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Preview
- Preston North End host Sheffield Wednesday on 2026-01-01 at 15:00 GMT, as part of week 25 of the 2025-2026's Championship in Deepdale.
- In the last meeting, P. Heckingbottom has beaten 1 time H. Pedersen, with no draws and no victories for H. Pedersen.
- Current league positions have Preston North End 7th on 37 points and Sheffield Wednesday 24th on -7 points.
- Preston North End have 4 players out: R. Brady (Calf Injury), L. Gibson (Injury), A. Vukcevic (Inactive), S. T. Thordarson (Inactive) but Sheffield Wednesday have 11 players missing: D. Bernard (Knee Injury), G. Brown (Inactive), N. Chalobah (Leg Injury), S. Fusire (International duty), Guilherme Siqueira (Achilles Tendon Injury), O. Kobacki (Groin Injury), M. Lowe (Injury), N. Redmond (Inactive), I. Ugbo (Inactive), Y. Valery (International duty), E. Weaver (Leg Injury).
- We expect Preston North End to line up in a predicted 3-at-the-back 3-4-1-2, and Sheffield Wednesday are expected to line up in 3-5-2.
- Mixed emotions: Preston North End lost 1-2 against Wrexham, but Sheffield Wednesday salvaged a 0-0 draw against Blackburn Rovers.
- Neither side is flying – Preston North End 1-3-1 and Sheffield Wednesday 0-3-2 over the last 5 matches.
- Preston North End have clearly got the edge H2H: in 29 meetings, they've beaten Sheffield Wednesday 11 times, with 8 draws and only 10 losses.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Preston North End's 5-5-2 home form and Sheffield Wednesday's 1-4-5 away record.
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Match Info
Team Kits
Preston
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| 28' | 1 - 0 | ||
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HT 1 - 0 | |||
| 55' | J. Storey | ||
| 61' | 2 - 0 | ||
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| 70' | M. Osmajic | ||
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| 85' | 3 - 0 | ||
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Preston is going head to head with Sheffield Wed on 1/1/2026 15:00 GMT at Deepdale for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Preston v Sheffield Wed H2H statistics!