90'+1': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
90'+1': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
90'+4': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Statistics

SHW		PNE
7	Fouls	5
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
1	Corner Kicks	5
5	Saves	0
53.5	Possession	46.5
8	SHOTS	15
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
344	Accurate Passes	293
455	Passes	386
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	6
19	Crosses	29
0.2	Cross %	0.2
81	Long Balls	78
35	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	7
20	Tackles	12
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
29	Effective Clearances	31
29	Clearances	31

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 14,802

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Preston North End (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
23	Paul Huntington
5	Tom Clarke
3	Greg Cunningham
27	Alex Baptiste
11	Daniel Johnson
4	Ben Pearson
14	Aiden McGeady
12	Paul Gallagher
9	Simon Makienok
37	Callum Robinson

Preston North End Substitutes:

Marnick Vermijl, Eoin Doyle, Jordan Hugill, Ben Pringle, Anders Lindegaard, Thomas Spurr, Alan Browne.

Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Kieren Westwood (GK)
12	Glenn Loovens
15	Tom Lees
36	Daniel Pudil
16	Liam Palmer
41	Barry Bannan
23	Sam Hutchinson
9	Adam Reach
33	Ross Wallace
44	Atdhe Nuhiu
6	Steven Fletcher

Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:

Joe Wildsmith, George Hirst, Jack Hunt, David Jones, Vincent Sasso, Modou Sougou, Lucas João.

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