Sheffield Wednesday v Preston result

Full-time · Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Preston

Championship · Sat, 22 Dec 2018 15:00 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

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

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

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Preston · Championship
Referee: David Coote, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Sheffield Wednesday 1 · draws 0 · Preston 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Wednesday 1W 1D 3L · Preston 3W 1D 1L

Sheffield Wednesday 1–0 Preston (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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.5

Goals

against 2.13 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 5.75

Corners

against 9 / 8.25 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.25 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 3 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.5 / 2

Cards

against 0.25 / 3 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sheffield Wednesday for / against	Line	Preston for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.75 for · 9 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 8.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	10.25 for · 15.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	10.75 for · 13.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.25 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 10 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11.25 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 0.25 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. 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
A. Nuhiu n 8	68.4	2.6 6/6	0.7 2/2	—
M. Penney n 8	55.4	2.4 7/4	1.4 5/2	—
Lucas João n 8	58.9	2.1 6/4	1 4/1	L. Moult
J. Onomah n 8	70	1.9 6/4	1.3 4/2	—
Daniel Pudil n 8	70.8	1.6 7/2	0.6 3/1	—

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Lucas João n 8	58.9	3.4 8/6	1 3/1
S. Fletcher n 8	56.4	2.8 7/4	0.6 2/1
F. Forestieri n 8	60	2.3 4/3	0.9 3/1
Marco Matias n 8	55.9	2 5/4	0.8 3/1
A. Reach n 8	90	1.9 8/5	0.6 4/1

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Marco Matias n 8	55.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
Lucas João n 8	58.9	0.6 2/1	0 0/0
F. Forestieri n 8	60	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Onomah n 8	70	0 0/0	0.3 2/0
A. Reach n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Forestieri n 8	60	3.2 6/5
A. Baker n 8	86.1	2.5 7/5
J. Onomah n 8	70	2.3 5/3
J. Thorniley n 8	66.4	2 4/3
Marco Matias n 8	55.9	2 6/3

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Dawson n 8	90	2.6 5/3

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. 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
S. Maguire n 8	46.1	2.7 6/3	3.2 7/2	—
J. Earl n 8	84.4	2.3 8/7	0.9 5/2	—
L. Nmecha n 8	44.3	2.3 5/3	2.8 6/3	—
L. Moult n 8	39.6	1.7 4/2	1.4 2/2	Lucas João
T. Clarke n 8	90	1.6 7/3	1.1 6/1	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Robinson n 8	82.8	3.9 8/7	1.4 7/3
Graham Burke n 8	28.9	3.5 6/3	1.6 3/1
L. Moult n 8	39.6	2.8 7/3	1.7 5/1
B. Barker n 8	46.1	2.4 5/4	0.2 1/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	85.8	2.1 7/4	1.2 6/2

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Moult n 8	39.6	0.9 3/0	0.3 1/0
C. Robinson n 8	82.8	0.8 4/2	0.1 1/0
A. Browne n 8	77	0.4 3/0	0.3 1/1
Daniel Johnson n 8	75.5	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
B. Barker n 8	46.1	0 0/0	0.5 2/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Ledson n 8	54.5	2.1 4/3
B. Pearson n 8	89.1	2 8/6
D. Fisher n 8	84.6	1.7 7/4
J. Earl n 8	84.4	1.6 4/4
T. Clarke n 8	90	1.3 7/2

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Rudd n 8	90	2.5 6/3
C. Maxwell n 8	88.1	2.4 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Westwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
L. Palmer	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
T. Lees	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.5
M. Hector	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.7
M. Fox	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
J. Pelupessy	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.5
A. Reach	90	0	0	3	0	5	0	0	7.2
Lucas João	90	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	6.8
Marco Matias	88	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.1
J. Onomah	81	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	7.1
S. Fletcher	80	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	7.3
A. Nuhiu sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.1
S. Hutchinson sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
G. Boyd sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Preston player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Rudd	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
D. Fisher	90	0	0	1	1	0	7
P. Huntington	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
B. Davies	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.8
A. Hughes	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
Daniel Johnson	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
T. Barkhuizen	90	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
P. Gallagher	79	0	0	2	2	0	7.1
L. Nmecha	74	1	1	0	0	0	6
L. Moult	48	0	0	1	1	Y	6.4
A. Browne	42	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
B. Pearson	26	0	0	0	0	R	4.5
R. Ledson	16	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
Graham Burke	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Sheffield WednesdayLWLDL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

PrestonWDLWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Sheffield Wednesday 1 · 0 draws · Preston 1 · 3 goals/game

2018-03-30 Sheffield Wednesday 4–1 Preston
2017-08-05 Preston 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Wednesday#12 pos64 pts46 pl-2 GD

Preston#14 pos61 pts46 pl0 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Wednesday scored1.3

Preston scored1.46

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.35

Preston conceded1.46

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Frequently asked questions

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

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