{"id":597170,"date":"2025-11-27T13:02:34","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/597170\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:02:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T13:02:34","slug":"preview-sheffield-wednesday-vs-preston-north-end-prediction-team-news-lineups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/597170\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Sheffield Wednesday vs Preston North End – prediction, team news, lineups"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two sides fighting at opposite ends of the Championship table<\/a> will do battle at Hillsborough on Saturday, as Sheffield Wednesday<\/a> welcome Preston North End<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The hosts remain rooted to the foot of the table on -4 points after their administration, while the visitors dropped to sixth spot with a midweek draw.<\/p>\n

Match preview<\/p>\n

Sheffield Wednesday head into the weekend in search of a second Championship victory of the season, having hit another slump in a campaign badly impacted by off-field issues and entering administration last month.<\/p>\n

While that brought some optimism for the Owls, with the enforced exit of the club’s former ownership, the 12-point deduction leaves them at the foot of England’s second tier on -4 points after 17 games, having suffered 12 defeats and only managed one victory – an away win over Portsmouth in September.<\/p>\n

The South Yorkshire outfit have struggled at both ends of the pitch in their uphill task with a thin and young squad, having scored a league-low tally of 12 goals and conceded a league-high 33.<\/p>\n

Following a 3-1 loss to Southampton, Henrik Pedersen<\/a>‘s side returned to action in a Steel City Derby last Sunday and suffered a 3-0 beating to rivals Sheffield United, before most recently visiting Millwall on Wednesday and again coming away empty-handed as Femi Azeez<\/a> netted the only goal 19 minutes from time.<\/p>\n

Left wounded by their winless run and a tough schedule with limited resources due to embargoes, Sheffield Wednesday will hope to raise spirits and move closer to positive points with a victory at Hillsborough, with the end of administration and a change in ownership nearing.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Imago \/ Pro Sports Images<\/p>\n

Their visitors, meanwhile, make the trip across to Yorkshire in search of a return to winning ways of their own in their fight at the top end of the division.<\/p>\n

Following a 20th-placed finish last time around, Preston North End have enjoyed a strong start to the 2025-26 Championship campaign, earning 27 points from their first 17 outings to sit sixth, having won seven and lost four of those.<\/p>\n

Paul Heckingbottom<\/a>‘s men recorded three straight victories across late October and early November and went into the November break on the back of a 1-1 away draw with Millwall, but they have failed to bounce back to winning ways and solidify a top-six spot since.<\/p>\n

On their return last weekend, the Lilywhites hosted rivals Blackburn Rovers and lost 2-1, despite levelling the game through Alfie Devine<\/a> late in the first half, before they visited Watford on Tuesday and shared the points in a 1-1 draw having gone ahead thanks to Daniel Jebbison<\/a>‘s goal and been pegged back by Mamadou Doumbia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Still sitting sixth, but only leading seventh and eighth spots by a single point while trailing second-placed Stoke City by three, Preston North End can quickly improve their standing in the playoff spots with a rebound victory at Hillsborough on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Sheffield Wednesday Championship form:<\/p>\n

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Preston North End Championship form:<\/p>\n

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Team News<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Imago \/ News Images<\/p>\n

Sheffield Wednesday continue to deal with a long injury list alongside their ongoing issues with a thin squad, as Pierce Charles<\/a>, Di’Shon Bernard, Nathaniel Chalobah<\/a>, Ernie Weaver and George Brown<\/a> remain sidelined.<\/p>\n

They will be without another senior player as Dominic Iorfa<\/a> is suspended after reaching five league yellow cards in midweek, meaning Liam Palmer<\/a> will return to join Liam Cooper<\/a> and Max Lowe<\/a> in a back three.<\/p>\n

Barry Bannan<\/a>, Svante Ingelsson<\/a> and Yan Valery<\/a> should all continue in midfield despite their gruelling schedule with little back-up, while Jamal Lowe<\/a> will hope to return to the attack from the start.<\/p>\n

Preston North End should remain without Robbie Brady<\/a>, Lewis Gibson<\/a>, Ali McCann<\/a>, Brad Potts<\/a>, Andrija Vukcevic<\/a> and Harrison Armstrong<\/a> due to injuries.<\/p>\n

Ben Whiteman<\/a> will return to contention in midfield after serving a suspension last time out, though, and he could rejoin Stefan Teitur Thordarson<\/a> and Alfie Devine<\/a> in the centre of their 3-5-2 setup.<\/p>\n

In the absence of Milutin Osmajic<\/a>, who continues to serve a suspension, Lewis Dobbin<\/a> should continue in attack alongside Daniel Jebbison, who netted his third league goal of the season last time out, despite competition from former Owls forward Michael Smith<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sheffield Wednesday possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Horvath; Palmer, Cooper, M Lowe; Fusire, Valery, Bannan, Ingelsson, Amass; J Lowe, McNeill<\/p>\n

Preston North End possible starting lineup:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Iversen; Storey, Lindsay, Hughes; Offah, Thordarson, Whiteman, Devine, Small; Dobbin, Jebbison<\/p>\n

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We say: Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 Preston North End
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Sheffield Wednesday fought hard to stay in the game at Millwall on Wednesday, but we see the tough schedule, after a 3-0 Steel City Derby defeat, taking a further toll on a thin Owls squad.<\/p>\n

We see Preston North End taking a good chance to return to winning ways and strengthen their top-six standing at Hillsborough on Saturday.<\/p>\n

For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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