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

Championship · Saturday 20 February 2016

Result

Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Saturday 20 February 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Preston North End 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday: match report

Preston North End defeated Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 20 February 2016. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Joe Garner of Preston North End in the 73rd minute.

Discipline: Preston North End received 3 yellow cards; Sheffield Wednesday received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Preston North End were 11th on 42 points from 31 and Sheffield Wednesday 5th on 53 points from 31. Preston North End went on to finish that season 11th with 62 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 6th with 78.

Preston North End lined up in a 5-3-2 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Preston North End wins, 4 draws and 3 for Sheffield Wednesday.

Going into the match Preston North End's last five read W-W-D-L-D and Sheffield Wednesday's W-W-D-D-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Yellow card · Barry BannanSheffield Wednesday
  • 42'Yellow card · C. WoodsPreston North End
  • 49'Yellow card · F. ForestieriSheffield Wednesday
  • 57'Yellow card · Bailey WrightPreston North End
  • 59'Yellow card · Greg CunninghamPreston North End
  • 66'Second yellow · F. ForestieriSheffield Wednesday
  • 73'Goal · Joe GarnerPreston North End · 1-0
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Daniel PudilSheffield Wednesday

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 3, draws 4, Sheffield Wednesday 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Stevie MayPreston North End · injury (Knee Injury)

Preston North End expected line-up (5-3-2)

Iain Turner, Billy Jones, Craig Morgan, Bongani Khumalo, Ian Ashbee, Keith Treacy, Iain Edward Hume, Eddie Johnson, Chris Brown, Barry Nicholson, Darren Carter

Sheffield Wednesday expected line-up (4-4-2)

Keiren Westwood, Liam Palmer, Glenn Loovens, Tom Lees, José Semedo, Jacques Maghoma, Jeremy Helan, Stevie May, Giles Coke