English League Championship

FT Thursday, January 1, 2026
Sheffield Wednesday DLLDD 0
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Preston North End DWDDL 3
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PNE123
Deepdale · 18,069 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
4
7
Corner Kicks
4
4
Saves
1
53.5
Possession
46.5
6
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
366
Accurate Passes
293
454
Passes
386
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.4
66
Long Balls
58
29
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
17
17
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
7
19
Effective Clearances
31
19
Clearances
31

Head to Head

PNE leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

PNE · 3-1-4-2

  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 14Jordan StoreyCD
  3. 16Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 42Odeluga OffiahCD-R
  5. 4Benjamin WhitemanSW
  6. 8Alistair McCannCM-L
  7. 21Alfie DevineCM-R
  8. 18Jamal LewisLM
  9. 2Pol ValentínRM
  10. 28Milutin OsmajicCF-L
  11. 24Michael SmithCF-R

SHW · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Pierce CharlesG
  2. 22Gabriel OtegbayoCD
  3. 16Liam CooperCD-L
  4. 6Dominic IorfaCD-R
  5. 10Barry BannanCM-L
  6. 37Jarvis ThorntonCM-R
  7. 12Harry AmassLM
  8. 2Liam PalmerRM
  9. 18Bailey CadamarteriF
  10. 8Svante IngelssonCF-L
  11. 17Charlie McNeillCF-R

Timeline

  1. 28' Goal! Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Ali McCann (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
  2. 40' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sean Fusire replaces Liam Cooper because of an injury.
  3. 55' Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 61' Goal! Preston North End 2, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman.
  5. 62' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Jamal Lewis.
  6. 62' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Michael Smith.
  7. 66' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe replaces Charlie McNeill.
  8. 66' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathan Redmond replaces Jarvis Thornton.
  9. 70' Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 77' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Alfie Devine.
  11. 77' Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  12. 83' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Favour Onukwuli replaces Liam Palmer.
  13. 84' Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Andrew Hughes because of an injury.
  14. 85' Goal! Preston North End 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ali McCann.

EFL Championship News

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