Preston North End vs Sunderland

Championship 12 Aug 2023, 14:00
Preston North End
Preston North End
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Sunderland
Sunderland
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 J. Linington Round 2

Match report

Preston North End edged past Sunderland 2-1 in the Championship on 12 August 2023.

Sunderland dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 13 shots to Preston North End's 11.

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

Half-time 1-1 Possession 35% - 65% Shots 11 - 13 On target 2 - 4 Corners 5 - 12 Fouls 17 - 8 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
Preston North End · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Will Keane 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jack Clarke 1 goal
8 Patrick Roberts captained the side
7 Freddie Woodman 3 saves
Match statistics
11 Shots Total 13
2 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 5
6 Shots Inside Box 6
5 Shots Outside Box 7
17 Fouls 8
5 Corners 12
1 Offsides 1
35% Ball Possession 65%
3 Yellow Cards 1
3 Saves 0
297 Passes Total 547
195 Passes Accurate 445
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
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
44 B. Potts 13 A. McCann 18 R. Ledson 33 K. Best
8 A. Browne 10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen
7 W. Keane
Sunderland · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Patterson
32 T. Hume 5 D. Ballard 13 L. O'Nien 3 D. Cirkin
24 D. Neil 39 P. Ekwah
10 P. Roberts 7 J. Bellingham 20 J. Clarke
46 B. Dack
Preston North End
Coach
R. Lowe
Substitutes
  • 25 Duane Holmes
  • 26 Jack Whatmough
  • 21 David Cornell
  • 5 Patrick Bauer
  • 3 Greg Cunningham
  • 32 Lewis Leigh
  • 30 Kian Taylor
  • 20 Ben Woodburn
  • 24 Felipe
Sunderland
Coach
T. Mowbray
Substitutes
  • 21 Alex Pritchard
  • 9 Luís Semedo
  • 17 Abdoullah Ba
  • 30 Nathan Bishop
  • 2 Niall Huggins
  • 6 Danny Batth
  • 25 Nectarios Triantis
  • 31 Chris Rigg
  • 19 Jewison Bennette
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ A. Pritchard ↓ J. Bellingham Sunderland
  • 66' ↑ Luís Semedo ↓ B. Dack Sunderland
  • 76' ↑ D. Holmes ↓ A. McCann Preston North End
  • 76' ↑ A. Ba ↓ P. Ekwah Sunderland
  • 79' ↑ J. Whatmough ↓ K. Best Preston North End
  • 86' ↑ B. Woodburn ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston North End
Cards
  • 35' W. Keane Preston North End
  • 69' D. Ballard Sunderland
  • 90+4' A. Browne Preston North End
  • 90+5' B. Potts Preston North End
Head-to-head
Preston North End 2 2 draws 1 Sunderland
2025-03-11 Sunderland vs Preston North End 1 - 1
2024-11-06 Preston North End vs Sunderland 0 - 0
2024-08-13 Preston North End vs Sunderland 2 - 0
2024-01-01 Sunderland vs Preston North End 2 - 0
2023-08-12 Preston North End vs Sunderland 2 - 1
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Sunderland D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Sunderland?
Preston North End won 2-1 against Sunderland on 12 August 2023.
Who won Preston North End vs Sunderland?
Preston North End won the match 2-1.
Where was Preston North End vs Sunderland played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Sunderland?
Sunderland had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.