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Middlesbrough vs Preston North End
24 Jan 2026, 12:30 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Andy MadleyChampionship 2025/2026 · 5 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
MiddlesbroughMin
Preston North End- ⚽
Alan Browne 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Matt Targett
Left foot shot
9′ - 26′
Ben Whiteman
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Tommy Conway 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Luke Ayling
Right foot shot
28′ - ⚽
Morgan Whittaker 3-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
42′ - 50′
Jordan Storey
Redcard
Professional foul last man
- ⚽
Tommy Conway 4-0
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
54′ - 58′⇄
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
Substitution
Off: Alfie Devine
- 58′⇄
Thierry Small
Substitution
Off: Lewis Dobbin
- 58′⇄
Jordan Andrew Thompson
Substitution
Off: Ben Whiteman
- ⇄
Sam Silvera
Substitution
Off: Matt Targett
60′ - ⇄
Delano Burgzorg
Substitution
Off: Aidan Morris
61′ - ⇄
Alex Gilbert
Substitution
Off: Tommy Conway
61′ - ⇄
Riley McGree
Substitution
Off: Hayden Hackney
74′ - 76′⇄
Michael Smith
Substitution
Off: Daniel Jebbison
- 76′⇄
Andrija Vukcevic
Substitution
Off: Jamal Piaras Lewis
- 82′
Jordan Andrew Thompson
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Finley Munroe
Substitution
Off: Adilson Malanda
85′
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 | 6.74 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 8.04 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.18 | |
| 85 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.94 | |
| 60 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 7.40 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7.30 | |
| 74 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.94 | |
| 61 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.52 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 8.30 | |
| 61 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8.45 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.48 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.62 | |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.52 | |
| 29 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.97 | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.58 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Middlesbrough
Latest: Southampton · 4–0
Match stats
4 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Southampton · 2025/2026
Preston North End
Latest: Bristol City · 2–0
Match stats
4 Jan 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Bristol City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Middlesbrough’s ground: 11 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Middlesbrough’s home games with Preston North End’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.
Middlesbrough
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Preston North End
Assists
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.
Middlesbrough
Preston North End
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Middlesbrough
Preston North End
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.
Middlesbrough
Preston North End
Previous meetings
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