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Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday
1 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Gavin WardChampionship 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Preston North EndMin
Sheffield Wednesday- ⚽
Alistair Edward McCann 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jamal Piaras Lewis
Right foot shot
28′ - 40′⇄
Sean Fusire
Substitution
Off: Liam Cooper
Jordan Storey
Yellowcard
Foul
55′- ⚽
Milutin Osmajic 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ben Whiteman
Right foot shot
61′ - ⇄
Daniel Jebbison
Substitution
Off: Michael Smith
62′ - ⇄
Thierry Small
Substitution
Off: Jamal Piaras Lewis
62′ - 66′⇄
Jamal Lowe
Substitution
Off: Charlie McNeill
- 66′⇄
Nathan Redmond
Substitution
Off: Jarvis Thornton
Milutin Osmajic
Yellowcard
Time wasting
70′- ⇄
Lewis Dobbin
Substitution
Off: Milutin Osmajic
77′ - ⇄
Jordan Andrew Thompson
Substitution
Off: Alfie Devine
77′ - 83′⇄
Favour Onukwuli
Substitution
Off: Liam Palmer
- ⇄
Liam Lindsay
Substitution
Off: Andrew Hughes
84′ - ⚽
Lewis Dobbin 3-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Alistair Edward McCann
Right foot shot
85′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 7.47 | |
| 84 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.64 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.37 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 6.98 | |
| 77 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.11 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 8.47 | |
| 62 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.85 | |
| 62 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.87 | |
| 77 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.97 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.46 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.52 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.56 | |
| 13 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.42 | |
| 28 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.55 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Preston North End
Latest: Norwich City · 1–1
Match stats
20 Dec 2025, 12:30 · Home vs Norwich City · 2025/2026
Sheffield Wednesday
Latest: Ipswich Town · 1–3
Match stats
20 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Ipswich Town · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Preston North End’s ground: 10 previous meetings, 6 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Preston North End’s home games with Sheffield Wednesday’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Preston North End
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Sheffield Wednesday
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Preston North End
Sheffield Wednesday
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.