Preston vs Middlesbrough

Championship 13 Sep 2025, 11:30
Preston
Preston
2–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
🏟 Deepdale Round 5

Match report

Preston shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Middlesbrough in the Championship on 13 September 2025. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Middlesbrough dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 14 shots to Preston's 7.

The match was played at Deepdale.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 39% - 61% Shots 7 - 14 On target 2 - 3 Corners 3 - 4 Fouls 13 - 7 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Jordan Storey
Preston · 1 goal, 1 assist
9 Benjamin Whiteman 1 assist
8 Lewis Dobbin 1 goal
8 Matt Targett 1 goal
8 Sontje Hansen 1 goal
First half vs second half
Middlesbrough came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–3 3–11
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–3
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 2–2 1–2
Attacks 36–53 40–66
Match statistics
3 Corners 4
4 Substitution 4
76 Attacks 119
48 Dangerous Attacks 54
2 On Target 2
5 Off Target 10
7 Shots Total 14
2 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 8
5 Shots Inside Box 9
2 Shots Outside Box 5
13 Fouls 7
3 Corners 4
0 Offsides 2
39% Ball Possession 61%
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Saves 0
293 Passes Total 467
214 Passes Accurate 389
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston · 3-5-2
1 D. Iversen
14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
2 P. Valentín 21 A. Devine 4 B. Whiteman 8 A. McCann 26 T. Small
17 L. Dobbin 9 D. Jebbison
Middlesbrough · 3-4-3
31 S. Brynn
12 L. Ayling 26 D. Lenihan 5 A. Jones
2 C. Brittain 18 A. Morris 7 H. Hackney 3 M. Targett
11 M. Whittaker 9 T. Conway 20 M. Sene
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 5 Harrison Armstrong
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 42 Odeluga Offiah
  • 20 Theo Carrol
  • 22 Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
Middlesbrough
Coach
Robert Owen Edwards
Substitutes
  • 13 David Strelec
  • 19 Sverre Nypan
  • 16 Alan Browne
  • 27 Sontje Hansen
  • 33 Jon McLaughlin
  • 25 George Edmundson
  • 22 Samuel Silvera
  • 43 Rio Patterson-Powell
  • 42 Abdoulaye Kanté
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ D. Strelec ↓ M. K. Sene Middlesbrough
  • 62' ↑ H. Armstrong ↓ A. Devine Preston
  • 62' ↑ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 62' ↑ M. Smith ↓ D. Jebbison Preston
  • 66' ↑ S. Nypan ↓ M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
  • 79' ↑ A. Vukcevic ↓ T. Small Preston
  • 84' ↑ A. Browne ↓ H. Hackney Middlesbrough
  • 89' ↑ S. Hansen ↓ A. Jones Middlesbrough
Cards
  • 8' M. Whittaker Middlesbrough
  • 11' A. Jones Middlesbrough
  • 58' A. Hughes Preston
  • 71' P. Heckingbottom Preston
  • 90+7' D. Lenihan Middlesbrough
Head-to-head
Preston 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 D D D D W
Middlesbrough L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston vs Middlesbrough?
Preston drew 2-2 against Middlesbrough on 13 September 2025.
Who won Preston vs Middlesbrough?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Preston vs Middlesbrough played?
The match was played at Deepdale.
Who had more possession in Preston vs Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.