Preston North End 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report

Championship · Sunday 29 December 2024

Result

Preston North End 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Sunday 29 December 2024, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Preston North End 3-1 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Preston North End defeated Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 in the Championship on Sunday 29 December 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Emil Riis opened the scoring in the 29th minute. Preston North End's goals came from Emil Riis (29'), Sam Greenwood (64', penalty) and Emil Riis (79'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Josh Windass (59').

Discipline: Preston North End received 2 yellow cards; Sheffield Wednesday received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 16th on 26 points from 23 and Sheffield Wednesday 9th on 33 points from 23. Preston North End went on to finish that season 20th with 50 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 12th with 58.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Emil Riis of Preston North End (8.5), ahead of Sam Greenwood (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Preston North End wins, 2 draws and 4 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 29'Goal · Emil RiisPreston North End · 1-0
  • 59'Goal · Josh WindassSheffield Wednesday · 1-1
  • 64'Penalty goal · Sam GreenwoodPreston North End · 2-1
  • 79'Goal · Emil RiisPreston North End · 3-1
  • 85'Yellow card · Duane HolmesPreston North End
  • 90+7'Yellow card · Mads Frøkjaer-JensenPreston North End

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 4, draws 2, Sheffield Wednesday 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Akin FamewoSheffield Wednesday · injury (Muscle Injury)
  • Josh SearyPreston North End · injury (Knee Injury)

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

Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey, Jack Whatmough, Andrew Hughes, Josh Bowler, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Ali McCann, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Will Keane, Emil Riis, Sam Greenwood

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

J. Beadle, Yan Valery, Dominic Iorfa, Max Lowe, Pol Valentín, Shea Charles, Nathaniel Chalobah, Marvin Johnson, Josh Windass, Michael Smith, Barry Bannan