Preston vs Sheffield Wednesday

Final score: Preston 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship, January 1, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 6 wins for Preston, 1 draws, 3 wins for Sheffield Wednesday.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 25
Venue: Deepdale, Preston
Form: LLWLL Preston
: LWWWD Sheffield Wednesday

28' A. McCann · J. Lewis 1-0
40' ▲ S. Fusire ▼ L. Cooper
HT1-0
55' Jordan Storey
61' M. Osmajic · B. Whiteman 2-0
62' ▲ D. Jebbison ▼ M. Smith
62' ▲ T. Small ▼ J. Lewis
66' ▲ J. Lowe ▼ C. McNeill
66' ▲ N. Redmond ▼ J. Thornton
70' Milutin Osmajić
77' ▲ J. Thompson ▼ A. Devine
77' ▲ L. Dobbin ▼ M. Osmajic
83' ▲ F. Onukwuli ▼ L. Palmer
84' ▲ L. Lindsay ▼ A. Hughes
85' L. Dobbin · A. McCann 3-0
FT3-0

Line-ups

Preston Formation: 3-1-4-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen 7.0
42O. Offiah 7.6
14J. Storey 7.2
16A. Hughes ▼ 84' 6.6
4B. Whiteman ⇢ 7.3
2P. Valentin 7.3
21A. Devine ▼ 77' 7.6
8A. McCann ⚽ ⇢ 8.9
18J. Lewis ⇢ ▼ 62' 6.9
24M. Smith ▼ 62' 7.0
28M. Osmajic ⚽ ▼ 77' 7.3

Substitutes 9

12J. Walton
6L. Lindsay ▲ 84' 6.6
7W. Keane
9D. Jebbison ▲ 62' 6.5
10M. Frokjaer-Jensen
15J. Thompson ▲ 77' 6.7
17L. Dobbin ⚽ ▲ 77' 7.9
26T. Small ▲ 62' 6.9
44B. Potts

Sheffield Wednesday Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Henrik Pedersen

1P. Charles 7.9
6D. Iorfa 5.6
22G. Otegbayo 6.3
16L. Cooper ▼ 40' 6.2
2L. Palmer ▼ 83' 7.0
37J. Thornton ▼ 66' 6.7
10B. Bannan 6.9
12H. Amass 6.7
17C. McNeill ▼ 66' 6.2
8S. Ingelsson 6.5
18B. Cadamarteri 5.9

Substitutes 9

24E. Horvath
32J. Emery
28C. McGhee
27R. Johnson
4S. Fusire ▲ 40' 6.9
20R. Shipston
9J. Lowe ▲ 66' 6.3
15N. Redmond ▲ 66' 6.3
41F. Onukwuli ▲ 83' 6.2

Statistics

02⚑4

⚑700

47%Possession53%

12Shots6

7Shots on target1

3Shots off target3

8Shots inside box1

4Shots outside box5

2Blocked shots2

4Corners7

4Offsides2

10Fouls8

2Yellow cards0

1Saves4

0.70Goals prevented0.70

386Passes454

293Accurate passes366

76%Pass accuracy81%

1.91Expected goals (xG)0.21

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0