Preston North End vs Middlesbrough

Championship - Regular Season 9 Dec 2020, 19:00
Preston North End
Preston North End
3–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Deepdale, Preston 👤 Andy Madley, England Round 17

Match report

Preston North End cruised past Middlesbrough 3-0 in the Championship - Regular Season on 9 December 2020. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Preston North End had 11 shots to Middlesbrough's 10.

The match was played at Deepdale, Preston, with Andy Madley, England in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 48% - 52% Shots 11 - 10 On target 6 - 3 Corners 0 - 4 Fouls 10 - 8 Yellow cards 1
8
Player of the match
Emil Riis
Preston North End · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Declan Rudd captained the side
7 Brad Potts 1 goal
7 Scott Sinclair 1 goal
7 Darnell Fisher captained the side
Match statistics
11 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 3
10 Shots Inside Box 8
1 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 8
0 Corners 4
48% Ball Possession 52%
0 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 3
333 Passes Total 339
220 Passes Accurate 233
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Rudd
2 D. Fisher 23 P. Huntington 6 B. Davies 16 A. Hughes
8 A. Browne 18 R. Ledson
29 T. Barkhuizen 44 B. Potts 31 S. Sinclair
20 J. Stockley
Middlesbrough · 4-1-4-1
1 M. Bettinelli
29 D. Spence 6 D. Fry 17 P. McNair 27 M. Bola
16 J. Howson
18 D. Watmore 5 S. Morsy 22 G. Saville 3 M. Johnson
9 B. Assombalonga
Preston North End
Coach
A. Neil
Substitutes
  • 25 Connor Ripley
  • 3 Joshua Earl
  • 15 Joe Rafferty
  • 14 Jordan Storey
  • 10 Josh Harrop
  • 32 Adam O'Reilly
  • 7 Tom Bayliss
  • 24 Sean Maguire
  • 19 Emil Riis
Middlesbrough
Coach
N. Warnock
Substitutes
  • 32 Dejan Stojanović
  • 33 Hayden Coulson
  • 7 Marcus Tavernier
  • 8 Lewis Wing
  • 10 Chuba Akpom
  • 24 Sam Folarin
  • 37 Isaiah Jones
  • 19 Patrick Roberts
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ Marcus Tavernier ↓ Jonathan Howson Middlesbrough
  • 67' ↑ Chuba Akpom ↓ Duncan Watmore Middlesbrough
  • 74' ↑ Sean Maguire ↓ Tom Barkhuizen Preston North End
  • 74' ↑ Joshua Earl ↓ Andrew Hughes Preston North End
  • 75' ↑ Tom Bayliss ↓ Alan Browne Preston North End
  • 79' ↑ Emil Riis ↓ Jayden Stockley Preston North End
  • 81' ↑ Patrick Roberts ↓ George Saville Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 22' Jonathan Howson Middlesbrough
Head-to-head
Preston North End 6 2 draws 4 Middlesbrough
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2025-01-25 Preston North End vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1
2024-09-14 Middlesbrough vs Preston North End 1 - 1
2024-02-14 Preston North End vs Middlesbrough 2 - 1
2023-11-28 Middlesbrough vs Preston North End 4 - 0
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Middlesbrough?
Preston North End won 3-0 against Middlesbrough on 9 December 2020.
Who won Preston North End vs Middlesbrough?
Preston North End won the match 3-0.
Where was Preston North End vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Deepdale, Preston.
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.