Preston v Sheffield Wednesday result

Full-time · Preston 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Sat, 21 Nov 2020 15:00 GMT · Deepdale

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Preston · Sheffield Wednesday · Head-to-head

Preston 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday — Preston won this Championship match.

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: D. Webb
Head-to-head (last 6): Preston 3 · draws 1 · Sheffield Wednesday 2 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 2W 0D 3L · Sheffield Wednesday 1W 1D 3L

Preston 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 0.5

Goals

against 1.25 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.25

Corners

against 4.75 / 5.75 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5.75 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 4 / 4 · 2 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 1.25 / 1.25 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

2.8 yellows

Referee · D. Webb

1.1 home / 1.7 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Sheffield Wednesday for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 5.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11.5 for · 13.5 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	10.75 for · 12.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	5.75 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.75 for · 10.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12.75 for · 11.25 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.25 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: D. Webb — 2.8 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 10 matches (1.1 to the home side, 1.7 to the away side).

Home 1.1Away 1.7

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Stockley n 8	53	3.2 7/4	2.3 5/3	—
D. Fisher n 8	71.8	2.2 7/3	3.1 8/6	—
S. Maguire n 8	47.3	1.9 5/2	1.2 5/0	—
J. Harrop n 8	62.9	1.6 6/3	1.8 5/3	—
E. Riis n 8	57.9	1.6 4/1	2.3 5/4	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Stockley n 8	53	2.5 7/3	1.7 6/2
T. Barkhuizen n 8	31	2.5 4/2	1.8 4/1
A. Browne n 8	90	1.8 7/3	0.8 3/2
J. Harrop n 8	62.9	1.8 5/4	0.9 3/2
B. Potts n 8	73	1.7 6/3	0.8 4/1

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Sinclair n 8	79.6	0.6 3/1	0 0/0
Daniel Johnson n 8	77.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
R. Ledson n 8	77.1	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
D. Fisher n 8	71.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Harrop n 8	62.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Browne n 8	90	3 7/5
R. Ledson n 8	77.1	2.9 6/6
D. Fisher n 8	71.8	2.5 8/5
B. Potts n 8	73	2 5/4
T. Barkhuizen n 8	31	1.5 3/1

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Rudd n 8	90	2.4 7/2

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Marriott n 8	41.3	3.5 6/4	0.8 2/1	—
E. Kachunga n 8	65.3	2.8 7/4	2.4 8/4	—
M. Luongo n 8	81.5	2.1 6/6	1.4 8/2	—
C. Paterson n 8	64.1	2.1 7/3	2.1 7/3	—
F. Dele-Bashiru n 8	61.4	2 6/3	1.8 5/3	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Paterson n 8	64.1	1.6 6/2	1.2 5/2
J. Marriott n 8	41.3	1.6 5/1	0.8 3/0
A. Reach n 8	80.4	1.4 6/2	0.7 4/1
J. Windass n 8	68.1	1.3 4/2	0.3 1/1
A. Hunt n 8	41.5	1.1 2/1	0.8 1/1

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Rhodes n 8	26.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
B. Bannan n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
C. Paterson n 8	64.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
I. Brown n 8	57.5	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
K. Harris n 8	86.8	0 0/0	0.1 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Luongo n 8	81.5	3.9 7/6
L. Shaw n 5	50.6	3.9 3/3
J. Pelupessy n 8	56.5	2.4 7/3
C. Paterson n 8	64.1	2.3 6/5
K. Harris n 8	86.8	2.1 8/5

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 7 November 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Dawson n 8	90	2.1 5/3
J. Wildsmith n 8	90	2 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Sheffield Wednesday
74%	Possession	26%
9	Shots	5
1	Shots on target	0
5	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	2
7	Shots inside the box	3
6	Corners	6
1	Offsides	0
10	Fouls	8
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	1
647	Passes	223
86%	Pass accuracy	57%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Rudd	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Fisher	90	0	0	0	0	2	7.7
P. Bauer	90	0	0	0	0	1	7.5
P. Huntington	90	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
Daniel Johnson	90	0	1	0	1	3	6.9
T. Barkhuizen	90	1	1	1	0	2	7.3
S. Sinclair	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
R. Ledson	72	0	1	0	0	4	7.9
E. Riis	71	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
J. Rafferty	45	0	0	0	1	1	7.2
B. Potts	45	0	0	0	0	1	6.3
P. Gallagher sub	45	0	1	0	1	1	7
J. Stockley sub	45	0	1	0	0	0	6.7
S. Maguire sub	19	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
B. Pearson sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Westwood	90	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Palmer	90	0	0	1	0	6.3
T. Lees	90	0	2	1	0	7
J. Börner	90	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. van Aken	90	0	0	2	Y	6.9
B. Bannan	90	0	1	0	0	6.9
A. Reach	90	1	0	0	0	6
C. Paterson	80	0	1	0	0	6.2
M. Odubajo	74	1	0	2	0	6.2
M. Luongo	62	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Windass	17	1	0	0	R	3.2
J. Pelupessy sub	28	0	0	3	0	6.9
J. Rhodes sub	16	0	0	0	0	6.3
I. Brown sub	10	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Preston v Sheffield Wednesday — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Sheffield WednesdayLLLWD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Preston 3 · 1 draw · Sheffield Wednesday 2 · 3.33 goals/game

2020-07-08 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Preston
2019-08-24 Preston 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday
2019-04-27 Preston 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday
2018-12-22 Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Preston
2018-03-30 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Preston
2017-08-05 Preston 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#13 pos61 pts46 pl-7 GD

Sheffield Wednesday#24 pos41 pts46 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.07

Sheffield Wednesday scored0.87

Preston conceded1.22

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.33

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What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Sheffield Wednesday?: In their last 6 meetings, Preston won 3, Sheffield Wednesday won 2 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Preston and Sheffield Wednesday?: Recent form — Preston 2W 0D 3L; Sheffield Wednesday 1W 1D 3L.

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