Preston North End vs Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

09 Dec 2025, 20:45

1:1

Finished

Coventry City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Josh Eccles

Injured

30'

Josh Eccles

Victor Torp

31'

39'

L. Lindsay

43'

Daniel Jebbison

43'

Pol Valentín

Lewis Dobbin

2ND HALF

L. Woolfenden

E. Mason-Clark

46'

A. Hughes(Own Goal)

Own Goal

70'

75'

Alfie Devine

H. Armstrong

75'

Michael Smith

J. Thompson

75'

S. Thordarson

Thierry Small

76'

Goal

Daniel Jebbison(Pol Valentín)

Haji Wright

E. Simms

79'

92'

Andrija Vukcevic

Daniel Jebbison

Match statistics

31%Possession69%

214Passes Attempted464

135Completed Passes394

4Corners8

13Throw-ins30

6Shots On Target21

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

L. Lindsay

#6L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

H. Armstrong

#5H. Armstrong

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
L. Lindsay #6	39'
A. Hughes #16	70'
J. Storey #14
J. Thompson #15	75'
H. Armstrong #5	75'
B. Whiteman #4
Thierry Small #26	75'
Oddel Offiah #42
Daniel Jebbison #9	92' ⚽76' 43'
Lewis Dobbin #17	43'

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Andrew

Andrew Hughes

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

L. Lindsay

#6L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

H. Armstrong

#5H. Armstrong

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
L. Lindsay #6	39'
A. Hughes #16	70'
J. Storey #14
J. Thompson #15	75'
H. Armstrong #5	75'
B. Whiteman #4
Thierry Small #26	75'
Oddel Offiah #42
Daniel Jebbison #9	92' ⚽76' 43'
Lewis Dobbin #17	43'

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Andrew

Andrew Hughes

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Coventry City

Formation

5-4-1

Carl Rushworth

#19Carl Rushworth

L. Woolfenden

#26L. Woolfenden

B. Thomas

#4B. Thomas

L. Kitching

#15L. Kitching

Kaine Kesler

#20Kaine Kesler

Jay Dasilva

#3Jay Dasilva

M. Grimes

#6M. Grimes

Josh Eccles

#28Josh Eccles

J. Rudoni

#5J. Rudoni

T. Sakamoto

#7T. Sakamoto

Haji Wright

#11Haji Wright

Starting XI

Carl Rushworth #19
L. Woolfenden #26	46'
B. Thomas #4
L. Kitching #15
Kaine Kesler #20
Jay Dasilva #3
M. Grimes #6
Josh Eccles #28	30' 31'
J. Rudoni #5
T. Sakamoto #7
Haji Wright #11	79'

Will not play

Ephron

Ephron Mason-Clark

Midfielder

Foot injury

Return: Early March 2026

Oliver

Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin

Goalkeeper

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Coventry City

Frank Lampard

Head-to-head

38 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

21

Wins

12

Draws

5

Wins

Coventry City

Coventry City

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Ben Toner

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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