Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 29 November 2025

Result

Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 29 November 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Sheffield Wednesday 2-3 Preston North End: match report

Sheffield Wednesday were beaten by Preston North End 2-3 in the Championship on Saturday 29 November 2025. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Charlie McNeill opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goals came from Charlie McNeill (3') and Charlie McNeill (14'). Preston North End scored through Ben Whiteman (10'), Lewis Dobbin (57') and Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen (76').

Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card; Preston North End received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 24th on 8 points from 17 and Preston North End 8th on 27 points from 17. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 24th with 18 points, and Preston North End 14th with 60.

Sheffield Wednesday lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Preston North End in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Charlie McNeill of Sheffield Wednesday (8.1), ahead of Lewis Dobbin (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 2 draws and 5 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 3'Goal · Charlie McNeillSheffield Wednesday · 1-0
  • 10'Goal · Ben WhitemanPreston North End · 1-1
  • 14'Goal · Charlie McNeillSheffield Wednesday · 2-1
  • 34'Yellow card · Odeluga OffiahPreston North End
  • 57'Goal · Lewis DobbinPreston North End · 2-2
  • 70'Yellow card · Bailey CadamarteriSheffield Wednesday
  • 73'Missed penalty · Charlie McNeillSheffield Wednesday
  • 76'Goal · Mads Frøkjaer-JensenPreston North End · 2-3

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sheffield Wednesday 3, draws 2, Preston North End 5.

Team news

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Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-1-4-2)

Ethan Horvath, Yan Valery, Gabriel Otegbayo, Liam Palmer, Svante Ingelsson, Sean Sheunesu Fusire, Charlie McNeill, Jamal Lowe, Harry Amass, Barry Bannan, Bailey Cadamarteri

Preston North End line-up (3-5-2)

Daniel Iversen, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, O. Offiah, Alfie Devine, Ben Whiteman, Jordan Thompson, Thierry Small, Lewis Dobbin, Daniel Jebbison