Preston North End vs Middlesbrough

Championship - Regular Season 7 May 2022, 11:30
Preston North End
Preston North End
4–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 T. Robinson Round 46

Match report

Preston North End cruised past Middlesbrough 4-1 in the Championship - Regular Season on 7 May 2022. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Preston North End had 15 shots to Middlesbrough's 12.

P. McNair was sent off in the 73th minute.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with T. Robinson in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 49% - 51% Shots 15 - 12 On target 10 - 4 Corners 7 - 0 Fouls 14 - 13 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 9
9
Player of the match
Emil Riis
Preston North End · 2 goals
8 Alan Browne 1 goal
8 Benjamin Whiteman captained the side
8 Cameron Archer 1 assist
7 Marcus Tavernier 1 goal
First half vs second half
Preston North End stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 9–7
Shots On Goal 4–0 6–4
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 4–0 3–0
Attacks 51–58 46–62
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 3
97 Attacks 120
46 Dangerous Attacks 32
12 On Target 4
5 Off Target 7
15 Shots Total 12
10 Shots On Goal 4
2 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 4
14 Shots Inside Box 8
1 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 13
7 Corners 0
1 Offsides 0
49% Ball Possession 51%
3 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 7
405 Passes Total 422
332 Passes Accurate 340
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-1-4-2
12 D. Iversen
2 S. Berg 41 B. Diaby 6 L. Lindsay
4 B. Whiteman
44 B. Potts 8 A. Browne 13 A. McCann 11 D. Johnson
19 E. Riis 21 C. Archer
Middlesbrough · 3-5-2
28 L. Daniels
2 A. Dijksteel 6 D. Fry 17 P. McNair
35 I. Jones 25 M. Crooks 16 J. Howson 48 R. McGree 7 M. Tavernier
18 D. Watmore 11 A. Sporar
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 25 Connor Ripley
  • 23 Paul Huntington
  • 3 Greg Cunningham
  • 39 Mikey O'Neill
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 9 Ched Evans
  • 24 Sean Maguire
Middlesbrough
Coach
C. Wilder
Substitutes
  • 1 Joe Lumley
  • 22 Sol Bamba
  • 14 Lee Peltier
  • 27 Marc Bola
  • 37 Josh Coburn
  • 47 Folarin Balogun
  • 26 Aaron Connolly
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ F. Balogun ↓ A. Šporar Middlesbrough
  • 62' ↑ J. Coburn ↓ D. Watmore Middlesbrough
  • 66' ↑ A. Connolly ↓ A. Dijksteel Middlesbrough
  • 80' ↑ P. Huntington ↓ Bambo Diaby Preston North End
  • 82' ↑ M. O'Neil ↓ E. Riis Preston North End
  • 86' ↑ R. Ledson ↓ B. Whiteman Preston North End
Cards
  • 45' L. Daniels Middlesbrough
  • 45' S. van den Berg Preston North End
  • 45' P. McNair Middlesbrough
  • 45' D. Johnson Preston North End
  • 56' A. McCann Preston North End
  • 58' A. Dijksteel Middlesbrough
  • 66' D. Fry Middlesbrough
  • 72' I. Jones Middlesbrough
  • 73' P. McNair Middlesbrough
  • 84' M. Crooks Middlesbrough
Head-to-head
Preston North End 6 2 draws 4 Middlesbrough
2026-01-24 Middlesbrough vs Preston 4 - 0
2025-09-13 Preston vs Middlesbrough 2 - 2
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 4-1 against Middlesbrough on 7 May 2022.
Who won Preston North End vs Middlesbrough?
Preston North End won the match 4-1.
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 51% of possession, compared to 49% for the other side.