Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday

29 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee S Gill

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Emil Riis Jacobsen 29’, 79’
  • Sam Greenwood 64’ (pen)
  • Josh Windass 59’

Match summary

Preston beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Emil Riis Jacobsen put Preston ahead in the 29th minute. In the second half, Josh Windass equalised in the 59th minute, Sam Greenwood put Preston back in front from the penalty spot in the 64th minute, and Jacobsen made it 3-1 in the 79th minute.

The chances backed that up: Preston created 3.05 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 1.15 from 17.

Match stats

Preston Sheffield Wednesday
14 Shots 18
7 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.88 xG 1.15
2.09 Non-penalty xG 1.15

Key events

Preston Sheffield Wednesday
Kick-off
Emil Riis Jacobsen1-0 (Preston)
29’
Half-time1-0
59’
Josh Windass1-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
Sam Greenwood
Penalty
2-1 (Preston)
64’
Emil Riis Jacobsen3-1 (Preston)
79’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Mads Frøkjær
  • Duane Holmes

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.05 1.15 29’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 1-0 29’ 59’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 59’ 64’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), 2-1 64’ 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 3-1 79’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.05 1.15 29’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 1-0 Jacobsen 29’ 59’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 Windass 59’ 64’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), 2-1 Greenwood 64’ 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 3-1 Jacobsen 79’
Preston 3.05 xGSheffield Wednesday 1.15 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sheffield Wednesday attacking Preston attacking 
64’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 29’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.77 xG, goal 68’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 51’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 48’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 58’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 40’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 66’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90+8’ Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 25’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 64’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 29’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.77 xG, goal 68’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.52 xG, saved 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.42 xG, saved 79’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.40 xG, goal 51’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.32 xG, blocked 48’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 3’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 62’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 44’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 48’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 71’ Jack Whatmough (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 17’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 58’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 38’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 40’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 48’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 79’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 55’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 69’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 84’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+2’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 66’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 25’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 62’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+8’ Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+2’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Marvin Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 2’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Bowler Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
71′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.32 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Will Keane Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Taken off
89′ 2 – 4 1.61 – – –
90′ 1 – 6 1.02 – – –
Mads Frøkjær Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – –
Ben Whiteman Came on as a substitute
19′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Duane Holmes Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – –
Milutin Osmajić Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
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 33% Avg odds 2.82
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.06
Sheffield Wednesday win 36% Avg odds 2.66

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.