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Friday 29th December

Championship Table

On Friday 29th December

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leicester City	25	20	2	3	50	17	33	62	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win
2	Ipswich Town	25	16	6	3	48	33	15	54	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw
3	Southampton	25	15	6	4	45	30	15	51	Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
4	Leeds United	25	13	6	6	42	25	17	45	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
5	West Bromwich Albion	25	12	6	7	36	23	13	42	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
6	Hull City	25	11	6	8	39	33	6	39	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
7	Sunderland	25	11	4	10	34	28	6	37	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw
8	Bristol City	25	10	6	9	30	27	3	36	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
9	Middlesbrough	25	11	3	11	37	36	1	36	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
10	Watford	25	9	8	8	39	33	6	35	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
11	Preston North End	25	10	5	10	31	42	-11	35	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
12	Coventry City	25	8	10	7	35	27	8	34	Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw
13	Norwich City	25	10	4	11	41	41	0	34	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
14	Cardiff City	25	10	4	11	32	32	0	34	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
15	Blackburn Rovers	25	10	1	14	37	46	-9	31	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
16	Millwall	25	7	8	10	27	31	-4	29	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Win
17	Swansea City	25	7	8	10	34	39	-5	29	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
18	Plymouth Argyle	25	7	7	11	40	42	-2	28	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss
19	Stoke City	25	7	7	11	25	32	-7	28	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
20	Birmingham City	25	7	7	11	30	38	-8	28	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
21	Huddersfield Town	25	5	10	10	25	40	-15	25	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
22	Queens Park Rangers	25	5	6	14	20	35	-15	21	Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
23	Sheffield Wednesday	25	5	4	16	18	39	-21	19	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
24	Rotherham United	25	3	8	14	22	48	-26	17	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 29th December 2023 at 22:11

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Team Lineups

home team, Preston North End

Manager: Ryan Lowe

Formation: 4 - 1 - 4 - 1

Number 1,
F. Woodman
Number 16,
A. Hughes
Number 6,
L. Lindsay , Yellow Card at 24 minutes
Number 26,
J. Whatmough , substituted for J. Storey at 57 minutes
Number 44,
B. Potts , Yellow Card at 69 minutes
Number 4,
B. Whiteman
Number 23,
L. Millar
Number 13,
A. McCann , substituted for M. Frøkjær-Jensen at 68 minutes
Number 8,
A. Browne , Captain
Number 25,
D. Holmes , substituted for C. Evans at 57 minutes
Number 28,
M. Osmajić , Yellow Card at 75 minutes, substituted for E. Riis at 75 minutes

away team, Sheffield Wednesday

Manager: Danny Röhl

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Number 1,
C. Dawson , Yellow Card at 86 minutes
Number 18,
M. Johnson
Number 23,
A. Famewo , substituted for L. Palmer at 35 minutes
Number 20,
M. Ihiekwe
Number 17,
D. Bernard
Number 10,
B. Bannan , Captain, substituted for A. Fletcher at 66 minutes
Number 4,
W. Vaulks , substituted for G. Byers at 39 minutes
Number 14,
Pol Valentín
Number 41,
D. Gassama , substituted for T. Bakinson at 66 minutes
Number 42,
B. Cadamarteri , substituted for J. Windass at 66 minutes
Number 45,
A. Musaba , Yellow Card at 63 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Preston North End

Number 33,
K. Best
Number 21,
D. Cornell
Number 3,
G. Cunningham
Number 9,
C. Evans
Number 10,
M. Frøkjær-Jensen , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 6
Number 18,
R. Ledson
Number 19,
E. Riis
Number 14,
J. Storey
Number 20,
B. Woodburn

away team, Sheffield Wednesday

Number 19,
T. Bakinson
Number 8,
G. Byers , Red Card at 85 minutes
Number 27,
A. Fletcher
Number 33,
R. James
Number 2,
L. Palmer
Number 34,
J. Phuthi
Number 25,
Guilherme Siqueira
Number 36,
D. Vásquez
Number 11,
J. Windass

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Match Facts

Preston have won four of their last five league games against Sheffield Wednesday (L1), including a 1-0 win earlier this season.
Sheffield Wednesday have won just one of their last 23 away league visits to Preston North End (D10 L12), winning 2-0 in December 2011 under Gary Megson.
Preston have lost their final league match in just two of the last calendar 10 years (W5 D3) although they did lose 2-0 to West Brom in their last game of 2022.
Sheffield Wednesday won 2-0 against Port Vale in their final league game of 2022, last ending consecutive calendar years with a win between 2004 and 2006, the first win of which was against Port Vale.
Preston North End lost their last league game against a newly promoted side in October against Ipswich Town. They haven’t lost consecutively since February/March 2021, against Rotherham and Wycombe.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 9
Match ends, Preston North End 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 9
Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Sheffield Wednesday 1.
Postat 90 minutes plus 8
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Postat 90 minutes plus 8
Delay in match because of an injury Cameron Dawson (Sheffield Wednesday).
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 6
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Michael Ihiekwe.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a cross.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Liam Palmer.
Postat 90 minutes
Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
Postat 90 minutes
Anthony Musaba (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 89 minutes
Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 89 minutes
Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday).
Postat 87 minutes
Attempt saved. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Storey.
Bookingat 86 minutes
Cameron Dawson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
Dismissalat 85 minutes
George Byers (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the red card.
Postat 84 minutes
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.