English
Preston North End edged out Sheffield Wednesday in a thrilling encounter at Hillsborough. The Championship match, round 19 of the regular season, concluded with a 2-1 victory for the away side. Emil Riis opened the scoring in the 14th minute, assisted by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen. Sheffield Wednesday fought back, but were hampered by a flurry of yellow cards: Palmer (36′), McCann (63′), Charles (69′), Johnson (70′) and Chalobah (78′) all receiving cautions. Despite this, Michael Smith managed to equalize in the 76th minute, assisted by Musaba. However, Preston ultimately secured the win, showcasing their resilience despite yellow cards to Thordarson and the home side’s numerous cautions. Preston had more shots on target (7 to 4), although possession was relatively even, with Sheffield Wednesday holding 54%.
Substitutions sheffield wednesday: at minute 46 A. Musaba came in and L. Palmer went out., at minute 46 P. Valentin came in and I. Ugbo went out., at minute 46 S. Ingelsson came in and Y. Valery went out., at minute 65 J. Lowe came in and J. Windass went out., at minute 72 N. Chalobah came in and S. Charles went out.
Substitutions preston: at minute 77 D. Holmes came in and M. Frokjaer-Jensen went out., at minute 82 B. Whiteman came in and S. T. Thordarson went out., at minute 88 M. Osmajic came in and E. Riis went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Sheffield Wednesday
Preston
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