Preston vs Oxford Utd

Championship 6 Mar 2026, 20:00
Preston
Preston
1–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Oxford Utd
Oxford Utd
🏟 Deepdale 👤 A. Kitchen Round 36

Match report

Oxford Utd beat Preston 3-1 in the Championship on 6 March 2026.

Preston dominated possession with 70% of the ball, while Oxford Utd had 15 shots to Preston's 13.

The match was played at Deepdale, with A. Kitchen in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 70% - 30% Shots 13 - 15 On target 4 - 8 Corners 9 - 5 Fouls 9 - 10 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Milutin Osmajić
Preston · 1 goal
8 Michał Helik 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Ciaron Brown 1 goal
8 Benjamin Whiteman 1 assist
8 Cameron Brannagan 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–9 5–6
Shots On Goal 3–3 1–5
Ball Possession 71–29 —
Corners 4–1 5–4
Attacks 57–31 68–26
Match statistics
9 Corners 5
3 Substitution 5
125 Attacks 57
81 Dangerous Attacks 27
4 On Target 7
9 Off Target 8
13 Shots Total 15
4 Shots On Goal 8
5 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 1
9 Shots Inside Box 9
4 Shots Outside Box 6
9 Fouls 10
9 Corners 5
3 Offsides 0
70% Ball Possession 30%
1 Yellow Cards 1
4 Saves 3
484 Passes Total 207
398 Passes Accurate 135
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston · 4-2-3-1
13 D. Cornell
42 O. Offiah 14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
4 B. Whiteman 15 J. Thompson
10 C. Lang 21 A. Devine 17 L. Dobbin
28 M. Osmajić
Oxford Utd · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Cumming
2 S. Long 6 M. Helik 3 C. Brown 26 J. Currie
5 Y. Konak 8 C. Brannagan
17 S. Mills 33 J. Donley 44 M. Peart-Harris
27 W. Lankshear
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 9 Daniel Jebbison
  • 3 Andrija Vukčević
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 2 Pol Valentín
  • 8 Ali McCann
  • 44 Brad Potts
  • 23 Andrew Moran
  • 24 Michael Smith
Oxford Utd
Coach
Matt Bloomfield
Substitutes
  • 15 Brodie Spencer
  • 16 Nik Prelec
  • 37 Christ Makosso
  • 4 Will Vaulks
  • 9 Mark Harris
  • 21 Matt Ingram
  • 38 Jamie McDonnell
  • 32 Jin-woo Jeon
  • 10 Aidomo Emakhu
Substitutions
  • 45+4' ↑ D. Jebbison ↓ C. Lang Preston
  • 46' ↑ B. Spencer ↓ J. Currie Oxford Utd
  • 62' ↑ A. Vukcevic ↓ L. Gibson Preston
  • 71' ↑ N. Prelec ↓ W. Lankshear Oxford Utd
  • 80' ↑ W. Vaulks ↓ Y. E. Konak Oxford Utd
  • 80' ↑ C. Makosso ↓ S. Mills Oxford Utd
  • 82' ↑ T. Small ↓ J. Thompson Preston
  • 87' ↑ M. Harris ↓ J. Donley Oxford Utd
Cards
  • 22' C. Brown Oxford Utd
  • 90+4' J. Storey Preston
Head-to-head
Preston 1 1 draws 2 Oxford Utd
2026-03-06 Preston vs Oxford Utd 1 - 3
2025-12-13 Oxford Utd vs Preston 1 - 2
2025-01-04 Preston North End vs Oxford United 1 - 1
2024-08-31 Oxford United vs Preston North End 3 - 1
Recent form
Preston D D D D W
Oxford Utd D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston vs Oxford Utd?
Preston lost 1-3 against Oxford Utd on 6 March 2026.
Who won Preston vs Oxford Utd?
Oxford Utd won the match 3-1.
Where was Preston vs Oxford Utd played?
The match was played at Deepdale.
Who had more possession in Preston vs Oxford Utd?
Preston had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.