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

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

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

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

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

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Alex

Alex Bangura

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Leo Alexander Francis

Leo Alexander Francis Castledine

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 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	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:

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.