Preston vs Sheffield Wed

Championship 1 Jan 2026, 15:00
Preston
Preston
3–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Sheffield Wed
Sheffield Wed
🏟 Deepdale Round 25

Match report

Preston cruised past Sheffield Wed 3-0 in the Championship on 1 January 2026.

Preston had 12 shots to Sheffield Wed's 6.

The match was played at Deepdale.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 12 - 6 On target 7 - 1 Corners 4 - 7 Fouls 10 - 8 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Alistair McCann
Preston · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Lewis Dobbin 1 goal
8 Odeluga Offiah captained the side
8 Alfie Devine captained the side
8 Pierce Charles 4 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–2 5–4
Shots On Goal 4–1 3–0
Ball Possession 49–51 —
Corners 4–4 0–3
Attacks 49–46 58–44
Match statistics
4 Corners 7
5 Substitution 4
107 Attacks 90
48 Dangerous Attacks 31
6 On Target 1
6 Off Target 5
50% Ball Possession 50%
12 Shots Total 6
7 Shots On Goal 1
3 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 1
4 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 8
4 Corners 7
4 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 4
384 Passes Total 455
293 Passes Accurate 366
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston · 3-1-4-2
1 D. Iversen
42 O. Offiah 14 J. Storey 16 A. Hughes
4 B. Whiteman
2 P. Valentín 21 A. Devine 8 A. McCann 18 J. Lewis
24 M. Smith 28 M. Osmajić
Sheffield Wed · 3-4-2-1
1 P. Charles
6 D. Iorfa 22 G. Otegbayo 16 L. Cooper
2 L. Palmer 37 J. Thornton 10 B. Bannan 12 H. Amass
17 C. McNeill 8 S. Ingelsson
18 B. Cadamarteri
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 9 Daniel Jebbison
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 17 Lewis Dobbin
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 7 Will Keane
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Sheffield Wed
Coach
Henrik Pedersen
Substitutes
  • 4 Sean Fusire
  • 15 Nathan Redmond
  • 9 Jamal Lowe
  • 41 Favour Onukwuli
  • 24 Ethan Horvath
  • 28 Cole McGhee
  • 27 Reece Johnson
  • 32 Joe Emery
  • 20 Rio Shipston
Substitutions
  • 40' ↑ S. Fusire ↓ L. Cooper Sheffield Wed
  • 62' ↑ D. Jebbison ↓ M. Smith Preston
  • 62' ↑ T. Small ↓ J. Lewis Preston
  • 66' ↑ J. Lowe ↓ C. McNeill Sheffield Wed
  • 66' ↑ N. Redmond ↓ J. Thornton Sheffield Wed
  • 77' ↑ J. Thompson ↓ A. Devine Preston
  • 77' ↑ L. Dobbin ↓ M. Osmajic Preston
  • 83' ↑ F. Onukwuli ↓ L. Palmer Sheffield Wed
  • 84' ↑ L. Lindsay ↓ A. Hughes Preston
Cards
  • 55' J. Storey Preston
  • 70' M. Osmajic Preston
Head-to-head
Preston 6 1 draws 2 Sheffield Wed
2026-01-01 Preston vs Sheffield Wed 3 - 0
2025-11-29 Sheffield Wed vs Preston 2 - 3
2024-12-29 Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday 3 - 1
2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End 1 - 1
2023-12-29 Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 1
2023-08-19 Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End 0 - 1
Recent form
Preston D D D D W
Sheffield Wed D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston vs Sheffield Wed?
Preston won 3-0 against Sheffield Wed on 1 January 2026.
Who won Preston vs Sheffield Wed?
Preston won the match 3-0.
Where was Preston vs Sheffield Wed played?
The match was played at Deepdale.
Who had more possession in Preston vs Sheffield Wed?
Preston had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.