Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2025-26

Preston North End FC

3 – 0

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Sheffield Wednesday FC

Thu 1 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship .

Preston North End FC 15 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Gavin Ward

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Preston North End FC 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2025-11-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–3 Preston North End FC 2024-12-29 Preston North End FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2024-12-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2023-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	3–0	W
29 Dec	Wrexham AFC	A	1–2	L
26 Dec	Stoke City FC	A	0–0	D
20 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	1–1	D
13 Dec	Oxford United FC	A	2–1	W
09 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Preston North End FC	A	0–3	L
29 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	0–0	D
26 Dec	Hull City AFC	H	2–2	D
20 Dec	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–3	L
15 Dec	Derby County FC	H	0–3	L
09 Dec	Watford FC	A	1–1	D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC

0-15

4/3

16-30

2/3

31-45

2/6

46-60

1/3

61-75

–/4

76+

4/9

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC

Callum Lang	4 G
Jordan Thompson	1 G
Jusef Erabi	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Sheffield Wednesday FC — let the battle begin!
The referee brings this contest to a close. Preston North End FC take all three points.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Emil Riis Jakobsen	3
Jayden Stockley	2
Daniel Johnson	2
Liam Palmer	1
Fernando Forestieri	1
Liam Lindsay	1
Atdhe Nuhiu	1
Marvin Johnson	1

Head to Head

Preston North End FC Form

2026-01-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2025-12-29 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2025-12-26 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2025-12-20 Preston North End FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2025-12-13 Oxford United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2025-12-09 Preston North End FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2026-01-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-12-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2025-12-26 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2025-12-20 Ipswich Town FC 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2025-12-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Derby County FC L 2025-12-09 Watford FC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.77 Preston North End FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.9 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Preston North End FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Preston North End FC58% Draw24% Sheffield Wednesday FC18%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

42%

Preston North End FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Preston North End FC40% Draw46% Sheffield Wednesday FC14%

Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

1 – 0

11.5%

2 – 0

10.6%

2 – 1

9.4%

0 – 0

8.9%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.6%

0 – 1

5.3%

1 – 2

4.7%

2 – 2

4.3%

4 – 0

2.7%

0 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap	Preston North End FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet

41% ✗

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.