Preston North End vs Ipswich Town

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

23 Aug 2025, 16:00

1:0

Finished

Ipswich Town

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

11'

Penalty goal

M. Osmajić(Penalty goal)

26'

A. Hughes

Ben Johnson

40'

46'

Pol Valentín

2ND HALF

Ben Johnson

Ashley Young

66'

J. Clarke

C. Chaplin

66'

Jaden Philogene

Kasey Mcateer

66'

73'

Daniel Jebbison

Alfie Devine

73'

Oddel Offiah

Michael Smith

73'

S. Thordarson

Pol Valentín

A. Matusiwa

Chuba Akpom

77'

Sammie Szmodics

Jens Cajuste

77'

78'

L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

82'

M. Osmajić

Kasey Mcateer

84'

84'

Thierry Small

86'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

92'

S. Thordarson

95'

A. McCann

Match statistics

27%Possession73%

222Passes Attempted573

138Completed Passes490

3Corners6

18Throw-ins28

2Shots On Target15

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	78' 26'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4
A. McCann #8	95'
Alfie Devine #21	73'
Thierry Small #26	84' 86'
Pol Valentín #2	73' 46'
Michael Smith #24	73'
M. Osmajić #28	82' 11'

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

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	78' 26'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4
A. McCann #8	95'
Alfie Devine #21	73'
Thierry Small #26	84' 86'
Pol Valentín #2	73' 46'
Michael Smith #24	73'
M. Osmajić #28	82' 11'

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

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

Alex Palmer

#1Alex Palmer

J. Greaves

#24J. Greaves

Dara O'shea

#26Dara O'shea

L. Davis

#3L. Davis

Ben Johnson

#18Ben Johnson

Jack Taylor

#14Jack Taylor

A. Matusiwa

#5A. Matusiwa

Sammie Szmodics

#23Sammie Szmodics

Jaden Philogene

#11Jaden Philogene

J. Clarke

#47J. Clarke

George Hirst

#9George Hirst

Starting XI

Alex Palmer #1
J. Greaves #24
Dara O'shea #26
L. Davis #3
Ben Johnson #18	66' 40'
Jack Taylor #14
A. Matusiwa #5	77'
Sammie Szmodics #23	77'
Jaden Philogene #11	66'
J. Clarke #47	66'
George Hirst #9

Will not play

Ashley

Ashley Young

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late April 2026

Wesley James

Wesley James Burns

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jaden

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Marcelino Ignacio

Marcelino Ignacio Nuñez Espinoza

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Head-to-head

31 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

11

Wins

9

Draws

11

Wins

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2023 • 1 match

Ipswich Town

Preston North End

Preston North End

Friendly2023 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2019 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2018 • 2 matches

Ipswich Town

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

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:

Matt Donohue

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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