Preston vs Oxford United

Final score: Preston 1-3 Oxford United in the Championship, March 6, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 4 meetings: 1 wins for Preston, 1 draws, 2 wins for Oxford United.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 36
Venue: Deepdale, Preston
Form: LLWLL Preston
: DWLWW Oxford United

5' 0-1 M. Helik · C. Brannagan
12' M. Osmajic · B. Whiteman 1-1
22' Ciaron Brown
45'+4 ▲ D. Jebbison ▼ C. Lang
HT1-1
46' ▲ B. Spencer ▼ J. Currie
55' 1-2 W. Lankshear
61' 1-3 C. Brown · M. Helik
62' ▲ A. Vukcevic ▼ L. Gibson
71' ▲ N. Prelec ▼ W. Lankshear
80' ▲ W. Vaulks ▼ Y. E. Konak
80' ▲ C. Makosso ▼ S. Mills
82' ▲ T. Small ▼ J. Thompson
87' ▲ M. Harris ▼ J. Donley
90'+4 Jordan Storey
FT1-3

Line-ups

Preston Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

13D. Cornell 7.0
42O. Offiah 6.2
14J. Storey 6.5
19L. Gibson ▼ 62' 6.2
16A. Hughes 6.6
4B. Whiteman ⇢ 7.6
15J. Thompson ▼ 82' 6.9
10C. Lang ▼ 45' 6.2
21A. Devine 6.9
17L. Dobbin 5.7
28M. Osmajic ⚽ 7.7

Substitutes 9

12J. Walton
3A. Vukcevic ▲ 62' 6.6
44B. Potts
23A. Moran
24M. Smith
2P. Valentin
8A. McCann
26T. Small ▲ 82' 6.7
9D. Jebbison ▲ 45' 6.3

Oxford United Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Matt Bloomfield

1J. Cumming 6.9
2S. Long 6.3
6M. Helik ⚽ ⇢ 8.2
3C. Brown ⚽ 7.7
26J. Currie ▼ 46' 6.2
5Y. E. Konak ▼ 80' 6.9
8C. Brannagan ⇢ 7.7
17S. Mills ⇢ ▼ 80' 7.3
33J. Donley ▼ 87' 6.6
44M. Peart-Harris 6.9
27W. Lankshear ⚽ ▼ 71' 7.2

Substitutes 9

21M. Ingram
9M. Harris ▲ 87' 6.6
4W. Vaulks ▲ 80' 6.9
32Jeon Jin-Woo
16N. Prelec ▲ 71' 6.2
10A. Emakhu
38J. McDonnell
15B. Spencer ▲ 46' 6.9
37C. Makosso ▲ 80' 6.6

Statistics

01⚑9

⚑510

70%Possession30%

13Shots15

4Shots on target7

5Shots off target6

9Shots inside box9

4Shots outside box6

4Blocked shots2

9Corners5

3Offsides0

9Fouls10

1Yellow cards1

4Saves3

1.03Goals prevented1.03

483Passes209

398Accurate passes137

82%Pass accuracy66%

0.93Expected goals (xG)1.74

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