Preston vs Leicester

Championship 16 Aug 2025, 14:00
Preston
Preston
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Leicester
Leicester
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 Gavin Ward Round 2

Match report

Preston edged past Leicester 2-1 in the Championship on 16 August 2025.

Leicester dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 14 shots to Preston's 13.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with Gavin Ward in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 13 - 14 On target 4 - 2 Corners 6 - 4 Fouls 11 - 7 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Alfie Devine
Preston · 1 goal
8 Jeremy Monga 1 goal
8 Pol Valentín 1 assist
8 Thierry Small 1 assist
7 Milutin Osmajić 1 goal
First half vs second half
Preston stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–6 9–8
Shots On Goal 1–0 3–2
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 3–4 3–0
Attacks 35–56 37–55
Match statistics
6 Corners 4
3 Substitution 5
72 Attacks 111
3 Attacks 2
44 Dangerous Attacks 68
0 Dangerous Attacks 2
4 On Target 2
9 Off Target 12
1 Off Target 0
13 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 2
7 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 8
9 Shots Inside Box 7
4 Shots Outside Box 7
11 Fouls 7
6 Corners 4
2 Offsides 0
40% Ball Possession 60%
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Saves 2
270 Passes Total 418
192 Passes Accurate 360
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston · 3-1-4-2
1 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
4 B. Whiteman
2 P. Valentín 8 A. McCann 21 A. Devine 26 T. Small
28 M. Osmajić 24 M. Smith
Leicester · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Stolarczyk
2 J. Justin 5 C. Okoli 23 J. Vestergaard 33 L. Thomas
8 H. Winks 24 B. Soumaré
7 A. Issahaku 11 B. Khannouss 10 S. Mavididi
9 J. Ayew
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 42 Odeluga Offiah
  • 22 Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 20 Theo Carrol
  • 23 Jeppe Okkels
  • 31 Michael Ayodele
Leicester
Coach
Martí Cifuentes Corvillo Bajare
Substitutes
  • 20 Patson Daka
  • 3 Wout Faes
  • 28 Jeremy Monga
  • 17 Hamza Choudhury
  • 35 Kasey McAteer
  • 31 Asmir Begović
  • 4 Benjamin Nelson
  • 22 Oliver Skipp
  • 25 Louis Page
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ P. Daka ↓ B. El Khannouss Leicester
  • 57' ↑ J. Monga ↓ S. Mavididi Leicester
  • 57' ↑ W. Faes ↓ L. Thomas Leicester
  • 73' ↑ S. Þórðarson ↓ A. Devine Preston
  • 73' ↑ O. Offiah ↓ Pol Valentín Preston
  • 77' ↑ H. Choudhury ↓ J. Justin Leicester
  • 86' ↑ A. Vukčević ↓ T. Small Preston
  • 86' ↑ K. McAteer ↓ A. Fatawu Leicester
Cards
  • 74' J. Storey Preston
  • 85' M. Osmajic Preston
Head-to-head
Preston 1 1 draws 3 Leicester
2026-04-03 Leicester vs Preston 2 - 2
2025-08-16 Preston vs Leicester 2 - 1
2024-04-29 Preston North End vs Leicester City 0 - 3
2023-10-04 Leicester City vs Preston North End 3 - 0
2022-07-23 Preston North End vs Leicester City 1 - 2
Recent form
Preston D D D D W
Leicester D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston vs Leicester?
Preston won 2-1 against Leicester on 16 August 2025.
Who won Preston vs Leicester?
Preston won the match 2-1.
Where was Preston vs Leicester played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston vs Leicester?
Leicester had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.