Championship· Season 2025
Match Summary
Preston defeated Sheffield Wednesday 3:2. The match was played in Championship 2025. Goals were scored by C. McNeill 3′, B. Whiteman 10′, C. McNeill 14′, L. Dobbin 57′, M. Frokjaer-Jensen 76′. 2 yellow cards were shown. Sheffield Wednesday had 57% possession while Preston held 43%. Sheffield Wednesday had 12 shots (5 on target) compared to 7 (5 on target) for Preston. Expected goals: Sheffield Wednesday 2.33 — Preston 0.94. Sheffield Wednesday made 2 substitutions, Preston made 5.
Match Events
Key match events between Sheffield Wednesday and Preston — 5 goals and 2 cards recorded during the match.
assist: H. Amass
assist: J. Thompson
assist: L. Palmer
assist: L. Dobbin
Rivalry since 2011
Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston Head to Head Results· 20
Sheffield Wednesday and Preston have met 20 times — Sheffield Wednesday won 9, Preston won 8, with 3 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2011. Sheffield Wednesday leads the head-to-head with 9 victories from 20 meetings. A combined 52 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 2.60 per match (27 for the home side, 25 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 10 matches (50%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 9 games (45%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 3–3 in 2019.
Statistics are for informational purposes only. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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