Preston North End vs Leeds United

Championship 26 Dec 2023, 12:30
Preston North End
Preston North End
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Leeds United
Leeds United
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 J. Smith Round 24

Match report

Preston North End edged past Leeds United 2-1 in the Championship on 26 December 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Preston North End had 13 shots to Leeds United's 11.

I. Meslier was sent off in the 53th minute.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with J. Smith in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 13 - 11 On target 4 - 2 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 22 - 12 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 6
9
Player of the match
Liam Millar
Preston North End · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Alan Browne 1 goal
8 Liam Lindsay captained the side
8 Duane Holmes captained the side
7 Pascal Struijk 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–8 7–3
Shots On Goal 1–1 3–1
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 3–1 2–5
Attacks 43–59 48–38
Match statistics
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 5
91 Attacks 97
46 Dangerous Attacks 44
4 On Target 2
9 Off Target 9
13 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 2
5 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 5
7 Shots Inside Box 7
6 Shots Outside Box 4
22 Fouls 12
5 Corners 6
44% Ball Possession 56%
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 2
340 Passes Total 432
265 Passes Accurate 366
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-4-2-1
1 F. Woodman
26 J. Whatmough 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
44 B. Potts 13 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 23 L. Millar
25 D. Holmes 8 A. Browne
28 M. Osmajic
Leeds United · 4-2-3-1
1 I. Meslier
22 A. Gray 14 J. Rodon 21 P. Struijk 39 D. Spence
4 E. Ampadu 8 G. Kamara
20 D. James 7 J. Piroe 10 C. Summerville
24 G. Rutter
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 9 Ched Evans
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 21 David Cornell
  • 3 Greg Cunningham
  • 14 Jordan Storey
  • 33 Kian Best
  • 20 Ben Woodburn
  • 7 Will Keane
Leeds United
Coach
D. Farke
Substitutes
  • 28 Karl Darlow
  • 44 Ilia Gruev
  • 29 Wilfried Gnonto
  • 49 Mateo Joseph
  • 9 Patrick Bamford
  • 3 Junior Firpo
  • 6 Liam Cooper
  • 25 Sam Byram
  • 12 Jaidon Anthony
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ K. Darlow ↓ J. Piroe Leeds United
  • 68' ↑ W. Gnonto ↓ D. Spence Leeds United
  • 68' ↑ M. Joseph ↓ C. Summerville Leeds United
  • 68' ↑ I. Gruev ↓ G. Kamara Leeds United
  • 72' ↑ C. Evans ↓ M. Osmajić Preston North End
  • 84' ↑ M. Frøkjær-Jensen ↓ D. Holmes Preston North End
  • 90+6' ↑ R. Ledson ↓ A. Browne Preston North End
  • 90' ↑ P. Bamford ↓ E. Ampadu Leeds United
Cards
  • 53' I. Meslier Leeds United
  • 22' B. Potts Preston North End
  • 30' A. McCann Preston North End
  • 54' J. Rodon Leeds United
  • 54' M. Osmajic Preston North End
  • 80' D. Holmes Preston North End
  • 87' A. Browne Preston North End
Head-to-head
Preston North End 1 1 draws 2 Leeds United
2025-04-12 Leeds United vs Preston North End 2 - 1
2024-12-14 Preston North End vs Leeds United 1 - 1
2024-01-21 Leeds United vs Preston North End 2 - 1
2023-12-26 Preston North End vs Leeds United 2 - 1
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Leeds United L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Leeds United?
Preston North End won 2-1 against Leeds United on 26 December 2023.
Who won Preston North End vs Leeds United?
Preston North End won the match 2-1.
Where was Preston North End vs Leeds United played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Leeds United?
Leeds United had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.