Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday

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

A. McCann(Jamal Lewis)

Liam Cooper

Injured

39'

Liam Cooper

S. Fusire

40'

2ND HALF

55'

J. Storey

61'

Goal

M. Osmajić(B. Whiteman)

62'

Daniel Jebbison

Jamal Lewis

62'

Thierry Small

Michael Smith

Charlie Mcneill

Jamal Lowe

66'

J. 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(A. 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 Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Jamal Lewis

#18Jamal Lewis

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
J. Storey #14	55'
A. Hughes #16	83' 84'
Oddel Offiah #42
B. Whiteman #4	🎯61'
A. 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

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

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Andrew

Andrew Hughes

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Jamal Lewis

#18Jamal Lewis

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
J. Storey #14	55'
A. Hughes #16	83' 84'
Oddel Offiah #42
B. Whiteman #4	🎯61'
A. 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

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

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Andrew

Andrew Hughes

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Sheffield Wednesday

Formation

3-4-2-1

Charles

#1Charles

Gabriel Otegbayo

#22Gabriel Otegbayo

Liam Cooper

#16Liam Cooper

Dominic Iorfa

#6Dominic Iorfa

B. Bannan

#10B. Bannan

J. Thornton

#37J. Thornton

Liam Palmer

#2Liam Palmer

Harry Amass

#12Harry Amass

Charlie Mcneill

#17Charlie Mcneill

S. Ingelsson

#8S. Ingelsson

B. Cadamarteri

#18B. Cadamarteri

Starting XI

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

Substitutes

Ethan Horvath #24
S. Fusire #4	40'
C. Mcghee #28
Reece Johnson #27
Joe Emery #32
R. Shipston #20
Nathan Redmond #15	66'
Jamal Lowe #9	66'
Favour Onukwuli #41	83'

Will not play

Nathaniel Nyakie

Nathaniel Nyakie Chalobah

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Dominic

Dominic Iorfa

Defender

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Max

Max Lowe

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Late February 2026

Di'shon Joel

Di'shon Joel Bernard

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Unknown

Pierce Joseph

Pierce Joseph Charles

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Unknown

Sean

Sean Fusire

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Guilherme Leal

Guilherme Leal Siqueira

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Out for season

Harry

Harry Amass

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late April 2026

Ernie Luke

Ernie Luke Weaver

Defender

Foot injury

Return: Out for season

George William

George William Brown

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

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	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

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.