English League Championship

FT Saturday, December 3, 2016
Preston North End LLWDD 1
–
Sheffield Wednesday WLLDW 2
1st2ndT
PNE011
SHW112
Hillsborough · 24,843 att.

Match Report

Three sent off as Sheffield Wednesday hold on to beat Preston

Three sent off as Sheffield Wednesday hold on to beat Preston

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
2
49.8
Possession
50.2
15
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
293
Accurate Passes
311
393
Passes
404
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
75
26
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
15
Effective Tackles
8
22
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
31
Effective Clearances
25
31
Clearances
25

Head to Head

SHW leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SHW · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kieren WestwoodG
  2. 12Glenn LoovensCD-L
  3. 15Tom LeesCD-R
  4. 9Adam ReachLB
  5. 32Jack HuntRB
  6. 5Kieran LeeCM-L
  7. 23Sam HutchinsonCM-R
  8. 33Ross WallaceLM
  9. 41Barry BannanRM
  10. 19Lucas JoãoCF-L
  11. 45Fernando ForestieriCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3David JonesSUB
  2. 16Liam PalmerSUB
  3. 44Atdhe NuhiuSUB
  4. 36Daniel PudilSUB
  5. 38William BuckleySUB
  6. 6Steven FletcherSUB
  7. 25Cameron DawsonSUB

PNE · 4-3-3

  1. 22Chris MaxwellG
  2. 6Bailey WrightCD-L
  3. 5Tom ClarkeCD-R
  4. 3Greg CunninghamLB
  5. 27Alex BaptisteRB
  6. 4Ben PearsonCM
  7. 8Alan BrowneLM
  8. 11Daniel JohnsonRM
  9. 25Jordan HugillF
  10. 37Callum RobinsonLF
  11. 14Aiden McGeadyRF

Substitutes

  1. 1Anders LindegaardSUB
  2. 23Paul HuntingtonSUB
  3. 18Ben PringleSUB
  4. 9Simon MakienokSUB
  5. 13Eoin DoyleSUB
  6. 2Marnick VermijlSUB
  7. 10Jermaine BeckfordSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Preston North End 0. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adam Reach.
  2. 27' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. William Buckley replaces Ross Wallace because of an injury.
  3. 35' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. David Jones replaces Glenn Loovens because of an injury.
  4. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Marnick Vermijl replaces Aiden McGeady.
  5. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Jermaine Beckford replaces Alan Browne.
  6. 58' Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  8. 74' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Steven Fletcher replaces Lucas João because of an injury.
  9. 79' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Preston North End 0. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  10. 81' Substitution, Preston North End. Eoin Doyle replaces Alex Baptiste.
  11. 82' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 2, Preston North End 1. Eoin Doyle (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  12. 90' Eoin Doyle (Preston North End) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
  13. 90' Jermaine Beckford (Preston North End) is shown the red card for violent conduct.

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