Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston

7 December 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Bobby Madley

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Michael Smith 76’
  • Emil Riis Jacobsen 14’

Match summary

Sheffield Wednesday and Preston shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Preston led 1-0 at half-time.

Emil Riis Jacobsen put Preston ahead in the 14th minute and Michael Smith equalised in the 76th minute.

Preston had the better of the chances, with 3.33 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Sheffield Wednesday's 1.46 from 13. Josh Windass had a penalty saved for Sheffield Wednesday.

Match stats

Sheffield Wednesday Preston
13 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 7
6 Corners 3
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.46 xG 3.39
0.67 Non-penalty xG 3.39

Key events

Sheffield Wednesday Preston
Kick-off
14’
Emil Riis Jacobsen0-1 (Preston)
Half-time0-1
Michael Smith1-1 (Sheffield Wednesday)
76’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Sheffield Wednesday
  • Shea Charles
  • Liam Palmer
  • Marvin Johnson
  • Nathaniel Chalobah
Preston
  • Ali McCann
  • Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

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 1.46 3.33 14’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 0-1 14’ 76’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 76’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.46 3.33 14’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), 0-1 Jacobsen 14’ 76’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), 1-1 Smith 76’
Sheffield Wednesday 1.46 xGPreston 3.33 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Sheffield Wednesday attacking 
14’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.95 xG, goal 53’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 49’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.67 xG, off target 19’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 49’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 71’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), set piece, 0.25 xG, saved 76’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 9’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 19’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 77’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 21’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 14’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.95 xG, goal 53’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), penalty, 0.79 xG, saved 49’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.67 xG, off target 19’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.38 xG, saved 49’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 71’ Andrew Hughes (Preston), set piece, 0.25 xG, saved 76’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 9’ Kaine Kesler-Hayden (Preston), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 19’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.12 xG, off target 77’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 21’ Ike Ugbo (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 64’ Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday), set piece, 0.06 xG, blocked 8’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 31’ Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 3’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 26’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 60’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 12’ Sam Greenwood (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 10’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Josh Windass (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Djeidi Gassama (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Shea Charles (Sheffield Wednesday), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 27’ 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

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Yan Valery Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Di'Shon Bernard
90′ – – – – – – –
Max Lowe
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.05 – – –
Shea Charles Taken off
73′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Liam Palmer Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Marvin Johnson
90′ – – – – – –
Josh Windass Taken off
65′ – – 4 0.93 – – –
Ike Ugbo Taken off
46′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Michael Smith
90′ 1 – 3 0.28 – – –
Pol Valentín Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 0.06 – – –
Svante Ingelsson Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Anthony Musaba Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Jamal Lowe Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
Nathaniel Chalobah Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – –
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 46% Avg odds 2.06
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Preston win 25% Avg odds 3.77

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.