Middlesbrough vs Preston

Final score: Middlesbrough 4-0 Preston in the Championship, January 24, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 10 meetings: 3 wins for Middlesbrough, 2 draws, 5 wins for Preston.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 29
Venue: Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
Form: WDWLW Middlesbrough
: LLWLL Preston

9' A. Browne · M. Targett 1-0
26' Benjamin Whiteman
28' T. Conway · L. Ayling 2-0
42' M. Whittaker 3-0
HT3-0
50' Jordan Storey
54' T. Conway 4-0
58' ▲ T. Small ▼ L. Dobbin
58' ▲ J. Thompson ▼ B. Whiteman
58' ▲ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ▼ A. Devine
60' ▲ S. Silvera ▼ M. Targett
61' ▲ D. Burgzorg ▼ A. Morris
61' ▲ A. Gilbert ▼ T. Conway
74' ▲ R. McGree ▼ H. Hackney
76' ▲ A. Vukcevic ▼ J. Lewis
76' ▲ M. Smith ▼ D. Jebbison
82' Jordan Thompson
85' ▲ F. Munroe ▼ A. Malanda
FT4-0

Line-ups

Middlesbrough Formation: 4-3-3 · Coach: Kim Hellberg

31S. Brynn 7.5
12L. Ayling ⇢ 7.6
6D. Fry 7.3
29A. Malanda ▼ 85' 7.2
3M. Targett ⇢ ▼ 60' 6.9
16A. Browne ⚽ 7.6
7H. Hackney ▼ 74' 6.9
18A. Morris ▼ 61' 6.3
11M. Whittaker ⚽ 8.9
9T. Conway ⚽2 ▼ 61' 8.9
23L. Castledine 7.2

Substitutes 9

33J. McLaughlin
2C. Brittain
8R. McGree ▲ 74' 6.9
10D. Burgzorg ▲ 61' 6.3
14A. Gilbert ▲ 61' 6.6
15F. Munroe ▲ 85' 6.7
19S. Nypan
22S. Silvera ▲ 60' 6.3
27S. Hansen

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

12J. Walton 4.9
42O. Offiah 5.9
14J. Storey 5.0
19L. Gibson 5.0
2P. Valentin 6.9
8A. McCann 6.9
4B. Whiteman ▼ 58' 6.5
21A. Devine ▼ 58' 7.3
18J. Lewis ▼ 76' 6.3
17L. Dobbin ▼ 58' 6.7
9D. Jebbison ▼ 76' 7.0

Substitutes 9

13D. Cornell
3A. Vukcevic ▲ 76' 6.7
6L. Lindsay
34K. Nelson
35N. Mawene
26T. Small ▲ 58' 6.6
15J. Thompson ▲ 58' 6.7
10M. Frokjaer-Jensen ▲ 58' 6.5
24M. Smith ▲ 76' 6.6

Statistics

00⚑8

⚑321

67%Possession33%

16Shots4

8Shots on target1

4Shots off target1

8Shots inside box4

8Shots outside box0

4Blocked shots2

8Corners3

3Offsides1

11Fouls19

0Yellow cards2

0Red cards1

1Saves4

-1.78Goals prevented-1.78

542Passes264

489Accurate passes204

90%Pass accuracy77%

2.72Expected goals (xG)0.40

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