Preston vs Leicester

Final score: Preston 2-1 Leicester in the Championship, August 16, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 5 meetings: 1 wins for Preston, 1 draws, 3 wins for Leicester.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 2
Venue: Deepdale, Preston
Form: LLLWL Preston
: LLDWL Leicester

7' A. Devine · P. Valentin 1-0
HT1-0
46' ▲ P. Daka ▼ B. El Khannouss
57' ▲ W. Faes ▼ L. Thomas
57' ▲ J. Monga ▼ S. Mavididi
67' 1-1 J. Monga · W. Faes
73' ▲ O. Offiah ▼ P. Valentin
73' ▲ S. T. Thordarson ▼ A. Devine
74' Jordan Storey
77' ▲ H. Choudhury ▼ J. Justin
85' Milutin Osmajić
85' M. Osmajic · T. Small 2-1
86' ▲ A. Vukcevic ▼ T. Small
86' ▲ K. McAteer ▼ I. Fatawu
FT2-1

Line-ups

Preston Formation: 5-3-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen 6.3
2P. Valentin ⇢ ▼ 73' 7.9
14J. Storey 6.7
19L. Gibson 6.9
16A. Hughes 6.9
26T. Small ⇢ ▼ 86' 7.6
8A. McCann 6.9
4B. Whiteman 7.3
21A. Devine ⚽ ▼ 73' 7.9
24M. Smith 6.7
28M. Osmajic ⚽ 7.3

Substitutes 8

12J. Walton
6L. Lindsay
42O. Offiah ▲ 73' 6.6
3A. Vukcevic ▲ 86' 6.9
22S. T. Thordarson ▲ 73' 6.9
20T. Carroll
23J. Okkels
31M. Ayodele

Leicester Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Gary Rowett

1J. Stolarczyk 6.9
2J. Justin ▼ 77' 7.2
5C. Okoli 6.7
23J. Vestergaard 6.7
33L. Thomas ▼ 57' 6.2
8H. Winks 6.9
24B. Soumare 6.6
7I. Fatawu ▼ 86' 6.0
11B. El Khannouss ▼ 46' 6.6
10S. Mavididi ▼ 57' 6.9
9J. Ayew 6.3

Substitutes 9

31A. Begovic
3W. Faes ▲ 57' 6.7
4B. Nelson
17H. Choudhury ▲ 77' 6.7
22O. Skipp
25L. Page
35K. McAteer ▲ 86' 6.6
28J. Monga ⚽ ▲ 57' 7.7
20P. Daka ▲ 46' 6.0

Statistics

02⚑6

⚑400

40%Possession60%

14Shots14

4Shots on target2

8Shots off target4

10Shots inside box7

4Shots outside box7

2Blocked shots8

6Corners4

2Offsides0

11Fouls7

2Yellow cards0

1Saves2

0.09Goals prevented0.09

267Passes417

191Accurate passes357

72%Pass accuracy86%

2.48Expected goals (xG)0.92

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0