Preston North End vs Portsmouth 07/02/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

07 Feb 2026, 16:00

1:0

Finished

Portsmouth

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

40'

Goal

Alfie Devine(Andrija Vukcevic)

2ND HALF

46'

Michael Smith

Miloš Luković

59'

Pol Valentín

Andrija Vukcevic

Jacob Brown

M. Kirk

69'

Marlon Pack

69'

C. Chaplin

69'

71'

A. McCann

76'

J. Thompson

A. McCann

Andre Dozzell

G. Caballero

79'

John Swift

86'

A. Segecic

86'

Z. Swanson

A. Alese

86'

87'

Andy Moran

Lewis Dobbin

89'

J. Thompson

A. Alese

90'

90'

David Cornell

Match statistics

36%Possession64%

253Passes Attempted424

174Completed Passes333

2Corners14

13Throw-ins32

7Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

4-4-2

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Miloš

#22Luković

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13	90'
Lewis Gibson #19
J. Storey #14
Andrija Vukcevic #3	59' 🎯40'
Oddel Offiah #42
B. Whiteman #4
A. McCann #8	76' 71'
Alfie Devine #21	⚽40'
Thierry Small #26
Miloš Luković #22	46'
Lewis Dobbin #17	87'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
Jamal Lewis #18
Ed Nolan #36
Pol Valentín #2	59'
N. Mawene #35
Andy Moran #23	87'
K. Nelson #34
J. Thompson #15	89' 76'
Michael Smith #24	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

4-4-2

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Miloš

#22Luković

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13	90'
Lewis Gibson #19
J. Storey #14
Andrija Vukcevic #3	59' 🎯40'
Oddel Offiah #42
B. Whiteman #4
A. McCann #8	76' 71'
Alfie Devine #21	⚽40'
Thierry Small #26
Miloš Luković #22	46'
Lewis Dobbin #17	87'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
Jamal Lewis #18
Ed Nolan #36
Pol Valentín #2	59'
N. Mawene #35
Andy Moran #23	87'
K. Nelson #34
J. Thompson #15	89' 76'
Michael Smith #24	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

Portsmouth

Formation

4-2-3-1

Nicolas

#1Schmid

Connor Stuart

#3Ogilvie

Regan Leslie

#5Poole

Zachary

#22Swanson

Terry

#24Devlin

Ebrima

#38Adams

Andre Leon

#21Dozzell

Conor Mark

#36Chaplin

Millenic

#27Alli

Adrian

#10Segecic

Jacob Samuel

#40Brown

Starting XI

N. Schmid #1
Connor Ogilvie #3
Regan Poole #5
Z. Swanson #22	86'
Terry Devlin #24
Ebou Adams #38
Andre Dozzell #21	79'
C. Chaplin #36	69'
M. Alli #27
A. Segecic #10	86'
Jacob Brown #40	69'

Substitutes

J. Bursik #26
A. Alese #34	90' 86'
Ibane Bowat #17
Jordan Williams #2
L. Le Roux #16
Marlon Pack #7	69'
John Swift #8	86'
G. Caballero #47	79'
M. Kirk #25	69'

Will not play

Joshua

Joshua Murphy

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh Anderson

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Andre Leon

Andre Leon Dozzell

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late March 2026

Joshua Michael

Joshua Michael Knight

Defender

Back injury

Return: Unknown

Ajibola Joshua

Ajibola Joshua Odunayo Afolarin Alese

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Late March 2026

Florian

Florian Bianchini

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Late March 2026

Mark

Mark Kosznovszky

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Thomas

Thomas Waddingham

Forward

Hip injury

Return: Unknown

Franco

Franco Umeh-Chibueze

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Out for season

Manager

Portsmouth

John Mousinho

Head-to-head

14 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

7

Wins

4

Draws

3

Wins

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Portsmouth

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Portsmouth

Championship2024 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Preston North End

Preston North End

League One2013 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Portsmouth

League One2012 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2011 • 1 match

Portsmouth

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	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:

Adam Herczeg

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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