Preston North End vs Oxford United 06/03/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

06 Mar 2026, 21:00

1:3

Finished

Oxford United

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

M. Helik(Cameron Brannagan)

Goal

5'

12'

Goal

M. Osmajić(B. Whiteman)

C. Brown

22'

49'

Daniel Jebbison

49'

Injured

C. Lang

49'

C. Lang

2ND HALF

J. Currie

B. Spencer

46'

Will Lankshear(Stanley Mills)

Goal

54'

C. Brown(M. Helik)

Goal

61'

62'

Andrija Vukcevic

Lewis Gibson

Nik Prelec

70'

Will Lankshear

70'

Will Vaulks

80'

Y. Konak

Injured

80'

Y. Konak

80'

C. Makosso

80'

Stanley Mills

80'

82'

Thierry Small

J. Thompson

Jamie Donley

M. Harris

87'

94'

J. Storey

Match statistics

70%Possession30%

483Passes Attempted209

398Completed Passes137

9Corners5

35Throw-ins18

13Shots On Target15

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

4-2-3-1

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Callum Joseph

#10Lang

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
Lewis Gibson #19	62'
J. Storey #14	94'
A. Hughes #16
Oddel Offiah #42
J. Thompson #15	82'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯12'
Alfie Devine #21
Lewis Dobbin #17
C. Lang #10	49' 49'
M. Osmajić #28	⚽12'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
B. Potts #44
Thierry Small #26	82'
Pol Valentín #2
Andrija Vukcevic #3	62'
A. McCann #8
Andy Moran #23
Daniel Jebbison #9	49'
Michael Smith #24

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

4-2-3-1

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Callum Joseph

#10Lang

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
Lewis Gibson #19	62'
J. Storey #14	94'
A. Hughes #16
Oddel Offiah #42
J. Thompson #15	82'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯12'
Alfie Devine #21
Lewis Dobbin #17
C. Lang #10	49' 49'
M. Osmajić #28	⚽12'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
B. Potts #44
Thierry Small #26	82'
Pol Valentín #2
Andrija Vukcevic #3	62'
A. McCann #8
Andy Moran #23
Daniel Jebbison #9	49'
Michael Smith #24

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

Oxford United

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jamie

#1Andrew Cumming

Ciaron Maurice

#3Brown

Michal

#6Helik

Jack

#26Currie

Samuel Patrick

#2Robert Long

Cameron Mark

#8Thomas Brannagan

Yunus

#5Emre Konak

Jamie

#33Donley

Myles

#44Peart-Harris

Stanley

#17Mills

William

#27Lankshear

Starting XI

Jamie Cumming #1
C. Brown #3	⚽61' 22'
M. Helik #6	🎯61' ⚽5'
J. Currie #26	46'
S. Long #2
Cameron Brannagan #8	🎯5'
Y. Konak #5	80' 80'
Jamie Donley #33	87'
M. Peart-Harris #44
Stanley Mills #17	🎯54' 80'
Will Lankshear #27	70' ⚽54'

Substitutes

M. Ingram #21
C. Makosso #37	80'
B. Spencer #15	46'
Jamie Mcdonnell #38
Will Vaulks #4	80'
A. Emakhu #10
M. Harris #9	87'
Jin-Woo Jeon #32
Nik Prelec #16	70'

Will not play

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Manager

Oxford United

Matt Bloomfield

Head-to-head

3 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

1

Wins

1

Draws

1

Wins

Oxford United

Oxford United

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Oxford United

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Oxford United

Championship2024 • 1 match

Oxford United

Preston North End

Preston North End

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:

Andrew Kitchen

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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