Preston North End v Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesdays Fernando Forestieri sees red for a second bookable offence during their 1-0 loss away at Preston on Saturday.

It was a happy 3rd anniversary for Preston boss Simon Grayson as his side fought off the Championship's in-form team on Saturday. The sending off, for a deliberate handball in the box, seconding his earlier booking for a dive in the box, was the defining moment of the match, which was pretty even up until this point. Both teams had their chances early on, with neither taking the opportunity to take the lead. Kieren Westwood was in fine form, and in the end it was only a close range header from Preston's front man Joe Garner, just 6 minutes after the dismissal of Forestieri. The goal was Garner's first since December, and Wednesday's first defeat since December 28th, against Middlesbrough.
Carlos Carvalhal had this to say after the match
"The first yellow card is unbelievable because it was a clear foul to us and he gives a yellow to Fernando. If he doesn't go down he will be in front of goal in the area with a very clear chance to score. For me he didn't dive in that moment because if he did it was not a good choice. He blocked him." 
The fans were amazing again, the game was balanced, we both created chances and in the second half we looked as though we would score but the red card changed the game. Even with 10 players we took risks and the players fought until the last second to try and win the game."
Both teams have now lost 1 in they last 9 in the league, Wednesday lay in 6th place, 4 points clear of 7th place Cardiff, and 6 points adrift of 2nd place Burnley. While Preston are now up to 10th, only 8 points off the top 6.