Preston 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday — EFL Championship, 1 Jan 2026
Preston beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 in the EFL Championship on 1 January 2026 at Deepdale, Preston. Alistair McCann, Milutin Osmajić, Lewis Dobbin got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 3 and Sheffield Wednesday 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-028'Alistair McCannassist: J. Lewis
- 40'Liam Cooperout: Sean Fusire
- Half-time1-0
- 55'Jordan StoreyFoul
- 2-061'Milutin Osmajićassist: Benjamin Whiteman
- 62'Michael Smithout: Daniel Jebbison
- 62'J. Lewisout: Thierry Small
- 66'Charlie McNeillout: Jamal Lowe
- 66'J. Thorntonout: N. Redmond
- 70'Milutin OsmajićTime wasting
- 77'Alfie Devineout: Jordan Thompson
- 77'Milutin Osmajićout: Lewis Dobbin
- 83'Liam Palmerout: F. Onukwuli
- 84'Andrew Hughesout: Liam Lindsay
- 3-085'Lewis Dobbinassist: Alistair McCann
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Alistair McCann · Preston
Preston
- 8.9Alistair McCannM
- 7.9Lewis DobbinF
- 7.6Alfie DevineM
- 7.6Odeluga OffiahD
- 7.3Benjamin WhitemanM
- 7.3Pol ValentínM
- 7.3Milutin OsmajićF
- 7.2Jordan StoreyD
- 7.0Michael SmithF
- 7.0Daniel IversenG
- 6.9Thierry SmallD
- 6.9Jamal LewisM
- 6.7Jordan ThompsonM
- 6.6Andrew HughesD
- 6.6Liam LindsayD
- 6.5Daniel JebbisonF
Sheffield Wednesday
- 7.9Pierce CharlesG
- 7.0Liam PalmerM
- 6.9Sean FusireM
- 6.9Barry BannanM
- 6.7Harry AmassM
- 6.7Jarvis ThorntonM
- 6.5Svante IngelssonF
- 6.3Nathan RedmondF
- 6.3Gabriel OtegbayoD
- 6.3Jamal LoweF
- 6.2Favour OnukwuliF
- 6.2Charlie McNeillF
- 6.2Liam CooperD
- 5.9Bailey-Tye CadamarteriF
- 5.6Dominic IorfaD
Line-ups
Sheffield Wednesday3-4-2-1
Preston3-1-4-2
GlobalScoreX
16Cooper6.2
6Iorfa5.6
10Bannan6.9
2Palmer7.0
8Ingelsson6.5
17McNeill6.2
1Charles7.9
18Cadamarteri5.9
12Amass6.7
22Otegbayo6.3
37Thornton6.7
16Hughes6.6
1Iversen7.0
18Lewis6.9
14Storey7.2
24Smith7.0
4Whiteman7.3
2Valentin7.3
28Osmajić7.3
8McCann★8.9
21Devine7.6
42Offiah7.6
Substitutes
PrestonPaul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 10Mads Frøkjær-JensenM
- 44B. PottsM
- 7W. KeaneF
- 12Jack WaltonG
- 6Liam Lindsay84'D6.6
- 15Jordan Thompson77'M6.7
- 17Lewis Dobbin85'77'F7.9
- 26Thierry Small62'D6.9
- 9Daniel Jebbison62'F6.5
Sheffield WednesdayHenrik Pedersen
Substitutes
- 24Ethan HorvathG
- 15N. Redmond66'F6.3
- 9Jamal Lowe66'F6.3
- 20R. ShipstonM
- 4Sean Fusire40'M6.9
- 32Joe EmeryD
- 27R. JohnsonD
- 28C. McGheeD
- 41F. Onukwuli83'F6.2
Team statistics
47%Possession53%
1.91Expected goals (xG)0.21
12Total shots6
7Shots on target1
3Shots off target3
2Blocked shots2
4Corners7
4Offsides2
10Fouls8
2Yellow cards0
1Goalkeeper saves4
0.70Goals prevented0.70
386Total passes454
293Accurate passes366
76%Pass accuracy81%
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alistair McCann | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8.9 |
| Lewis Dobbin | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Alfie Devine | 77 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Pol Valentín | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Milutin Osmajić | 77 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Michael Smith | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Daniel Iversen | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Thierry Small | 28 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jamal Lewis | 62 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jordan Thompson | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Andrew Hughes | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Liam Lindsay | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Daniel Jebbison | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Charles | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Liam Palmer | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Sean Fusire | 50 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Barry Bannan | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Harry Amass | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Jarvis Thornton | 66 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Svante Ingelsson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.5 |
| Nathan Redmond | 24 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jamal Lowe | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Favour Onukwuli | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Charlie McNeill | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Liam Cooper | 40 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Dominic Iorfa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 5.6 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 29 Nov 25Sheffield Wednesday2-3Preston
- 29 Dec 24Preston3-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 07 Dec 24Sheffield Wednesday1-1Preston
- 29 Dec 23Preston0-1Sheffield Wednesday
- 19 Aug 23Sheffield Wednesday0-1Preston
- 30 Jan 21Sheffield Wednesday1-0Preston
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