Talk about from one extreme to the other. Sheffield Wednesday went from an opening day high after their 4-1 defeat of Burnley to a ‘criminal’ performance leading to a 4-1 trouncing at the hands of Wolves a week later.

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It was a fantastic result for Preston on their opening day of the season. Their opponents Ipswich lost just once at Portman Road in the 2007/08 season and naturally hoped to maintain this impressive record during this campaign. And it looked likely after the Tractor Boys took an early lead.

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These two clubs haven’t played each other in 5 years but it’s Preston who have the better recent record. Portsmouth have won just 2 of the last 14 encounters with North End winning 7. The home side have an excellent record against Pompey at Deepdale. In fact, Preston haven’t lost there against the South Coast side for 35 years. That’s 6 home wins and 3 draws since Portsmouth last picked up a win at Deepdale.

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