Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston

19 August 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Simpson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Liam Lindsay 49’

Match summary

Preston took a 1-0 win at Sheffield Wednesday. It was goalless at half-time.

Liam Lindsay put Preston ahead with a header in the 49th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Sheffield Wednesday created 0.45 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots, Preston 0.40 from 5.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Preston
8 Shots 5
3 Shots on Target 2
0 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.45 xG 0.40
0.45 Non-penalty xG 0.40

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Preston
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
49’
Liam Lindsay0-1 (Preston)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Devis Vásquez
Preston
  • Ryan Ledson

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 0.45 0.40 49’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), 0-1 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.45 0.40 49’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), 0-1 Lindsay 49’
Sheffield Wednesday 0.45 xGPreston 0.40 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
38’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 33’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 9’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 18’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Alan Browne (Preston), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.19 xG, saved 33’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 9’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 49’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 18’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ Alan Browne (Preston), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 72’ Lee Gregory (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 89’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 21’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 69’ Juan Delgado (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 80’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – –
Liam Palmer
90′ – – – – – – –
Dominic Iorfa
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
George Byers
90′ – – – – – – –
Momo Diaby Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
Juan Delgado Taken off
72′ – – 3 0.13 – – –
Barry Bannan
90′ – – 3 0.09 – – –
Anthony Musaba Taken off
72′ – – – – – – –
Lee Gregory Taken off
77′ – – 2 0.23 – – –
Michael Smith Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Djeidi Gassama Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Callum Paterson Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Ashley Fletcher Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
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

Sheffield Wednesday win 37% Avg odds 2.56
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.18
Preston win 33% Avg odds 2.88

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.