Preston North End vs Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

13 Sep 2025, 13:30

2:2

Finished

Middlesbrough

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

M. Whittaker

8'

Alfie Jones

11'

22'

Goal

Lewis Dobbin(J. Storey)

2ND HALF

Kaly Sène

D. Strelec

46'

58'

A. Hughes

62'

H. Armstrong

Alfie Devine

62'

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

Lewis Dobbin

62'

Michael Smith

Daniel Jebbison

M. Whittaker

Sverre Nypan

66'

Matt Targett(T. Conway)

Goal

72'

79'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

H. Hackney

A. Browne

84'

88'

Goal

J. Storey(B. Whiteman)

Alfie Jones

Sontje Hansen

89'

Sontje Hansen

Goal

92'

Darragh Lenihan

97'

Match statistics

38%Possession62%

293Passes Attempted466

214Completed Passes388

3Corners4

26Throw-ins25

7Shots On Target14

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

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	58'
J. Storey #14	⚽88' 🎯22'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯88'
A. McCann #8
Alfie Devine #21	62'
Thierry Small #26	79'
Pol Valentín #2
Daniel Jebbison #9	62'
Lewis Dobbin #17	62' ⚽22'

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

Daniel Jebbison

#9Daniel Jebbison

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	58'
J. Storey #14	⚽88' 🎯22'
B. Whiteman #4	🎯88'
A. McCann #8
Alfie Devine #21	62'
Thierry Small #26	79'
Pol Valentín #2
Daniel Jebbison #9	62'
Lewis Dobbin #17	62' ⚽22'

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

Middlesbrough

Formation

3-4-3

S. Brynn

#31S. Brynn

Darragh Lenihan

#26Darragh Lenihan

Alfie Jones

#5Alfie Jones

Luke Ayling

#12Luke Ayling

H. Hackney

#7H. Hackney

A. Morris

#18A. Morris

Matt Targett

#3Matt Targett

Callum Brittain

#2Callum Brittain

Kaly Sène

#20Kaly Sène

T. Conway

#9T. Conway

M. Whittaker

#11M. Whittaker

Starting XI

S. Brynn #31
Darragh Lenihan #26	97'
Alfie Jones #5	89' 11'
Luke Ayling #12
H. Hackney #7	84'
A. Morris #18
Matt Targett #3	⚽72'
Callum Brittain #2
Kaly Sène #20	46'
T. Conway #9	🎯72'
M. Whittaker #11	66' 8'

Will not play

Seny Timothy

Seny Timothy Dieng

Goalkeeper

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Samuel George Alan

Samuel George Alan Edmundson

Defender

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Middlesbrough

Rob Edwards

Head-to-head

25 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

6

Wins

8

Draws

11

Wins

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

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:

Thomas Kirk

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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