Preston North End vs Portsmouth

Championship 15 Mar 2025, 15:00
Preston North End
Preston North End
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 T. Harrington Round 38

Match report

Preston North End edged past Portsmouth 2-1 in the Championship on 15 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Preston North End had 14 shots to Portsmouth's 9.

S. Greenwood was sent off in the 90+4th minute.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 14 - 9 On target 6 - 2 Corners 6 - 5 Fouls 13 - 14 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Ryan Porteous
Preston North End · 1 goal
8 Stefán Teitur Þórðarson 1 goal
8 Robbie Brady 1 assist
8 Adil Aouchiche captained the side
7 Colby Bishop 1 goal
First half vs second half
Preston North End stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 10–3
Shots On Goal 1–1 5–1
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 3–1 3–4
Attacks 50–57 46–42
Match statistics
6 Corners 5
5 Substitution 4
96 Attacks 99
1 Attacks 6
4 Attacks 6
3 Attacks 6
63 Dangerous Attacks 67
0 Dangerous Attacks 3
0 Dangerous Attacks 2
0 Dangerous Attacks 3
6 On Target 4
5 Off Target 5
14 Shots Total 9
6 Shots On Goal 2
3 Shots Off Goal 5
5 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 3
4 Shots Outside Box 6
13 Fouls 14
6 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
54% Ball Possession 46%
3 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 3
387 Passes Total 325
281 Passes Accurate 213
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 5-3-2
1 F. Woodman
29 K. Kesler-Hayden 2 R. Porteous 6 L. Lindsay 19 L. Gibson 3 J. Meghoma
18 R. Ledson 22 S. Þórðarson 10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen
7 W. Keane 9 E. Jacobsen
Portsmouth · 4-2-3-1
13 N. Schmid
24 T. Devlin 5 R. Poole 3 C. Ogilvie 18 C. Bramall
8 F. Potts 21 A. Dozzell
17 A. Aouchiche 9 C. Bishop 23 J. Murphy
10 K. Yengi
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 16 Andrew Hughes
  • 11 Robbie Brady
  • 4 Benjamin Whiteman
  • 20 Sam Greenwood
  • 12 Ched Evans
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 26 Patrick Bauer
  • 14 Jordan Storey
  • 31 Theo Mawene
Portsmouth
Coach
J. Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 14 Kaide Gordon
  • 11 Mark O'Mahony
  • 7 Marlon Pack
  • 20 Thomas Waddingham
  • 31 Jordan Archer
  • 22 Zak Swanson
  • 4 Ryley Towler
  • 45 Isaac Hayden
  • 30 Matt Ritchie
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Hughes ↓ L. Lindsay Preston North End
  • 46' ↑ S. Greenwood ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston North End
  • 46' ↑ B. Whiteman ↓ R. Ledson Preston North End
  • 46' ↑ R. Brady ↓ J. Meghoma Preston North End
  • 59' ↑ K. Gordon ↓ A. Aouchiche Portsmouth
  • 68' ↑ M. O’Mahony ↓ K. Yengi Portsmouth
  • 75' ↑ C. Evans ↓ W. Keane Preston North End
  • 90+2' ↑ M. Pack ↓ A. Dozzell Portsmouth
  • 90+2' ↑ T. Waddingham ↓ T. Devlin Portsmouth
Cards
  • 90+4' S. Greenwood Preston North End
  • 24' M. Frokjaer-Jensen Preston North End
  • 90' S. Greenwood Preston North End
  • 90+4' S. Greenwood Preston North End
  • 90+5' T. Waddingham Portsmouth
Head-to-head
Preston North End 2 0 draws 2 Portsmouth
2026-02-07 Preston vs Portsmouth 1 - 0
2025-08-30 Portsmouth vs Preston 1 - 0
2025-03-15 Preston North End vs Portsmouth 2 - 1
2024-11-09 Portsmouth vs Preston North End 3 - 1
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Portsmouth D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Portsmouth?
Preston North End won 2-1 against Portsmouth on 15 March 2025.
Who won Preston North End vs Portsmouth?
Preston North End won the match 2-1.
Where was Preston North End vs Portsmouth played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Portsmouth?
Preston North End had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.