Preston North End vs Coventry City 09/12/2025

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

09 Dec 2025, 20:45

1:1

Finished

Coventry City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Josh Eccles

Injured

30'

Josh Eccles

Victor Torp

31'

39'

L. Lindsay

43'

Daniel Jebbison

43'

Pol Valentín

Lewis Dobbin

2ND HALF

Luke Woolfenden

E. Mason-Clark

46'

A. Hughes(Own Goal)

Own Goal

70'

75'

Alfie Devine

H. Armstrong

75'

Michael Smith

J. Thompson

75'

S. Thordarson

Thierry Small

76'

Goal

Daniel Jebbison(Pol Valentín)

Haji Wright

Ellis Simms

79'

92'

Andrija Vukcevic

Daniel Jebbison

Match statistics

31%Possession69%

214Passes Attempted464

135Completed Passes394

4Corners8

13Throw-ins30

6Shots On Target21

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Liam

#6Lindsay

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Harrison

#5Armstrong

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Thierry

#26Small

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
L. Lindsay #6	39'
A. Hughes #16	70'
Jordan Storey #14
J. Thompson #15	75'
H. Armstrong #5	75'
Ben Whiteman #4
Thierry Small #26	75'
Oddel Offiah #42
Daniel Jebbison #9	92' ⚽76' 43'
Lewis Dobbin #17	43'

Will not play

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Liam

#6Lindsay

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Harrison

#5Armstrong

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Thierry

#26Small

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
L. Lindsay #6	39'
A. Hughes #16	70'
Jordan Storey #14
J. Thompson #15	75'
H. Armstrong #5	75'
Ben Whiteman #4
Thierry Small #26	75'
Oddel Offiah #42
Daniel Jebbison #9	92' ⚽76' 43'
Lewis Dobbin #17	43'

Will not play

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Coventry City

Formation

5-4-1

Carl Andrew

#19Rushworth

Luke Matthew

#26Woolfenden

Bobby Craig

#4Thomas

Liam James

#15Kitching

Kaine

#20Kesler Hayden

Jay

#3Rhys Dasilva

Matthew Jacob

#6Grimes

Joshua Elliot

#28Eccles

Jack Edward

#5Rudoni

Tatsuhiro

#7Sakamoto

Haji Amir

#11Wright

Starting XI

Carl Rushworth #19
Luke Woolfenden #26	46'
Bobby Thomas #4
Liam Kitching #15
Kaine Kesler #20
Jay Dasilva #3
Matt Grimes #6
Josh Eccles #28	30' 31'
Jack Rudoni #5
T. Sakamoto #7
Haji Wright #11	79'

Will not play

Tatsuhiro

Tatsuhiro Sakamoto

Forward

Rib injury

Return: Early May 2026

Oliver

Oliver Nnonyelu Dovin

Goalkeeper

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Miguel Ángel

Miguel Ángel Brau Blanquez

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Coventry City

Frank Lampard

Head-to-head

38 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

17

Wins

12

Draws

9

Wins

Coventry City

Coventry City

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

Coventry City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Coventry City

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Ben Toner

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Coventry City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Coventry City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.