Preston North End vs Ipswich Town 23/08/2025

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

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

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

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Mid January 2026

Andrija

Andrija Vukcevic

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late January 2026

Stefan Teitur

Stefan Teitur Thordarson

Midfielder

Heel injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

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

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Mid January 2026

Andrija

Andrija Vukcevic

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late January 2026

Stefan Teitur

Stefan Teitur Thordarson

Midfielder

Heel injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

Alexander

#1Palmer

Jacob John

#24Greaves

Dara Joseph

#26O'Shea

Leif

#3Davis

Benjamin Anthony

#18Johnson

Jack Henry

#14Philip Taylor

Azor

#5Matusiwa

Samuel Joseph

#23Szmodics

Jaden

#11Philogene-Bidace

Jack Raymond

#47Clarke

George David Eric

#9Hirst

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

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Samuel Joseph

Samuel Joseph Szmodics

Midfielder

Illness

Return: Doubtful

George David Eric

George David Eric Hirst

Forward

Groin injury

Return: Mid January 2026

Harrison Thomas

Harrison Thomas Clarke

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid January 2026

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Head-to-head

31 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

16

Wins

9

Draws

6

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	Coventry City	26	15	7	4	57:29	+28	52	DWLDL
2	Middlesbrough	26	13	7	6	37:26	+11	46	LDLLW
3	Ipswich Town	25	12	8	5	42:24	+18	44	LWDWW
4	Preston North End	26	11	10	5	36:25	+11	43	DDLWW
5	Millwall	26	12	7	7	29:33	-4	43	LDWDW
6	Watford	25	11	8	6	37:29	+8	41	DWWWW
7	Hull City	25	12	5	8	40:38	+2	41	WWDWL
8	Stoke City	26	12	4	10	32:23	+9	40	LDLWW
9	Wrexham AFC	26	10	10	6	38:32	+6	40	LWWWW
10	Bristol City	26	11	6	9	38:29	+9	39	WWLWL
11	Queens Park Rangers	26	11	5	10	38:39	-1	38	WDLLW
12	Leicester	26	10	7	9	37:38	-1	37	LLWLW
13	Derby County	26	9	8	9	35:35	0	35	DDLWL
14	Birmingham City	26	9	7	10	35:36	-1	34	LDDLW
15	Southampton	26	8	9	9	38:38	0	33	DLDDL
16	Sheffield Utd	25	10	2	13	36:38	-2	32	LWLWW
17	Swansea City	26	9	5	12	27:33	-6	32	WLWWL
18	West Brom	26	9	4	13	29:35	-6	31	LLWLL
19	Charlton Athletic	25	7	8	10	25:32	-7	29	WLLDD
20	Blackburn Rovers	25	7	7	11	24:30	-6	28	WDDLD
21	Portsmouth	24	6	7	11	21:35	-14	25	WDDWL
22	Norwich City	26	6	6	14	28:39	-11	24	DWLWL
23	Oxford United	25	5	7	13	25:35	-10	22	LLWLL
24	Sheffield Wed	25	1	8	16	18:51	-33	-7	LDDLL

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.