Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston
Ref: Oliver Langford, EnglandHillsborough, Sheffield · 39,814 cap
Match recap
Preston beat Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 in their Championship fixture. McNeill and McNeill scored for Sheffield Wednesday; Whiteman, Dobbin, and Frøkjær-Jensen replied for Preston. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.33 for Sheffield Wednesday versus 0.94 for Preston. Sheffield Wednesday sit 24th in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
⚽
McNeill
Assist: Amass
10'
⚽
Whiteman
Assist: Thompson
⚽
McNeill
Assist: Palmer
34'
Offiah
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Small
46'
⇄
Thompson
57'
⚽
Dobbin
Assist: Storey
58'
⇄
Jebbison
62'
⇄
Unknown
Cadamarteri
Yellow Card
76'
⚽
Frøkjær-Jensen
Assist: Dobbin
⇄
Ingelsson
⇄
Otegbayo
82'
⇄
Dobbin
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Sheffield WednesdayPreston
9Won
Statistical edge
9–3
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.33VS0.94
Attack3 · 1 won
12
Shots
7
5
Shots on target
5
10
Shots in the box
3
2
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
1
3
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
501
Total passes
375
430
Accurate passes
291
86%
Pass accuracy
78%
Discipline1 · 1 won
10
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
1
0.51
Goals prevented
0.51
Sheffield Wednesday
3-1-4-2
Preston
3-5-2Sheffield Wednesday
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 2L. PalmerD
- 4S. FusireM
- 7Y. ValeryD
- 8S. IngelssonM
- 9J. LoweM
- 10B. BannanF
- 12H. AmassM
- 17C. McNeillM
- 18B. CadamarteriF
- 22G. OtegbayoD
- 24E. HorvathG
Substitutes
- 11I. UgboF
- 15N. RedmondF
- 16L. CooperD
- 25Logan StretchG
- 27Reece JohnsonD
- 28Cole McGheeD
- 32J. EmeryD
- 33Y. AlaoD
- 37Jarvis ThorntonM
Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 14J. StoreyD
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 21A. DevineM
- 26T. SmallM
- 42O. OffiahM
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 7W. KeaneF
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 13D. CornellG
- 18J. LewisD
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 24M. SmithF
- 35N. MaweneM
Sheffield Wednesday
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie McNeill | M | 90 | 8.0 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Barry Bannan(C) | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Svante Ingelsson | M | 79 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Harry Amass | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Sean Fusire | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Liam Palmer | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jamal Lowe | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/3 |
| Yan Valery | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Otegbayo | D | 79 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Horvath | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bailey Cadamarteri | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ike Ugbo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yisa Alao | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cole McGhee | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Logan Stretch | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarvis Thornton | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reece Johnson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Emery | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Cooper | D | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Redmond | F | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/2 |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 82 | 7.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/6 |
| Liam Lindsay | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 58 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Thierry Small | M | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noah Mawene | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Cornell | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Keane | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 32 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Jamal Lewis | D | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | D | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |