English League Championship

Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 32': Daniel Johnson (P)
  • 65': Daniel Johnson (P)
FT
2 - 1
Sheffield Wednesday
  • 78': Steven Fletcher

About

Preston North End are hosting Sheffield Wednesday at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
  • 2': Declan Rudd (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 2': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 3': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Tom Lees tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
  • 4': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Moses Odubajo.
  • 6': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 6': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 8': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 8': Patrick Bauer (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Jacob Murphy (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Odubajo.
  • 20': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
  • 21': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
  • 24': Hand ball by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 27': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 29': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 29': Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ben Pearson.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
  • 31': Penalty Preston North End. Sean Maguire draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 31': Penalty conceded by Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 32': Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 35': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 35': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 35': Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 37': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 37': Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
  • 41': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Moses Odubajo tries a through ball, but Julian Börner is caught offside.
  • 41': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Julian Börner.
  • 43': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 45': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Foul by Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Fernando Forestieri replaces Jacob Murphy.
  • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 49': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Julian Börner.
  • 51': Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Patrick Bauer (Preston North End).
  • 51': Hand ball by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 52': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Morgan Fox tries a through ball, but Barry Bannan is caught offside.
  • 53': Offside, Preston North End. Joseph Rafferty tries a through ball, but Daniel Johnson is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 54': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 56': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Lees.
  • 57': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 57': Kieran Lee (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Preston North End. Tom Barkhuizen replaces Billy Bodin.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darnell Fisher.
  • 60': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Keiren Westwood.
  • 62': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 62': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
  • 62': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Storey replaces Patrick Bauer because of an injury.
  • 64': Penalty Preston North End. Sean Maguire draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Penalty conceded by Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': Moses Odubajo (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Goal! Preston North End 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Adam Reach replaces Moses Odubajo.
  • 67': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 69': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 70': Attempt missed. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
  • 72': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Kieran Lee.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 74': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 78': Goal! Preston North End 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Reach with a cross.
  • 79': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Morgan Fox following a corner.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fernando Forestieri.
  • 80': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Atdhe Nuhiu (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Lees with a headed pass.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 83': Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 83': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Preston North End).
  • 84': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Foul by Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 84': Adam Reach (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher replaces Daniel Johnson.
  • 87': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Morgan Fox.
  • 90': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
  • 90': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a cross.
  • 90': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Alan Browne.
  • 90'+1': Declan Rudd (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Fernando Forestieri (Sheffield Wednesday).
  • 90'+3': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
  • 90'+3': Kadeem Harris (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Julian Börner (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu tries a through ball, but Steven Fletcher is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Morgan Fox (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 2, Sheffield Wednesday 1.

Statistics

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16 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
7 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 2
46.3 Possession 53.7
11 SHOTS 8
3 ON GOAL 4
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 2
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 2
196 Accurate Passes 236
288 Passes 336
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 4
21 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 70
20 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
12 Effective Tackles 14
14 Tackles 20
0.9 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 3
20 Effective Clearances 24
20 Clearances 24

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 15,715

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Queens Park Rangers 1 +2 3
2 Millwall 1 +2 3
3 Swansea City 1 +1 3
4 West Bromwich Albion 1 +1 3
Full Table

Line-Ups

PNE Preston North End (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Declan Rudd (GK)
6 Ben Davies
21 Patrick Bauer
15 Joseph Rafferty
2 Darnell Fisher
11 Daniel Johnson
8 Alan Browne
4 Ben Pearson
20 Jayden Stockley
24 Sean Maguire
39 Billy Bodin
Preston North End Substitutes:
Tom Barkhuizen, Andre Green, Brad Potts, Connor Ripley, Josh Harrop, Paul Gallagher, Jordan Storey.

SHW Sheffield Wednesday (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Kieren Westwood (GK)
13 Julian Borner
15 Tom Lees
3 Morgan Fox Yellow Card
22 Moses Odubajo Yellow Card
23 Sam Hutchinson
10 Barry Bannan
5 Kieran Lee
9 Steven Fletcher
7 Kadeem Harris
14 Jacob Murphy
Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
Massimo Luongo, Adam Reach, Dominic Iorfa, Jordan Rhodes, Fernando Forestieri, Atdhe Nuhiu, Cameron Dawson.

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