Preston North End vs Middlesbrough

Championship 25 Jan 2025, 15:00
Preston North End
Preston North End
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 J. Busby Round 29

Match report

Preston North End edged past Middlesbrough 2-1 in the Championship on 25 January 2025.

Middlesbrough had 16 shots to Preston North End's 10.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 41% - 59% Shots 10 - 16 On target 4 - 6 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 11 - 6 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
Preston North End · 1 goal
8 Delano Burgzorg 1 goal
8 Freddie Woodman 5 saves
8 Hayden Hackney 73 passes (90% accurate)
7 Emil Riis Jacobsen 1 goal
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 6–10
Shots On Goal 2–3 2–3
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 3–1 3–3
Attacks 42–57 41–59
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
5 Substitution 3
83 Attacks 116
0 Attacks 1
20 Dangerous Attacks 53
4 On Target 7
5 Off Target 9
10 Shots Total 16
4 Shots On Goal 6
3 Shots Off Goal 6
3 Shots Blocked 4
5 Shots Inside Box 11
5 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 6
6 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
41% Ball Possession 59%
3 Yellow Cards 1
5 Saves 2
354 Passes Total 513
256 Passes Accurate 411
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-4-1-2
1 F. Woodman
14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 22 S. Þórðarson 8 A. McCann 3 J. Meghoma
20 S. Greenwood
10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen 28 M. Osmajić
Middlesbrough · 4-2-3-1
23 T. Glover
12 L. Ayling 6 D. Fry 3 R. Berg 30 N. Borges
18 A. Morris 7 H. Hackney
50 B. Doak 20 F. Azaz 10 D. Burgzorg
9 E. Lath
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 18 Ryan Ledson
  • 11 Robbie Brady
  • 25 Duane Holmes
  • 9 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 7 Will Keane
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 5 Jack Whatmough
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 44 Brad Potts
Middlesbrough
Coach
M. Carrick
Substitutes
  • 21 Marcus Forss
  • 28 Ryan Giles
  • 14 Alexander Gilbert
  • 5 Matthew Clarke
  • 49 Law McCabe
  • 4 Daniel Barlaser
  • 47 Bailey Palmer
  • 39 Sonny Finch
  • 38 Shea Connor
Substitutions
  • 11' ↑ M. Forss ↓ E. Latte Lath Middlesbrough
  • 60' ↑ R. Ledson ↓ S. Þórðarson Preston North End
  • 61' ↑ R. Brady ↓ J. Meghoma Preston North End
  • 72' ↑ E. Riis ↓ M. Osmajić Preston North End
  • 72' ↑ D. Holmes ↓ S. Greenwood Preston North End
  • 74' ↑ R. Giles ↓ Neto Borges Middlesbrough
  • 81' ↑ A. Gilbert ↓ F. Azaz Middlesbrough
  • 85' ↑ W. Keane ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston North End
Cards
  • 12' S. Greenwood Preston North End
  • 41' L. Ayling Middlesbrough
  • 45+1' J. Meghoma Preston North End
  • 85' R. Ledson Preston North End
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 2-1 against Middlesbrough on 25 January 2025.
Who won Preston North End vs Middlesbrough?
Preston North End won the match 2-1.
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 59% of possession, compared to 41% for the other side.