Preston North End vs Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

20 Jan 2026, 20:45

0:3

Finished

Hull City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Liam Millar(B. Akintola)

Goal

33'

Akin Famewo(Oliver Mcburnie)

Goal

45'

47'

Oddel Offiah

2ND HALF

46'

Jamal Lewis

Pol Valentín

46'

Lewis Dobbin

Thierry Small

46'

Daniel Jebbison

Michael Smith

B. Akintola

Injured

47'

B. Akintola

Y. Hirakawa

48'

Oliver Mcburnie(Y. Hirakawa)

Goal

49'

L. Coyle

51'

57'

Jamal Lewis

John Egan

59'

M. Crooks

John Lundstram

69'

Liam Millar

Joe Gelhardt

69'

73'

Injured

J. Thompson

74'

A. McCann

B. Whiteman

74'

B. Potts

J. Thompson

John Egan

Injured

81'

Oliver Mcburnie

Joel Ndala

81'

John Egan

Cathal Mccarthy

82'

95'

M. Osmajić

John Lundstram

98'

Match statistics

55%Possession45%

397Passes Attempted329

321Completed Passes250

6Corners6

22Throw-ins20

17Shots On Target17

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

J. Walton

#12J. Walton

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

J. Walton #12
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42	47'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	74'
J. Thompson #15	73' 74'
Alfie Devine #21
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2	46'
Michael Smith #24	46'
M. Osmajić #28	95'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
B. Potts #44	74'
L. Lindsay #6
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 46'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
A. McCann #8	74'
K. Nelson #34
Lewis Dobbin #17	46'
Daniel Jebbison #9	46'

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 C

J. Walton

#12J. Walton

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

J. Walton #12
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42	47'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	74'
J. Thompson #15	73' 74'
Alfie Devine #21
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2	46'
Michael Smith #24	46'
M. Osmajić #28	95'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
B. Potts #44	74'
L. Lindsay #6
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 46'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
A. McCann #8	74'
K. Nelson #34
Lewis Dobbin #17	46'
Daniel Jebbison #9	46'

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

Hull City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Ivor Pandur

#1Ivor Pandur

John Egan

#15John Egan

C. Hughes

#4C. Hughes

Akin Famewo

#23Akin Famewo

L. Coyle

#2L. Coyle

R. Slater

#27R. Slater

M. Crooks

#25M. Crooks

A. Hadžiahmetović

#20A. Hadžiahmetović

Liam Millar

#7Liam Millar

B. Akintola

#11B. Akintola

Oliver Mcburnie

#9Oliver Mcburnie

Starting XI

Ivor Pandur #1
John Egan #15	81' 82' 59'
C. Hughes #4
Akin Famewo #23	⚽45'
L. Coyle #2	51'
R. Slater #27
M. Crooks #25	69'
A. Hadžiahmetović #20
Liam Millar #7	69' ⚽33'
B. Akintola #11	47' 48' 🎯33'
Oliver Mcburnie #9	81' ⚽49' 🎯45'

Substitutes

Dillon Phillips #12
Cathal Mccarthy #58	82'
Matty Jacob #16
J. Debayo #37
John Lundstram #5	98' 69'
Hugh Parker #52
Joe Gelhardt #21	69'
Joel Ndala #19	81'
Y. Hirakawa #13	🎯49' 48'

Will not play

Matt Davidson

Matt Davidson Rider Crooks

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Cody Callum Pierre

Cody Callum Pierre Drameh

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Eliot

Eliot Matazo

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Darko Boateng

Darko Boateng Gyabi

Midfielder

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Mohamed Elbachir

Mohamed Elbachir Belloumi

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Nathan

Nathan Tinsdale

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Hull City

Sergej Jakirovic

Head-to-head

26 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

9

Wins

7

Draws

10

Wins

Hull City

Hull City

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull 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:

Stephen Martin

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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

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