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

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

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

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

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: Mid March 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Jaden

Jaden Philogene-Bidace

Forward

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 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	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-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.