Championship 25/26 · 1 Jan 2026

Preston North End 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Dec 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Footybot made Preston North End favourites at 62%.

Preston North End won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 0.2.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Lewis Dobbin, 100.0 in 13′.

Player	Min	G	A	xG	Score
Lewis Dobbin Forward	13	1	0	0.19	100.0
Daniel Iversen Goalkeeper	90	0	0	–	51.8
Ali McCann Midfielder	90	1	1	0.84	47.2
Jordan Storey Defender	90	0	0	0.16	46.5
Odeluga Offiah Defender	90	0	0	–	42.7
Milutin Osmajić Forward	77	1	0	0.26	41.2
Michael Smith Forward	62	0	0	–	40.5
Thierry Small Midfielder	28	0	0	–	38.9
Ben Whiteman Midfielder	90	0	1	0.06	28.7
Alfie Devine Midfielder	77	0	0	0.40	28.1
Pol Valentín Defender	90	0	0	–	27.5
Liam Lindsay Defender	10	0	0	–	25.1
Jordan Thompson Midfielder	13	0	0	–	24.9
Jamal Lewis Midfielder	62	0	1	–	23.1
Daniel Jebbison Forward	28	0	0	–	22.7
Andrew Hughes Defender	84	0	0	–	22.7

Player	Min	xG	Score
Gabriel Otegbayo Defender	90	–	48.1
Pierce Charles Goalkeeper	90	–	45.3
Sean Fusire Midfielder	50	0.04	40.6
Barry Bannan Midfielder	90	–	40.3
Jarvis Thornton Midfielder	66	–	39.3
Jamal Lowe Forward	24	0.03	38.8
Dominic Iorfa Defender	90	–	37.3
Liam Palmer Defender	83	0.04	36.9
Harry Amass Midfielder	90	–	34.6
Liam Cooper Defender	40	–	34.0
Nathan Redmond Midfielder	24	0.02	33.7
Bailey Cadamarteri Forward	90	0.02	33.1
Favour Onukwuli Forward	11	–	29.1
Charlie McNeill Forward	66	0.05	28.9
Svante Ingelsson Midfielder	90	–	21.7