Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday 01/01/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

01 Jan 2026, 16:00

3:0

Finished

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

28'

Goal

Ali McCann(Jamal Lewis)

Liam Cooper

Injured

39'

Liam Cooper

Sean Fusire

40'

2ND HALF

55'

Jordan Storey

61'

Goal

M. Osmajić(Ben Whiteman)

62'

Daniel Jebbison

Jamal Lewis

62'

Thierry Small

Michael Smith

Charlie McNeill

Jamal Lowe

66'

Jarvis Thornton

Nathan Redmond

66'

70'

M. Osmajić

77'

Lewis Dobbin

M. Osmajić

77'

J. Thompson

Alfie Devine

83'

Injured

A. Hughes

Liam Palmer

Favour Onukwuli

83'

84'

L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

85'

Goal

Lewis Dobbin(Ali McCann)

Match statistics

46%Possession54%

384Passes Attempted455

293Completed Passes366

4Corners7

23Throw-ins25

12Shots On Target6

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Jamal

#18Piaras Lewis

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Michael

#24Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Jordan Storey #14	55'
A. Hughes #16	83' 84'
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4	🎯61'
Ali McCann #8	🎯85' ⚽28'
Alfie Devine #21	77'
Jamal Lewis #18	62' 🎯28'
Pol Valentín #2
M. Osmajić #28	77' 70' ⚽61'
Michael Smith #24	62'

Substitutes

Jack Walton #12
Brad Potts #44
L. Lindsay #6	84'
Thierry Small #26	62'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
J. Thompson #15	77'
Will Keane #7
Lewis Dobbin #17	⚽85' 77'
Daniel Jebbison #9	62'

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Jamal

#18Piaras Lewis

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Michael

#24Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Jordan Storey #14	55'
A. Hughes #16	83' 84'
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4	🎯61'
Ali McCann #8	🎯85' ⚽28'
Alfie Devine #21	77'
Jamal Lewis #18	62' 🎯28'
Pol Valentín #2
M. Osmajić #28	77' 70' ⚽61'
Michael Smith #24	62'

Substitutes

Jack Walton #12
Brad Potts #44
L. Lindsay #6	84'
Thierry Small #26	62'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
J. Thompson #15	77'
Will Keane #7
Lewis Dobbin #17	⚽85' 77'
Daniel Jebbison #9	62'

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Sheffield Wednesday

Formation

3-4-2-1

Pierce Joseph

#1Charles

Gabriel Algirdas Babatunde

#22Otegbayo

Liam David Ian

#16Cooper

Dominic

#6Iorfa

Barry Ryan

#10Bannan

Jarvis Harry

#37Thornton

Liam Jordan

#2Palmer

Harry John

#12Amass

Charlie Martin

#17McNeill

Svante Ulf

#8Ingel Ingelsson

Bailey-Tye

#18Cadamarteri

Starting XI

Pierce Charles #1
Gabriel Otegbayo #22
Liam Cooper #16	39' 40'
Dominic Iorfa #6
B. Bannan #10
Jarvis Thornton #37	66'
Liam Palmer #2	83'
Harry Amass #12
Charlie McNeill #17	66'
S. Ingelsson #8
B. Cadamarteri #18

Substitutes

Ethan Horvath #24
Sean Fusire #4	40'
Cole McGhee #28
Reece Johnson #27
Joe Emery #32
Rio Shipston #20
Nathan Redmond #15	66'
Jamal Lowe #9	66'
Favour Onukwuli #41	83'

Will not play

No injuries reported

Manager

Sheffield Wednesday

Henrik Pedersen

Head-to-head

36 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

16

Wins

9

Draws

11

Wins

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday

Championship2025 • 1 match

Sheffield Wed

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Sheffield Wed

Sheffield Wed

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Sheffield Wed

Sheffield Wed

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 1 match

Sheffield Wed

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Sheffield Wed

Sheffield Wed

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Gavin Ward

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Sheffield Wednesday. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.