English League Championship

Preston North End vs Sheffield Wednesday, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 28': Alistair McCann
  • 61': Milutin Osmajic
  • 85': Lewis Dobbin
FT
3 - 0
Sheffield Wednesday

    About

    Preston North End are hosting Sheffield Wednesday at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 1': Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 2': Delay in match (Preston North End).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 6': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 10': Attempt saved. Ali McCann (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Alfie Devine.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali McCann.
    • 11': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dominic Iorfa.
    • 13': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 13': Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 15': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Charlie McNeill.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Foul by Liam Cooper (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 19': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Liam Palmer (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jarvis Thornton.
    • 23': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Harry Amass with a cross.
    • 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.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Ali McCann (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 30': Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 30': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Pierce Charles.
    • 32': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Harry Amass.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
    • 36': Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 39': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 39': Jarvis Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 40': Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sean Fusire replaces Liam Cooper because of an injury.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Michael Smith.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jamal Lewis.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 52': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 52': Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Sean Fusire (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
    • 55': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 55': Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Charlie McNeill (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 56': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Gabriel Otegbayo is caught offside.
    • 59': Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 59': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer is caught offside.
    • 60': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 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.
    • 62': Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Jamal Lewis.
    • 62': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Michael Smith.
    • 64': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 65': Attempt saved. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Pierce Charles (Sheffield Wednesday). Assisted by Thierry Small.
    • 66': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe replaces Charlie McNeill.
    • 66': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Nathan Redmond replaces Jarvis Thornton.
    • 67': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 67': Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Offside, Preston North End. Thierry Small is caught offside.
    • 70': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 71': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
    • 71': Svante Ingelsson (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 75': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 75': Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Alfie Devine.
    • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Dobbin replaces Milutin Osmajic.
    • 78': Foul by Bailey Cadamarteri (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 78': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Offside, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison is caught offside.
    • 82': Handball by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).
    • 83': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Favour Onukwuli replaces Liam Palmer.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Andrew Hughes because of an injury.
    • 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.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
    • 89': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 90': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Barry Bannan following a corner.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 90'+2': Harry Amass (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Dominic Iorfa (Sheffield Wednesday).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 3, Sheffield Wednesday 0.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 18,069

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 25 +29 52
    2 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
    3 Middlesbrough 25 +7 43
    4 Watford 25 +8 41
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    PNE Preston North End (3-1-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    14 Jordan Storey Yellow Card
    16 Andrew Hughes
    42 Odeluga Offiah
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    8 Alistair McCann
    21 Alfie Devine
    18 Jamal Lewis
    2 Pol Valentín
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    24 Michael Smith
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    Will Keane, Thierry Small, Lewis Dobbin, Jordan Thompson, Brad Potts, Daniel Jebbison, Jack Walton, Mads Frökjaer, Liam Lindsay.

    SHW Sheffield Wednesday (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    1 Pierce Charles (GK)
    22 Gabriel Otegbayo
    16 Liam Cooper
    6 Dominic Iorfa
    10 Barry Bannan
    37 Jarvis Thornton
    12 Harry Amass
    2 Liam Palmer
    18 Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri
    8 Svante Ingelsson
    17 Charlie McNeill
    Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:
    Sean Fusire, Cole Mcghee, Jamal Lowe, Joe Emery, Rio Shipston, Ethan Horvath, Nathan Redmond, Reece Johnson, Favour Onukwuli.

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