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Championship · Round 5 · Saturday, Sep 13 2025

Preston North End
2 · 2
Full time

Middlesbrough
Pass Map & Player Stats →
Deepdale, Preston
Events 4 goals · 5 cards · 8 subs
8'
M. Whittaker
Yellow card
11'
A. Jones
Yellow card
22'
⚽
L. Dobbin 1 - 0
assist by J. Storey
HT 1 - 0
46'
⇄
↑ D. Strelec
↓ M. Sene
58'
A. Hughes
Yellow card
62'
⇄
↑ H. Armstrong
↓ A. Devine
62'
⇄
↑ M. Frøkjær-Jensen
↓ L. Dobbin
62'
⇄
↑ M. Smith
↓ D. Jebbison
66'
⇄
↑ S. H. Nypan
↓ M. Whittaker
72'
⚽
M. Targett 1 - 1
assist by T. Conway
79'
⇄
↑ A. Vukčević
↓ T. Small
84'
⇄
↑ A. Browne
↓ H. Hackney
88'
⚽
J. Storey 2 - 1
assist by B. Whiteman
89'
⇄
↑ S. Hansen
↓ A. Jones
90'+2
⚽
S. Hansen 2 - 2
90'+7
D. Lenihan
Yellow card
Post
Unknown
Yellow card
FT 2 - 2
Momentum
0'HTFT
Top stats
39%
Ball possession
61%
0.75
Expected goals (xG)
1.52
7
Total shots
14
1
Big chances
3
Team form
Preston North End 3W · 0D · 2L
@ Portsmouth 0–1
vs Wrexham 2–3
vs Ipswich Town 1–0
vs Leicester City 2–1
@ Barrow AFC 1–0
Middlesbrough 4W · 0D · 1L
vs Sheffield United 1–0
@ Norwich City 2–1
@ Millwall 3–0
vs Doncaster Rovers 0–4
vs Swansea City 1–0
Top Players
Preston North End
J. Storey
D · ⚽ 1 · 🅰 1
9.3
B. Whiteman
M · 🅰 1
8.4
L. Dobbin
F · ⚽ 1
7.5
Middlesbrough
M. Targett
D · ⚽ 1
8.2
S. Hansen
F
7.6
L. Ayling
D
6.9
Head to Head
5
Preston North End
2
Draws
3
Middlesbrough
Last 10 meetings · 1.8 avg goals
Match Facts
StadiumDeepdale · Preston
Capacity23408
CountryEngland
KickoffSat, Sep 13 2025 · 15:30 UTC
Round5
CompetitionChampionship
Head Coaches
Paul Heckingbottom
Paul Heckingbottom
3-5-2 Mid
Pressing52%
🙏 Cross & Pray🚀 No Midfield Just Vibes💨 Gegenpressing
Kim Hellberg
Kim Hellberg
3-4-2-1 Mid
Pressing62%
🎨 Tiki-Taka🪽 Wing Play♟ Positional Play
Preston North End 3-5-2
Starting XI
1 D. Iversen
G · 90'
6.7
14 J. Storey ⚽
D · 90'
9.3
19 L. Gibson
D · 90'
6.9
16 A. Hughes
D · 90'
6.8
2 P. Valentín
D · 90'
6.5
21 A. Devine ↓ 62'
M · 62'
7.1
4 B. Whiteman
M · 90'
8.4
8 A. McCann
M · 90'
6.7
26 T. Small ↓ 79'
M · 79'
6.4
17 L. Dobbin ⚽ ↓ 62'
F · 62'
7.5
9 D. Jebbison ↓ 62'
F · 62'
5.7
Substitutes (9)
5 H. Armstrong ↑ 62'
M
6.6
10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen ↑ 62'
M
6.3
24 M. Smith ↑ 62'
F
6.3
3 A. Vukčević ↑ 79'
D
6.3
6 L. Lindsay
D
20 T. Carrol
M
12 J. Walton
G
22 S. T. Þórðarson
M
42 O. Offiah
D
Middlesbrough 3-4-3
Starting XI
31 S. Brynn
G · 90'
6.7
12 L. Ayling
D · 90'
6.9
26 D. Lenihan
D · 90'
6.7
5 A. Jones ↓ 89'
D · 89'
6.4
2 C. Brittain
D · 90'
6.6
18 A. Morris
M · 90'
6.9
7 H. Hackney ↓ 84'
M · 84'
6.2
3 M. Targett ⚽
D · 90'
8.2
11 M. Whittaker ↓ 66'
M · 66'
6.4
9 T. Conway
F · 90'
6.2
20 M. K. Sene
F
6.2
Substitutes (9)
13 D. Strelec ↑ 46'
F
6.7
19 S. H. Nypan ↑ 66'
M
6.8
16 A. Browne ↑ 84'
M
6.4
27 S. Hansen ↑ 89'
F
7.6
25 G. Edmundson
D
22 S. Silvera
M
33 J. McLaughlin
G
43 R. Patterson-Powell
M
42 A. Kanté
M
Match stats Final
Top stats
39%
Ball possession
61%
0.75
Expected goals (xG)
1.52
7
Total shots
14
2
Shots on target
3
1
Big chances
3
213
Accurate passes
395
13
Fouls
7
3
Corners
4
Expected goals
0.75
Total xG
1.52
0.53
xG open play
1.03
0.23
xG set play
0.49
0.75
Non-penalty xG
1.52
1.36
xG on target (xGOT)
2.09
Shots
7
Total shots
14
3
Shots off target
3
2
Shots on target
3
2
Blocked shots
8
0
Hit woodwork
0
5
Shots inside box
9
2
Shots outside box
5
Passes
296
Passes
476
213
Accurate passes
395
16/57 (28%)
Long balls
15/49 (31%)
3/16 (19%)
Crosses
1/16 (6%)
26
Throws
25
20
Touches in opp. box
34
0
Offsides
2
Defense
28
Tackles
21
7
Interceptions
5
2
Blocks
8
32
Clearances
27
1
Keeper saves
0
Duels
48
Duels
52
43/87 (49%)
Ground duels won
44/87 (51%)
14/32 (44%)
Aerial duels won
18/32 (56%)
9/19 (47%)
Successful dribbles
10/21 (48%)
Discipline
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Red cards
0
Shots · 21
9' Off target
A. Devine
Right foot · Free kick
xG
0.03
xGOT
—
18' Blocked
A. Hughes
Header · Corner
xG
0.08
xGOT
—
22' Goal
L. Dobbin
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.09
xGOT
0.48
25' Off target
L. Ayling
Right foot · Corner
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
30' Blocked
T. Conway
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.08
xGOT
—
42' Blocked
A. Hughes
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.23
xGOT
—
45'+1 Off target
H. Hackney
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
51' Blocked
D. Strelec
Left foot · Open play
xG
0.05
xGOT
—
52' Blocked
H. Hackney
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
53' Blocked
M. Whittaker
Left foot · Assisted
xG
0.23
xGOT
—
60' Off target
L. Dobbin
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.09
xGOT
—
66' Off target
M. Smith
Header · Assisted
xG
0.12
xGOT
—
68' Off target
D. Strelec
Left foot · Set piece
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
72' Goal
M. Targett
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.19
xGOT
0.95
72' Blocked
T. Conway
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.22
xGOT
—
78' Blocked
C. Brittain
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.02
xGOT
—
88' Goal
J. Storey
Header · Corner
xG
0.11
xGOT
0.87
90'+2 Goal
S. Hansen
Right foot · Corner
xG
0.07
xGOT
0.2
90'+2 Saved
D. Strelec
Other · Corner
xG
0.31
xGOT
0.94
90'+2 Blocked
A. Browne
Right foot · Open play
xG
0.08
xGOT
—
90'+2 Blocked
A. Morris
Right foot · Assisted
xG
0.01
xGOT
—
Player stats
Preston North End vs Middlesbrough · Last 10 meetings
5
Preston North End
2
Draws
3
Middlesbrough
DateHomeScoreAway
2026-01-24 Middlesbrough 4 – 0 Preston North End
2025-09-13 Preston North End 2 – 2 Middlesbrough
2025-01-25 Preston North End 2 – 1 Middlesbrough
2024-09-14 Middlesbrough 1 – 1 Preston North End
2024-02-14 Preston North End 2 – 1 Middlesbrough
2023-11-28 Middlesbrough 4 – 0 Preston North End
2023-03-18 Middlesbrough 4 – 0 Preston North End
2022-10-29 Preston North End 2 – 1 Middlesbrough
2022-05-07 Preston North End 4 – 1 Middlesbrough
2021-11-23 Middlesbrough 1 – 2 Preston North End
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