Match report

Preston Stuns Sheffield Wednesday 3–2 in Championship Clash

Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
2–3
FT
Preston
Preston
Nov 29, 2025

Preston stunned Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday night in an intense Championship clash. The match saw early goals from both sides but it was Preston who managed to secure three valuable points with a late winner.

Key Facts

  • • Sheffield Wednesday took the lead through Chris McNeill (3' and 14')
  • • Preston equalized via Ben Whiteman (10')
  • • Liam Dobbin (57') and Morten Frokjaer-Jensen (76') scored for Preston to secure victory
  • • Oluwafemi Odiah and Benjamin Cadamarteri were both shown yellow cards

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday

Formation: 3-1-4-2

Starting XI

  • 24 E. Horvath (G)
  • 7 Y. Valery (D)
  • 22 G. Otegbayo (D)
  • 2 L. Palmer (D)
  • 8 S. Ingelsson (M)
  • 4 S. Fusire (M)
  • 17 C. McNeill (M)
  • 9 J. Lowe (M)
  • 12 H. Amass (M)
  • 10 B. Bannan (F)
  • 18 B. Cadamarteri (F)

Substitutes

  • 25 L. Stretch
  • 11 I. Ugbo
  • 15 N. Redmond
  • 16 L. Cooper
  • 27 R. Johnson
  • 28 C. McGhee
  • 32 J. Emery
  • 33 Y. Alao
  • 37 J. Thornton

Preston

Formation: 3-5-2

Starting XI

  • 1 D. Iversen (G)
  • 14 J. Storey (D)
  • 6 L. Lindsay (D)
  • 16 A. Hughes (D)
  • 42 O. Offiah (M)
  • 21 A. Devine (M)
  • 4 B. Whiteman (M)
  • 15 J. Thompson (M)
  • 26 T. Small (M)
  • 17 L. Dobbin (F)
  • 9 D. Jebbison (F)

Substitutes

  • 12 J. Walton
  • 13 D. Cornell
  • 2 P. Valentin
  • 7 W. Keane
  • 10 M. Frokjaer-Jensen
  • 18 J. Lewis
  • 22 S. T. Thordarson
  • 24 M. Smith
  • 35 N. Mawene

Timeline

  1. Sheffield Wednesday
    3' Sheffield Wednesday Goal · Normal Goal
    C. McNeill · Assist: H. Amass
  2. Preston
    10' Preston Goal · Normal Goal
    B. Whiteman · Assist: J. Thompson
  3. Sheffield Wednesday
    14' Sheffield Wednesday Goal · Normal Goal
    C. McNeill · Assist: L. Palmer
  4. Preston
    34' Preston Card · Yellow Card
    O. Offiah

    Foul

  5. Preston
    46' Preston subst · Substitution 1
    Off: T. Small · On: J. Lewis
  6. Preston
    46' Preston subst · Substitution 2
    Off: J. Thompson · On: M. Smith
  7. Preston
    57' Preston Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Dobbin · Assist: Jordan Storey
  8. Preston
    58' Preston subst · Substitution 3
    Off: D. Jebbison · On: M. Frokjaer-Jensen
  9. Preston
    62' Preston subst · Substitution 4
    Off: Unknown player · On: P. Valentin
  10. Sheffield Wednesday
    70' Sheffield Wednesday Card · Yellow Card
    B. Cadamarteri

    Foul

  11. Preston
    76' Preston Goal · Normal Goal
    M. Frokjaer-Jensen · Assist: L. Dobbin
  12. Sheffield Wednesday
    79' Sheffield Wednesday subst · Substitution 1
    Off: G. Otegbayo · On: N. Redmond
  13. Sheffield Wednesday
    79' Sheffield Wednesday subst · Substitution 2
    Off: S. Ingelsson · On: L. Cooper
  14. Preston
    82' Preston subst · Substitution 5
    Off: L. Dobbin · On: S. T. Thordarson

Match Stats

Stat Sheffield Wednesday Preston
Fouls 10 12
Pass Accuracy 86% 78%
Offsides 3 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 12 7
Corners 3 3
Total Passes 501 375
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 3 1
Shots on Target 5 5
xG 2.33 0.94
Shots off Target 4 1
Possession 57% 43%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 430 291
Shots Inside Box 10 3
Saves 2 3
Shots Outside Box 2 4

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Sheffield Wednesday started strong, scoring twice in the first 15 minutes via Chris McNeill, setting an early lead.
  • ▸ Preston's goal by Ben Whiteman at 10' marked a significant momentum shift and set the stage for their comeback.
  • ▸ The introduction of substitutes like Morten Frokjaer-Jensen paid off as he scored the game-winning goal in the 76th minute.