Preston vs Coventry

Championship 9 Dec 2025, 19:45
Preston
Preston
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Coventry
Coventry
🏟 Deepdale Round 20

Match report

Preston were held to a 1-1 draw by Coventry in the Championship on 9 December 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Coventry dominated possession with 69% of the ball and had 19 shots to Preston's 6.

L. Lindsay was sent off in the 39th minute.

The match was played at Deepdale.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 31% - 69% Shots 6 - 19 On target 2 - 3 Corners 4 - 8 Fouls 9 - 9 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 1
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Player of the match
Daniel Jebbison
Preston · 1 goal
8 Daniel Iversen 3 saves
8 Liam Kitching 68 passes (88% accurate)
7 Jordan Storey captained the side
7 Odeluga Offiah captained the side
First half vs second half
Coventry came out stronger after half-time, with 13 second-half shots against 6 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–6 4–13
Shots On Goal 0–2 2–1
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 1–3 3–5
Attacks 36–44 25–65
Match statistics
4 Corners 8
5 Substitution 3
61 Attacks 109
28 Dangerous Attacks 76
3 On Target 6
2 Off Target 14
31% Ball Possession 69%
6 Shots Total 19
2 Shots On Goal 3
1 Shots Off Goal 10
3 Shots Blocked 6
5 Shots Inside Box 10
1 Shots Outside Box 9
9 Fouls 9
3 Corners 8
3 Offsides 7
30% Ball Possession 70%
1 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
3 Saves 2
199 Passes Total 467
123 Passes Accurate 399
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  5-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston · 3-4-1-2
1 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 6 L. Lindsay 16 A. Hughes
42 O. Offiah 15 J. Thompson 5 H. Armstrong 26 T. Small
4 B. Whiteman
17 L. Dobbin 9 D. Jebbison
Coventry · 5-4-1
19 C. Rushworth
20 K. Kesler-Hayden 4 B. Thomas 26 L. Woolfenden 15 L. Kitching 3 J. Dasilva
7 T. Sakamoto 28 J. Eccles 6 M. Grimes 5 J. Rudoni
11 H. Wright
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 2 Pol Valentín
  • 21 Alfie Devine
  • 22 Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 35 Noah Mawene
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 7 Will Keane
Coventry
Coach
Frank James Lampard Junior
Substitutes
  • 29 Victor Torp
  • 10 Ephron Mason-Clark
  • 9 Ellis Simms
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 22 Joel Latibeaudiere
  • 33 Miguel Ángel Brau
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 8 Jamie Allen
  • 54 Kai Andrews
Substitutions
  • 31' ↑ V. Torp ↓ J. Eccles Coventry
  • 43' ↑ P. Valentin ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 46' ↑ E. Mason-Clark ↓ L. Woolfenden Coventry
  • 75' ↑ A. Devine ↓ H. Armstrong Preston
  • 75' ↑ S. T. Thordarson ↓ J. Thompson Preston
  • 75' ↑ M. Smith ↓ T. Small Preston
  • 79' ↑ E. Simms ↓ H. Wright Coventry
  • 90+2' ↑ A. Vukcevic ↓ D. Jebbison Preston
Cards
  • 39' L. Lindsay Preston
  • 43' D. Jebbison Preston
Head-to-head
Preston 7 2 draws 2 Coventry
2026-03-11 Coventry vs Preston 3 - 0
2025-12-09 Preston vs Coventry 1 - 1
2025-02-22 Coventry City vs Preston North End 2 - 1
2024-10-19 Preston North End vs Coventry City 1 - 0
2024-02-23 Coventry City vs Preston North End 0 - 3
2023-11-04 Preston North End vs Coventry City 3 - 2
Recent form
Preston D D D D W
Coventry D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston vs Coventry?
Preston drew 1-1 against Coventry on 9 December 2025.
Who won Preston vs Coventry?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Preston vs Coventry played?
The match was played at Deepdale.
Who had more possession in Preston vs Coventry?
Coventry had 69% of possession, compared to 31% for the other side.