English League Championship

Preston vs Portsmouth 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Preston North End
  • 40': Alfie Devine
FT
1 - 0
Portsmouth

    Introduction

    Preston North End are hosting Portsmouth at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 40': Goal! Preston North End 1, Portsmouth 0. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Portsmouth 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Milos Lukovic.
    • 59': Substitution, Preston North End. Pol Valentín replaces Andrija Vukcevic.
    • 69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Marlon Pack replaces Conor Chaplin.
    • 69': Substitution, Portsmouth. Makenzie Kirk replaces Jacob Brown.
    • 71': Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 76': Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Ali McCann.
    • 79': Substitution, Portsmouth. Gustavo Caballero replaces Andre Dozzell.
    • 86': Substitution, Portsmouth. Aji Alese replaces Zak Swanson.
    • 86': Substitution, Portsmouth. John Swift replaces Adrian Segecic.
    • 87': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Lewis Dobbin.
    • 89': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': David Cornell (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Aji Alese (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Portsmouth 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 16,034

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +28 Coventry City 31 59 6
    +18 Middlesbrough 30 58 6
    +22 Ipswich Town 30 54 6
    +7 Hull City 31 54 9
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    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 15
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    14 Corner Kicks 2
    2 Saves 4
    62.8 Possession 37.2
    12 SHOTS 7
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    327 Accurate Passes 175
    418 Passes 257
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 2
    38 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    74 Long Balls 53
    28 Accurate Long Balls 13
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.2
    7 Blocked Shots 3
    5 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 15
    0.4 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 12
    12 Effective Clearances 35
    12 Clearances 35

    Line-Ups

    PNE Preston North End (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 David Cornell (GK) Yellow Card
    19 Lewis Gibson
    14 Jordan Storey
    3 Andrija Vukcevic
    42 Odeluga Offiah
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    8 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
    21 Alfie Devine
    26 Thierry Small
    22 Milos Lukovic
    17 Lewis Dobbin
    Substitutes:
    Andy Moran, Jamal Lewis, Ed Nolan, Jordan Thompson, Jack Walton, Michael Smith, Noah Mawene, Kitt Nelson, Pol Valentín.

    POR Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Nicolas Schmid (GK)
    3 Connor Ogilvie
    5 Regan Poole
    22 Zak Swanson
    24 Terry Devlin
    36 Conor Chaplin
    38 Ebrima Adams
    21 Andre Dozzell
    40 Jacob Brown
    27 Millenic Alli
    10 Adrian Segecic
    Substitutes:
    Mackenzie Kirk, John Swift, Luke Le Roux, Josef Bursik, Gustavo Caballero, Ajibola Alese, Marlon Pack, Ibane Bowat, Jordan Williams.

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