Thursday , 1 October 2026

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

Championship · 2025-26
Preston North End FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Sheffield Wednesday FC
Thu 1 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

7
2
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Sheffield Wednesday FC for another epic battle.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Emil Riis Jakobsen 3
Daniel Johnson 2
Jayden Stockley 2
Sam Greenwood 1
Jacob Murphy 1
Brad Potts 1
Michael Hector 1
Scott Sinclair 1

Head to Head

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

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.