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Championship · REGULAR SEASON - 25 · THU, 01 JAN · 15:00 LOCAL
PRESTON
14TH · 60 PTS · LAST 5:
L W L L W
FT
3 – 0
FULL TIME HT · 1-0
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
W L L D D
· 24TH · 0 PTS · LAST 5
⚽ 28' Alistair McCann ⚽ 61' Milutin Osmajić ⚽ 85' Lewis Dobbin
GOALS
Alistair McCann
👑
⭐ PLAYER OF THE MATCH
Alistair McCann
Preston · 90 mins
⚽ 1 goal · 🅰 1 assist · 30% pass acc · 3 shots on
RATING
8.9
PREDICTIONS
📊 90 MIN TOTALS

Finalised · Match completed

1.91
⚡ EXPECTED GOALS (xG)
0.21
47%
BALL POSSESSION %
53%
12
TOTAL SHOTS
6
7
SHOTS ON TARGET
1
76%
PASS ACCURACY %
81%
4
CORNERS
7
KEY EVENTS 14 events
  1. 28'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Alistair McCann · assist Jamal Lewis
    PRE
  2. 40'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    L. Cooper · assist S. Fusire
    SHE
  3. 55'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Jordan Storey
    PRE
  4. 61'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Milutin Osmajić · assist Benjamin Whiteman
    PRE
  5. 62'
    Subst · Substitution 1
    Michael Smith · assist Daniel Jebbison
    PRE
  6. 62'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Jamal Lewis · assist Thierry Small
    PRE
  7. 66'
    Subst · Substitution 2
    Charlie McNeill · assist Jamal Lowe
    SHE
  8. 66'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Jarvis Thornton · assist Nathan Redmond
    SHE
  9. 70'
    Card · Yellow Card
    Milutin Osmajić
    PRE
  10. 77'
    Subst · Substitution 3
    Alfie Devine · assist Jordan Thompson
    PRE
  11. 77'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    Milutin Osmajić · assist Lewis Dobbin
    PRE
  12. 83'
    Subst · Substitution 4
    L. Palmer · assist Favour Onukwuli
    SHE
  13. 84'
    Subst · Substitution 5
    Andrew Hughes · assist Liam Lindsay
    PRE
  14. 85'
    Goal · Normal Goal
    Lewis Dobbin · assist Alistair McCann
    PRE
PLAYER RATINGS · TOP 5 EACH 0–10 scale
PRESTON AVG 7.9
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY AVG 7.1
MATCH STATS H vs A
ATTACK
1.9
xG
0.2
12.0
TOTAL SHOTS
6.0
7.0
ON TARGET
1.0
3.0
OFF TARGET
3.0
2.0
BLOCKED
2.0
POSSESSION
47.0%
POSSESSION %
53.0%
386.0
PASSES
454.0
76.0%
PASS ACCURACY
81.0%
SET PIECES
4.0
CORNERS
7.0
4.0
OFFSIDES
2.0
DISCIPLINE
10.0
FOULS
8.0
2.0
YELLOW CARDS
0.0
1.0
GK SAVES
4.0
🎯 SHOT BREAKDOWN

Top shooters · accuracy = on-target / total

player-level shot accuracy · per-shot xG bubbles require xG Advanced tier
PRESTON 7 shots
Alistair McCann
3/3
Alfie Devine
2/2
Lewis Dobbin
1/1
Benjamin Whiteman
0/1
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 2 shots
L. Palmer
0/1
S. Fusire
0/1
📈 xG RACE

Cumulative xG over 90 minutes REAL xG

final xG: 1.91 – 0.21
1.5 1.1 0.8 0.4 1.9 0.0 HT 28' 61' 85' H 1.91 A 0.21 KO 30' 60' FT

Step chart anchored to real goal minutes · final xG from SportMonks · baseline distributes remaining shots evenly across the match

⚡ ATTACK SHARE

Event activity ratio · attacks/cards/subs

zone-based attack maps require broadcast partner (Q3)
H 71%
29% A
10
EVENTS LOGGED
4
EVENTS LOGGED
LINEUPS 3-1-4-2 vs 3-4-2-1
3-1-4-2
3-4-2-1
1
DANIEL IV
16
ANDREW HU
14
JORDAN ST
 7.6
42
ODELUGA O
 7.3
4
BENJAMIN
18
JAMAL LEW
 8.9
8
ALISTAIR
 7.6
21
ALFIE DEV
2
POL VALEN
28
MILUTIN O
24
MICHAEL S
 7.9
1
PIERCE CH
16
L. COOPER
22
GABRIEL O
6
DOMINIC I
 6.7
12
HARRY AMA
 6.9
10
B. BANNAN
37
JARVIS TH
 7.0
2
L. PALMER
8
SVANTE IN
17
CHARLIE M
18
BAILEY CA
SUBSTITUTES · PRESTON
26
Thierry Smal...
D
17
Lewis Dobbin
F
15
Jordan Thomp...
M
10
Mads Frøkjær...
M
9
Daniel Jebbi...
F
7
Will Keane
F
6
Liam Lindsay
D
12
Jack Walton
G
44
Brad Potts
M
COACH: Paul Heckingbottom
SUBSTITUTES · SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY
15
Nathan Redmo...
F
9
Jamal Lowe
F
20
Rio Shipston
M
4
S. Fusire
M
27
Reece Johnso...
D
28
Cole McGhee
D
32
J. Emery
D
24
Ethan Horvat...
G
41
Favour Onukw...
F
COACH: Henrik Pedersen
🏥 UNAVAILABLE PLAYERS
PRE · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

SHE · 0 OUT

No injuries reported · federation feed activates Q3

⚖ MATCH OFFICIALS
REFEREE
Gavin Ward, England
—
PRE MANAGER
Paul Heckingbottom
head coach
SHE MANAGER
Henrik Pedersen
head coach
HEAD TO HEAD · ALL-TIME
6
PRE WINS
1
DRAWS
3
SHE WINS
60%
10%
30%
17 – 10
TOTAL GOALS · 10 MEETINGS
2.70
AVG GOALS / MATCH
RECENT MEETINGS SHOWING 5 / 10
29 Nov 2025
Sheffield Wednesday
2 – 3
Preston
W
29 Dec 2024
Preston
3 – 1
Sheffield Wednesday
W
07 Dec 2024
Sheffield Wednesday
1 – 1
Preston
D
29 Dec 2023
Preston
0 – 1
Sheffield Wednesday
L
19 Aug 2023
Sheffield Wednesday
0 – 1
Preston
W
PRESTON LAST 5 OVERALL
L W L L W
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY LAST 5 OVERALL
W L L D D
MATCH IMPACT Final 3–0 · result locked
PRESTON #14
Won · already at 60 pts
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY #24
Lost · already at 0 pts
Relegation
LEAGUE CONTEXT FULL TABLE →
# TEAM P W D L GD PTS FORM
1 Coventry 46 28 11 7 +52 95
W W W D D
2 Ipswich 46 23 15 8 +33 84
W D D W D
3 Millwall 46 24 11 11 +15 83
L D W D W
4 Southampton 46 22 14 10 +26 80
W D W D D
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 14 10 +25 80
L L D D W
6 Hull City 46 21 10 15 +4 73
W W D W L
7 Wrexham 46 19 14 13 +4 71
D L W W L
8 Derby 46 20 9 17 +8 69
L W L W L
9 Norwich 46 19 8 19 +7 65
L D W W L
10 Birmingham 46 17 13 16 +1 64
D W W D W
11 Swansea 46 18 10 18 -2 64
W D W L W
12 Bristol City 46 17 11 18 0 62
W L D L D
13 Sheffield Utd 46 18 6 22 0 60
W L L W W
14 Preston 46 15 15 16 -7 60
L W L L W
15 QPR 46 16 10 20 -12 58
L L L L D
16 Watford 46 14 15 17 -12 57
L L L L L
17 Stoke City 46 15 10 21 -5 55
L L L L D
18 Portsmouth 46 14 13 19 -15 55
D W L W W
19 Charlton 46 13 14 19 -14 53
L W L D L
20 Blackburn 46 13 13 20 -14 52
L W D L D
21 West Brom 46 13 14 19 -10 51
L D W W D
22 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 -14 47
L W L L W
23 Leicester 46 12 16 18 -10 46
W D D L L
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 2 12 32 -60 0
W L L D D
UCL Qualification Europa / Conference Relegation
COMMENTARY
  • 85'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Lewis Dobbin
  • 84'
    Subst · Substitution 5 · Andrew Hughes
  • 83'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · L. Palmer
  • 77'
    Subst · Substitution 4 · Milutin Osmajić
  • 77'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Alfie Devine
  • 70'
    Card · Yellow Card · Milutin Osmajić
    Time wasting
  • 66'
    Subst · Substitution 3 · Jarvis Thornton
  • 66'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Charlie McNeill
  • 62'
    Subst · Substitution 2 · Jamal Lewis
  • 62'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · Michael Smith
  • 61'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Milutin Osmajić
  • 55'
    Card · Yellow Card · Jordan Storey
    Foul
  • HALF TIME · 1 – 0
  • 40'
    Subst · Substitution 1 · L. Cooper
  • 28'
    Goal · Normal Goal · Alistair McCann
MATCH WINNER ODDS
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