Preston North End vs Portsmouth · Championship
Preston North End
12-11-8
1 – 0
FT
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Portsmouth
8-9-12
Deepdale · Preston · England
Portsmouth lost 1-0 to Preston North End at Deepdale (crowd 16,034); Portsmouth had not lost in 4 until now. Alfie Devine scored first for Preston at the 40-minute mark. Portsmouth led the shot count 12-7 and held 63% possession. From 12 shots, Portsmouth found the target 4 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- Championship England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
- Ground
- Deepdale · Preston · England
- Crowd
- 16,034
- Referee
- Adam Herczeg
- Preston form
- DLLLD
- Portsmouth form
- LWWDD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Portsmouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Side by side
15Fouls11
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides3
2Corner Kicks14
4Saves2
36.7%Possession63.3%
7Shots12
3On Goal4
40%On Target %30%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
174Accurate Passes333
253Passes424
70%Pass Completion %80%
2Accurate Crosses7
11Crosses35
20%Cross %20%
54Long Balls73
13Accurate Long Balls29
20%Long Balls %40%
3Blocked Shots7
8Effective Tackles6
15Tackles12
50%Tackle %50%
13Interceptions5
36Effective Clearances13
36Clearances13
Timeline
Full time · 1-0
90'
🟨Ajibola Alese
🟨David Cornell
90'
🟨Jordan Thompson
89'
🔁Andy Moranreplacing Lewis Dobbin
87'
86'
🔁John Swiftreplacing Adrian Segecic
86'
🔁Ajibola Alesereplacing Zak Swanson
79'
🔁Gustavo Caballeroreplacing Andre Dozzell
🔁Jordan Thompsonreplacing Alistair McCann
76'
🟨Alistair McCann
71'
69'
🔁Mackenzie Kirkreplacing Jacob Brown
69'
🔁Marlon Packreplacing Conor Chaplin
🔁Pol Valentínreplacing Andrija Vukcevic
59'
🔁Michael Smithreplacing Milos Lukovic
45'
Half-time · 1-0
⚽Alfie DevineAssist: Andrija Vukcevic
40'1 - 0
Kick-off
Teams
Preston North End4-4-2
22↓Lukovic
17↓Dobbin
4Whiteman
21⚽Devine
8🟨↓McCann
26Small
3↓Vukcevic
19Gibson
42Offiah
14Storey
13🟨Cornell
Bench
- 23Andy Moranon for Lewis Dobbin, 87'
- 18Jamal Lewis
- 36Ed Nolan
- 15Jordan Thompsonon for Alistair McCann, 76' 🟨
- 12Jack Walton
- 24Michael Smithon for Milos Lukovic, 45'
- 35Noah Mawene
- 34Kitt Nelson
- 2Pol Valentínon for Andrija Vukcevic, 59'
Portsmouth4-2-3-1
40↓Brown
27Alli
36↓Chaplin
10↓Segecic
38Adams
21↓Dozzell
22↓Swanson
3Ogilvie
24Devlin
5Poole
1Schmid
Bench
- 25Mackenzie Kirkon for Jacob Brown, 69'
- 8John Swifton for Adrian Segecic, 86'
- 16Luke Le Roux
- 26Josef Bursik
- 47Gustavo Caballeroon for Andre Dozzell, 79'
- 34Ajibola Aleseon for Zak Swanson, 86' 🟨
- 7Marlon Packon for Conor Chaplin, 69'
- 17Ibane Bowat
- 2Jordan Williams
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Middlesbrough | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 2 |  Swansea City | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 |
| 3 |  West Ham United | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 |
| 5 |  West Bromwich Albion | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 |
| 7 |  Birmingham City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 8 |  Queens Park Rangers | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 |
| 9 |  Stoke City | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 |
| 10 |  Blackburn Rovers | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 |
| 12 |  Sheffield United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 |
| 16 |  Cardiff City | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 |
| 18 |  Bolton Wanderers | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 |
| 19 |  Charlton Athletic | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 |
| 23 |  Derby County | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 |  Preston North End | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 |
Meetings
1Preston wins
2Level
2Portsmouth wins
Last times they met
FT
Portsmouth
1–0
Preston · 2025-26 English League Championship
FT
Preston
2–1
Portsmouth · 2024-25 English League Championship
FT
Portsmouth
3–1
Preston · 2024-25 English League Championship
FT
Preston
1–1
Portsmouth · 2012/13 English League One
FT
Portsmouth
0–0
Preston · 2012/13 English League One
Form
Last games: Preston
L1-0L1-0L3-0L4-0D1-1
Last games: Portsmouth
L4-1W1-0D1-1D1-1W3-0
