Middlesbrough vs Preston

Championship 24 Jan 2026, 12:30
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
4–0
HT 3–0
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Riverside Stadium 👤 A. Madley Round 29

Match report

Middlesbrough thrashed Preston 4-0 in the Championship on 24 January 2026.

Middlesbrough had 16 shots to Preston's 4.

J. Storey was sent off in the 50th minute.

The match was played at Riverside Stadium, with A. Madley in charge.

Half-time 3-0 Shots 16 - 4 On target 8 - 1 Corners 8 - 3 Fouls 11 - 19 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Tommy Conway
Middlesbrough · 2 goals
9 Morgan Whittaker 1 goal
8 Alan Browne 1 goal
8 Solomon Brynn captained the side
8 Luke Ayling 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–4 6–0
Shots On Goal 5–1 3–0
Ball Possession 61–39 —
Corners 6–3 2–0
Attacks 51–31 53–28
Match statistics
8 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
104 Attacks 59
49 Dangerous Attacks 20
7 On Target 1
8 Off Target 2
16 Shots Total 4
8 Shots On Goal 1
4 Shots Off Goal 1
4 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 4
8 Shots Outside Box 0
11 Fouls 19
8 Corners 3
3 Offsides 1
67% Ball Possession 33%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 4
542 Passes Total 263
487 Passes Accurate 203
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Middlesbrough · 4-3-3
31 S. Brynn
12 L. Ayling 6 D. Fry 29 A. Malanda 3 M. Targett
16 A. Browne 7 H. Hackney 18 A. Morris
11 M. Whittaker 9 T. Conway 23 L. Castledine
Preston · 3-5-2
12 J. Walton
42 O. Offiah 14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson
2 P. Valentín 8 A. McCann 4 B. Whiteman 21 A. Devine 18 J. Lewis
17 L. Dobbin 9 D. Jebbison
Middlesbrough
Coach
Kim Hellberg
Substitutes
  • 22 Samuel Silvera
  • 10 Delano Burgzorg
  • 14 Alexander Gilbert
  • 8 Riley McGree
  • 15 Finley Munroe
  • 33 Jon McLaughlin
  • 2 Callum Brittain
  • 27 Sontje Hansen
  • 19 Sverre Nypan
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 15 Jordan Thompson
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 13 David Cornell
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 35 Noah Mawene
  • 34 Kitt Nelson
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ T. Small ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 58' ↑ J. Thompson ↓ B. Whiteman Preston
  • 58' ↑ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ A. Devine Preston
  • 60' ↑ S. Silvera ↓ M. Targett Middlesbrough
  • 61' ↑ D. Burgzorg ↓ A. Morris Middlesbrough
  • 61' ↑ A. Gilbert ↓ T. Conway Middlesbrough
  • 74' ↑ R. McGree ↓ H. Hackney Middlesbrough
  • 76' ↑ A. Vukcevic ↓ J. Lewis Preston
  • 76' ↑ M. Smith ↓ D. Jebbison Preston
  • 85' ↑ F. Munroe ↓ A. Malanda Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 50' J. Storey Preston
  • 26' B. Whiteman Preston
  • 82' J. Thompson Preston
Head-to-head
Middlesbrough 4 2 draws 6 Preston
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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
Middlesbrough D D D L L
Preston L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Middlesbrough vs Preston?
Middlesbrough won 4-0 against Preston on 24 January 2026.
Who won Middlesbrough vs Preston?
Middlesbrough won the match 4-0.
Where was Middlesbrough vs Preston played?
The match was played at Riverside Stadium.