Preston vs Portsmouth

Final score: Preston 1-0 Portsmouth in the Championship, February 7, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 6 meetings: 2 wins for Preston, 2 draws, 2 wins for Portsmouth.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 31
Venue: Deepdale, Preston
Form: LLWLL Preston
: WLLWD Portsmouth

40' A. Devine · A. Vukcevic 1-0
HT1-0
46' ▲ M. Smith ▼ M. Lukovic
59' ▲ P. Valentin ▼ A. Vukcevic
69' ▲ M. Pack ▼ C. Chaplin
69' ▲ M. Kirk ▼ J. Brown
71' Ali McCann
76' ▲ J. Thompson ▼ A. McCann
79' ▲ G. Caballero ▼ A. Dozzell
86' ▲ J. Swift ▼ A. Segecic
86' ▲ A. Alese ▼ Z. Swanson
87' ▲ A. Moran ▼ L. Dobbin
89' Jordan Thompson
90' David Cornell
90' Ajibola-Joshua Alese
FT1-0

Line-ups

Preston Formation: 4-4-2 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

13D. Cornell 7.3
42O. Offiah 7.2
14J. Storey 6.9
19L. Gibson 7.2
3A. Vukcevic ⇢ ▼ 59' 6.9
26T. Small 6.6
8A. McCann ▼ 76' 6.7
4B. Whiteman 7.3
21A. Devine ⚽ 7.6
17L. Dobbin ▼ 87' 6.7
22M. Lukovic ▼ 46' 6.2

Substitutes 9

12J. Walton
2P. Valentin ▲ 59' 6.5
15J. Thompson ▲ 76' 6.6
18J. Lewis
23A. Moran ▲ 87' 7.0
24M. Smith ▲ 46' 7.2
34K. Nelson
35N. Mawene
36E. Nolan

Portsmouth Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: John Mousinho

1N. Schmid 7.7
24T. Devlin 7.3
5R. Poole 6.6
3C. Ogilvie 6.7
22Z. Swanson ▼ 86' 6.3
21A. Dozzell ▼ 79' 6.3
38E. Adams 7.2
10A. Segecic ▼ 86' 5.9
36C. Chaplin ▼ 69' 6.7
27M. Alli 7.3
40J. Brown ▼ 69' 6.5

Substitutes 9

26J. Bursik
2J. Williams
7M. Pack ▲ 69' 6.9
8J. Swift ▲ 86' 6.9
16L. Le Roux
17I. Bowat
25M. Kirk ▲ 69' 6.2
34A. Alese ▲ 86' 6.3
47G. Caballero ▲ 79' 6.3

Statistics

03⚑2

⚑1410

37%Possession63%

7Shots12

3Shots on target4

1Shots off target1

5Shots inside box9

2Shots outside box3

3Blocked shots7

2Corners14

2Offsides3

15Fouls11

3Yellow cards1

4Saves2

-0.13Goals prevented-0.13

253Passes424

174Accurate passes333

69%Pass accuracy79%

0.57Expected goals (xG)1.20

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