Preston North End vs Hull City 20/01/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

20 Jan 2026, 20:45

0:3

Finished

Hull City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Liam Millar(B. Akintola)

Goal

33'

Akin Famewo(Oliver Mcburnie)

Goal

45'

47'

Oddel Offiah

2ND HALF

46'

Jamal Lewis

Pol Valentín

46'

Lewis Dobbin

Thierry Small

46'

Daniel Jebbison

Michael Smith

B. Akintola

Injured

47'

B. Akintola

Y. Hirakawa

48'

Oliver Mcburnie(Y. Hirakawa)

Goal

49'

L. Coyle

51'

57'

Jamal Lewis

John Egan

59'

M. Crooks

John Lundstram

69'

Liam Millar

Joe Gelhardt

69'

73'

Injured

J. Thompson

74'

A. McCann

B. Whiteman

74'

B. Potts

J. Thompson

John Egan

Injured

81'

Oliver Mcburnie

Joel Ndala

81'

John Egan

Cathal Mccarthy

82'

95'

M. Osmajić

John Lundstram

98'

Match statistics

55%Possession45%

397Passes Attempted329

321Completed Passes250

6Corners6

22Throw-ins20

17Shots On Target17

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Jack James

#12Walton

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

J. Walton #12
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42	47'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	74'
J. Thompson #15	73' 74'
Alfie Devine #21
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2	46'
Michael Smith #24	46'
M. Osmajić #28	95'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
B. Potts #44	74'
L. Lindsay #6
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 46'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
A. McCann #8	74'
K. Nelson #34
Lewis Dobbin #17	46'
Daniel Jebbison #9	46'

Will not play

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Jack James

#12Walton

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

J. Walton #12
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42	47'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	74'
J. Thompson #15	73' 74'
Alfie Devine #21
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2	46'
Michael Smith #24	46'
M. Osmajić #28	95'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
B. Potts #44	74'
L. Lindsay #6
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 46'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
A. McCann #8	74'
K. Nelson #34
Lewis Dobbin #17	46'
Daniel Jebbison #9	46'

Will not play

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Hull City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Ivor

#1Pandur

John

#15Egan

Charlie Roger

#4Hughes

Akinlolu Richard

#23Olamide Famewo

Lewie Jacob

#2Coyle

Regan

#27Slater

Matt Davidson

#25Rider Crooks

Amir

#20Hadžiahmetović

Liam Alan

#7Millar

Babajide David

#11Babajide

Oliver

#9Robert Mcburnie

Starting XI

Ivor Pandur #1
John Egan #15	81' 82' 59'
C. Hughes #4
Akin Famewo #23	⚽45'
L. Coyle #2	51'
R. Slater #27
M. Crooks #25	69'
A. Hadžiahmetović #20
Liam Millar #7	69' ⚽33'
B. Akintola #11	47' 48' 🎯33'
Oliver Mcburnie #9	81' ⚽49' 🎯45'

Substitutes

Dillon Phillips #12
Cathal Mccarthy #58	82'
Matty Jacob #16
J. Debayo #37
John Lundstram #5	98' 69'
Hugh Parker #52
Joe Gelhardt #21	69'
Joel Ndala #19	81'
Y. Hirakawa #13	🎯49' 48'

Will not play

Akinlolu Richard

Akinlolu Richard Olamide Famewo

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Ryan John

Ryan John Giles

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Eliot

Eliot Matazo

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Matthew James

Matthew James Jacob

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Darko Boateng

Darko Boateng Gyabi

Midfielder

Groin injury

Return: Late March 2026

Yu Hirakawa

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Out for season

Nathan

Nathan Tinsdale

Midfielder

Ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Hull City

Sergej Jakirovic

Head-to-head

26 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

14

Wins

7

Draws

5

Wins

Hull City

Hull City

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Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

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Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

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Preston North End

Hull City

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Preston North End

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Championship2021 • 1 match

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Preston North End

Hull City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	38	23	8	7	78:40	+38	77	WWWWL
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59:37	+22	70	DWWLD
3	Ipswich Town	37	19	11	7	66:38	+28	68	WWDDW
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52:43	+9	68	WWWWL
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59:56	+3	63	WLLWL
6	Southampton	38	16	12	10	61:48	+13	60	WWDWW
7	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
8	Derby County	38	16	9	13	55:48	+7	57	LWWLW
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50:46	+4	55	LWDLW
10	Birmingham City	38	14	11	13	48:48	0	53	LLLWD
11	Swansea City	38	15	7	16	44:46	-2	52	DLWWL
12	Norwich City	38	15	6	17	51:46	+5	51	WWWWL
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45:40	+5	51	WLLDW
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49:49	0	51	WLLLD
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53:52	+1	50	LWDLD
16	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	8	16	49:60	-11	50	LLLLW
17	Preston North End	38	12	13	13	42:48	-6	49	DLLLL
18	Charlton Athletic	38	12	12	14	36:45	-9	48	DLWWD
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	9	18	36:49	-13	42	LLDLW
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36:48	-12	40	LLDLL
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39:54	-15	40	DLDDW
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36:49	-13	39	LWWWD
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51:60	-9	38	DLDWL
24	Sheffield Wed	38	1	9	28	23:76	-53	-6	LLLDL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Stephen Martin

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Hull City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Hull City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.