Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Friday 29 December 2023

Result

Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Friday 29 December 2023, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Preston North End 0-1 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Preston North End lost to Sheffield Wednesday 0-1 in the Championship on Friday 29 December 2023. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Marvin Johnson of Sheffield Wednesday in the 27th minute.

Discipline: Preston North End received 4 yellow cards; Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Preston North End were 9th on 35 points from 24 and Sheffield Wednesday 23rd on 16 points from 24. Preston North End went on to finish that season 10th with 63 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 20th with 53.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Marvin Johnson of Sheffield Wednesday (8.1), ahead of Brad Potts (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Preston North End wins, 2 draws and 3 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Yellow card · Liam LindsayPreston North End
  • 27'Goal · Marvin JohnsonSheffield Wednesday · 0-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Anthony MusabaSheffield Wednesday
  • 69'Yellow card · Brad PottsPreston North End
  • 75'Yellow card · Milutin OsmajićPreston North End
  • 85'Red card · George ByersSheffield Wednesday
  • 86'Yellow card · Cameron DawsonSheffield Wednesday
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Mads Frökjaer-JensenPreston North End

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 5, draws 2, Sheffield Wednesday 3.

Team news

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Preston North End line-up (3-4-2-1)

Freddie Woodman, Jack Whatmough, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Brad Potts, Ali McCann, Ben Whiteman, Liam Millar, Duane Holmes, Alan Browne, Milutin Osmajic

Sheffield Wednesday line-up (4-3-3)

Cameron Dawson, Di'Shon Bernard, Michael Ihiekwe, Akin Famewo, Marvin Johnson, Pol Valentín, Will Vaulks, Barry Bannan, Anthony Musaba, Bailey Cadamarteri, Djeidi Gassama