Preston North End vs Portsmouth 07/02/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

07 Feb 2026, 16:00

1:0

Finished

Portsmouth

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

40'

Goal

Alfie Devine(Andrija Vukcevic)

2ND HALF

46'

Michael Smith

Milos Lukovic

59'

Pol Valentín

Andrija Vukcevic

Jacob Brown

M. Kirk

69'

Marlon Pack

69'

Conor Chaplin

69'

71'

Ali McCann

76'

J. Thompson

Ali McCann

Andre Dozzell

G. Caballero

79'

John Swift

86'

A. Segecic

86'

Zak Swanson

Aji Alese

86'

87'

Andy Moran

Lewis Dobbin

89'

J. Thompson

Aji Alese

90'

90'

David Cornell

Match statistics

36%Possession64%

253Passes Attempted424

174Completed Passes333

2Corners14

13Throw-ins32

7Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

4-4-2

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Miloš

#22Luković

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13	90'
Lewis Gibson #19
Jordan Storey #14
Andrija Vukcevic #3	59' 🎯40'
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4
Ali McCann #8	76' 71'
Alfie Devine #21	⚽40'
Thierry Small #26
Milos Lukovic #22	46'
Lewis Dobbin #17	87'

Substitutes

Jack Walton #12
Jamal Lewis #18
Ed Nolan #36
Pol Valentín #2	59'
N. Mawene #35
Andy Moran #23	87'
K. Nelson #34
J. Thompson #15	89' 76'
Michael Smith #24	46'

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

4-4-2

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrija

#3Vukcevic

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Miloš

#22Luković

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

David Cornell #13	90'
Lewis Gibson #19
Jordan Storey #14
Andrija Vukcevic #3	59' 🎯40'
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4
Ali McCann #8	76' 71'
Alfie Devine #21	⚽40'
Thierry Small #26
Milos Lukovic #22	46'
Lewis Dobbin #17	87'

Substitutes

Jack Walton #12
Jamal Lewis #18
Ed Nolan #36
Pol Valentín #2	59'
N. Mawene #35
Andy Moran #23	87'
K. Nelson #34
J. Thompson #15	89' 76'
Michael Smith #24	46'

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

Portsmouth

Formation

4-2-3-1

Nicolas

#1Schmid

Connor Stuart

#3Ogilvie

Regan Leslie

#5Poole

Zachary

#22Swanson

Terry

#24Devlin

Ebrima

#38Adams

Andre Leon

#21Dozzell

Conor Mark

#36Chaplin

Millenic

#27Alli

Adrian

#10Segecic

Jacob Samuel

#40Brown

Starting XI

N. Schmid #1
Connor Ogilvie #3
Regan Poole #5
Zak Swanson #22	86'
Terry Devlin #24
Ebou Adams #38
Andre Dozzell #21	79'
Conor Chaplin #36	69'
M. Alli #27
A. Segecic #10	86'
Jacob Brown #40	69'

Substitutes

Josef Bursik #26
Aji Alese #34	90' 86'
Ibane Bowat #17
Jordan Williams #2
L. Le Roux #16
Marlon Pack #7	69'
John Swift #8	86'
G. Caballero #47	79'
M. Kirk #25	69'

Will not play

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh

Keshi Stuart Oluyinka Adetokunboh Anderson

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid May 2026

Ajibola Joshua

Ajibola Joshua Odunayo Afolarin Alese

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Doubtful

Zachary

Zachary Swanson

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Early May 2026

Mark

Mark Kosznovszky

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Gustavo Rubén

Gustavo Rubén Caballero González

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Terry

Terry Devlin

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid May 2026

Franco

Franco Umeh-Chibueze

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Out for season

Manager

Portsmouth

John Mousinho

Head-to-head

14 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

7

Wins

4

Draws

3

Wins

Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Portsmouth

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Portsmouth

Championship2024 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Preston North End

Preston North End

League One2013 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Portsmouth

League One2012 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2011 • 1 match

Portsmouth

Preston North End

Preston North End

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:

Adam Herczeg

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.