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Preston North End vs Middlesbrough
13 Sept 2025, 12:30 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Thomas KirkChampionship 2025/2026 · 24 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Preston North EndMin
Middlesbrough- 8′
Morgan Whittaker
Yellowcard
Foul
- 11′
Alfie Jones
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Lewis Dobbin 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Jordan Storey
Left foot shot
22′ - 46′⇄
David Strelec
Substitution
Off: Kaly Sène
Andrew Hughes
Yellowcard
Foul
58′- ⇄
Harrison Armstrong
Substitution
Off: Alfie Devine
62′ - ⇄
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
Substitution
Off: Lewis Dobbin
62′ - ⇄
Michael Smith
Substitution
Off: Daniel Jebbison
62′ - 66′⇄
Sverre Nypan
Substitution
Off: Morgan Whittaker
- 72′⚽
Matt Targett 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Tommy Conway
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Andrija Vukcevic
Substitution
Off: Thierry Small
79′ - 84′⇄
Alan Browne
Substitution
Off: Hayden Hackney
- ⚽
Jordan Storey 2-1
Goal · Header
With: Ben Whiteman
Header
88′ - 89′⇄
Sontje Hansen
Substitution
Off: Alfie Jones
- 90+2′⚽
Sontje Hansen 2-2
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 90+7′
Darragh Lenihan
Yellowcard
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.19 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 8.62 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7.22 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.79 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6.16 | |
| 62 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.84 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 7.75 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6.49 | |
| 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.20 | |
| 62 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.27 | |
| 62 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.07 | |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.20 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.23 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.18 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.54 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Preston North End
Latest: Ipswich Town · 1–0
Match stats
23 Aug 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Ipswich Town · 2025/2026
Middlesbrough
Latest: Norwich City · 2–1
Match stats
23 Aug 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Norwich City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Preston North End’s ground: 11 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Preston North End’s home games with Middlesbrough’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Preston North End
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Preston North End
Middlesbrough
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Preston North End
Middlesbrough
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Preston North End
Middlesbrough
Previous meetings
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