Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday

29 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Rebecca Welch

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Marvin Johnson 27’

Match summary

Sheffield Wednesday beat Preston 1-0 on the road. Sheffield Wednesday led 1-0 at half-time.

Marvin Johnson put Sheffield Wednesday ahead in the 27th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Preston created 0.53 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Sheffield Wednesday 0.51 from 6. Sheffield Wednesday had a player sent off.

Match stats

Preston Sheffield Wednesday
9 Shots 6
2 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 0
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
0.53 xG 0.51
0.53 Non-penalty xG 0.51

Key events

Preston Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
27’
Marvin Johnson0-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Brad Potts
  • Liam Lindsay
  • Milutin Osmajić
  • Mads Frøkjær
Sheffield Wednesday
  • George Byers
  • Cameron Dawson
  • Anthony Musaba

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 0.51 27’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 27’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.53 0.51 27’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), 0-1 Johnson 27’
Preston 0.53 xGSheffield Wednesday 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Preston attacking 
27’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 87’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 74’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 50’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 23’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 3’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Brad Potts (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved 27’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 87’ Ched Evans (Preston), open play, 0.16 xG, saved 74’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 50’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, hit the woodwork 77’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 4’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 25’ Will Vaulks (Sheffield Wednesday), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 23’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 48’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Brad Potts (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Michael Ihiekwe (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Jack Whatmough Taken off
57′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Duane Holmes Taken off
57′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Ali McCann Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Milutin Osmajić Taken off
75′ – – – – – –
Jordan Storey Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – –
Ched Evans Came on as a substitute
33′ – – 1 0.16 – – –
Mads Frøkjær Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 2 0.18 – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Came on as a substitute
15′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 42% Avg odds 2.27
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.06
Sheffield Wednesday win 27% Avg odds 3.52

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.