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Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End LIVE: Championship result, final score and reaction

Follow all the action from Hillsborough

Luke Baker
Saturday 07 December 2024 10:30 GMT
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Follow live coverage as Sheffield Wednesday face Preston North End in the Championship today.

An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Relegation from the top flight last term means Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United are all back in the second tier this term and will be expected to push for play-off spots again at least, but so too will Norwich City, an improving Coventry and beaten play-off finalists Leeds United. At the other end of the table, Wayne Rooney is aiming to revive Plymouth’s fortunes after they narrowly avoided relegation last year, with Portsmouth and Derby the teams promoted from League One along with play-off final winners Oxford.

Follow live updates from today’s game in the live blog below.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Pol Valentín (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.

7 December 2024 14:06

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jamal Lowe.

7 December 2024 14:05

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Di'Shon Bernard.

7 December 2024 14:05

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).

7 December 2024 14:04

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

7 December 2024 14:04

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (Sheffield Wednesday).

7 December 2024 14:03

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Attempt missed. Sam Greenwood (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a cross.

7 December 2024 14:02

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Substitution, Preston North End. Duane Holmes replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.

7 December 2024 14:02

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Preston North End 1. Michael Smith (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Musaba.

7 December 2024 14:01

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End

Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Shea Charles.

7 December 2024 13:58

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