Pick of the stats: Preston v Sheffield Wednesday
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Preston North End welcome Sheffield Wednesday to Deepdale on Sunday in a fixture between two sides that played out notably different Boxing Day matches.
The Lilywhites eked out a 1-0 victory over Hull City to notch their first home win since October, while Wednesday stormed back from a three goal deficit to rescue a point away at 10-man Middlesbrough.
In the reverse of this fixture earlier this month, the two sides took a point apiece at Hillsborough.
Preston have only lost two of their last 24 home league games against Sheffield Wednesday (W12 D10) but did lose 1-0 on December 29 last year to the Owls.
Sheffield Wednesday are looking to win consecutive away league games against Preston North End for the first time since December 1911.
Preston have lost their final league game in the last two years, including a 1-0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday last year. They last did so in more consecutive years between 2009 and 2012 (4).
Sheffield Wednesday are looking to end their calendar year with a win in three years in a row for the first time since doing so between 2004 and 2006.
Preston boss Paul Heckingbottom has never won a Championship match against Sheffield Wednesday in five attempts (D3 L2).