Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 18 · Hillsborough Stadium, Sheffield · Ref Oliver Langford, England

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Sheffield Wednesday lost to Preston 2–3 in the Championship on 29 November 2025. Expected goals finished 2.33–0.94. Sheffield Wednesday had 57% of the ball.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston match statistics

Sheffield WednesdayPreston

57% Ball possession 43%
2.33 Expected goals (xG) 0.94
12 Total shots 7
5 Shots on target 5
4 Shots off target 1
3 Blocked shots 1
10 Shots inside the box 3
3 Corners 3
10 Fouls 12
3 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 1
501 Passes 375
86% Pass accuracy 78%
2 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

3' Goal C. McNeill (assist H. Amass) Sheffield Wednesday
10' Goal B. Whiteman (assist J. Thompson) Preston
14' Goal C. McNeill (assist L. Palmer) Sheffield Wednesday
34' Yellow card O. Offiah Preston
57' Goal L. Dobbin (assist J. Storey) Preston
70' Yellow card B. Cadamarteri Sheffield Wednesday
76' Goal M. Frøkjær-Jensen (assist L. Dobbin) Preston

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sheffield Wednesday

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Henrik Pedersen

24 E. Horvath

2 L. Palmer 22 G. Otegbayo 7 Y. Valery

8 S. Ingelsson

12 H. Amass 9 J. Lowe 17 C. McNeill 4 S. Fusire

18 B. Cadamarteri 10 B. Bannan

Bench L. Stretch , I. Ugbo , N. Redmond , L. Cooper , R. Johnson , C. McGhee , J. Emery , Y. Alao , Jarvis Thornton

Preston

Confirmed 3-5-2 Paul Heckingbottom

1 D. Iversen

16 A. Hughes 6 L. Lindsay 14 J. Storey

26 T. Small 15 J. Thompson 4 B. Whiteman 21 A. Devine 42 O. Offiah

9 D. Jebbison 17 L. Dobbin

Bench J. Walton , D. Cornell , Pol Valentín , W. Keane , M. Frøkjær-Jensen , J. Lewis , S. Þórðarson , M. Smith , N. Mawene

Form guide

Sheffield Wednesday at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.9 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Preston away

0–1–9 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 2.5 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.0 per game
Shots on target: 2.5 per game

11% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
29 Dec 24	Preston v Sheffield Wednesday	3–1
7 Dec 24	Sheffield Wednesday v Preston	1–1
29 Dec 23	Preston v Sheffield Wednesday	0–1
19 Aug 23	Sheffield Wednesday v Preston	0–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston head-to-head record