Preston North End vs Middlesbrough 13/09/2025

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

13 Sep 2025, 13:30

2:2

Finished

Middlesbrough

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

M. Whittaker

8'

Alfie Jones

11'

22'

Goal

Lewis Dobbin(J. Storey)

2ND HALF

Kaly Sène

D. Strelec

46'

58'

A. Hughes

62'

H. Armstrong

Alfie Devine

62'

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

Lewis Dobbin

62'

Michael Smith

Daniel Jebbison

M. Whittaker

Sverre Nypan

66'

Matt Targett(T. Conway)

Goal

72'

79'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

H. Hackney

A. Browne

84'

88'

Goal

J. Storey(B. Whiteman)

Alfie Jones

Sontje Hansen

89'

Sontje Hansen

Goal

92'

Darragh Lenihan

97'

Match statistics

38%Possession62%

293Passes Attempted466

214Completed Passes388

3Corners4

26Throw-ins25

7Shots On Target14

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

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	58'
J. Storey #14	⚽88' 🎯22'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯88'
A. McCann #8
Alfie Devine #21	62'
Thierry Small #26	79'
Pol Valentín #2
Daniel Jebbison #9	62'
Lewis Dobbin #17	62' ⚽22'

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

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	58'
J. Storey #14	⚽88' 🎯22'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯88'
A. McCann #8
Alfie Devine #21	62'
Thierry Small #26	79'
Pol Valentín #2
Daniel Jebbison #9	62'
Lewis Dobbin #17	62' ⚽22'

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

Middlesbrough

Formation

3-4-3

Solomon

#31Brynn

Darragh Patrick

#26Lenihan

Alfie Charles

#5Jones

Luke David

#12Ayling

Hayden

#7Hackney

Aidan

#18Morris

Matthew Robert

#3Targett

Callum James

#2Brittain

Mamadou Kaly

#20Sène

Tommy Daniel

#9John Conway

Morgan

#11Reece Whittaker

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
Darragh Lenihan #26	97'
Alfie Jones #5	89' 11'
Luke Ayling #12
H. Hackney #7	84'
A. Morris #18
Matt Targett #3	⚽72'
Callum Brittain #2
Kaly Sène #20	46'
T. Conway #9	🎯72'
M. Whittaker #11	66' 8'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Rob Edwards

Head-to-head

25 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

10

Wins

8

Draws

7

Wins

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

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:

Thomas Kirk

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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