Preston North End vs Ipswich Town 23/08/2025

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

23 Aug 2025, 16:00

1:0

Finished

Ipswich Town

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

11'

Penalty goal

M. Osmajić(Penalty goal)

26'

A. Hughes

Ben Johnson

40'

46'

Pol Valentín

2ND HALF

Ben Johnson

Ashley Young

66'

J. Clarke

C. Chaplin

66'

Jaden Philogene

Kasey Mcateer

66'

73'

Daniel Jebbison

Alfie Devine

73'

Oddel Offiah

Michael Smith

73'

S. Thordarson

Pol Valentín

A. Matusiwa

Chuba Akpom

77'

Sammie Szmodics

Jens Cajuste

77'

78'

L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

82'

M. Osmajić

Kasey Mcateer

84'

84'

Thierry Small

86'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

92'

S. Thordarson

95'

A. McCann

Match statistics

27%Possession73%

222Passes Attempted573

138Completed Passes490

3Corners6

18Throw-ins28

2Shots On Target15

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	78' 26'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4
A. McCann #8	95'
Alfie Devine #21	73'
Thierry Small #26	84' 86'
Pol Valentín #2	73' 46'
Michael Smith #24	73'
M. Osmajić #28	82' 11'

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

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	78' 26'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4
A. McCann #8	95'
Alfie Devine #21	73'
Thierry Small #26	84' 86'
Pol Valentín #2	73' 46'
Michael Smith #24	73'
M. Osmajić #28	82' 11'

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

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

Alexander

#1Palmer

Jacob John

#24Greaves

Dara Joseph

#26O'Shea

Leif

#3Davis

Benjamin Anthony

#18Johnson

Jack Henry

#14Philip Taylor

Azor

#5Matusiwa

Samuel Joseph

#23Szmodics

Jaden

#11Philogene-Bidace

Jack Raymond

#47Clarke

George David Eric

#9Hirst

Starting XI

Alex Palmer #1
J. Greaves #24
Dara O'shea #26
L. Davis #3
Ben Johnson #18	66' 40'
Jack Taylor #14
A. Matusiwa #5	77'
Sammie Szmodics #23	77'
Jaden Philogene #11	66'
J. Clarke #47	66'
George Hirst #9

Will not play

Ashley

Ashley Young

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Head-to-head

31 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

16

Wins

9

Draws

6

Wins

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2023 • 1 match

Ipswich Town

Preston North End

Preston North End

Friendly2023 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2019 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2018 • 2 matches

Ipswich Town

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

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	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
7	Southampton	37	15	12	10	60:48	+12	57	DWWDW
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	37	15	6	16	51:45	+6	51	LWWWW
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:

Matt Donohue

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Ipswich Town 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 Ipswich Town. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.