Preston North End vs Hull City 20/01/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

20 Jan 2026, 20:45

0:3

Finished

Hull City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Liam Millar(B. Akintola)

Goal

33'

Akin Famewo(Oliver Mcburnie)

Goal

45'

47'

Oddel Offiah

2ND HALF

46'

Jamal Lewis

Pol Valentín

46'

Lewis Dobbin

Thierry Small

46'

Daniel Jebbison

Michael Smith

B. Akintola

Injured

47'

B. Akintola

Y. Hirakawa

48'

Oliver Mcburnie(Y. Hirakawa)

Goal

49'

Lewie Coyle

51'

57'

Jamal Lewis

John Egan

59'

Matt Crooks

John Lundstram

69'

Liam Millar

Joe Gelhardt

69'

73'

Injured

J. Thompson

74'

Ali McCann

Ben Whiteman

74'

Brad Potts

J. Thompson

John Egan

Injured

81'

Oliver Mcburnie

Joel Ndala

81'

John Egan

Cathal McCarthy

82'

95'

M. Osmajić

John Lundstram

98'

Match statistics

55%Possession45%

397Passes Attempted329

321Completed Passes250

6Corners6

22Throw-ins20

17Shots On Target17

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Jack James

#12Walton

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Jack Walton #12
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42	47'
Jordan Storey #14
Ben Whiteman #4	74'
J. Thompson #15	73' 74'
Alfie Devine #21
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2	46'
Michael Smith #24	46'
M. Osmajić #28	95'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
Brad Potts #44	74'
L. Lindsay #6
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 46'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
Ali McCann #8	74'
K. Nelson #34
Lewis Dobbin #17	46'
Daniel Jebbison #9	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

3-5-2 C

Jack James

#12Walton

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Jack Walton #12
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42	47'
Jordan Storey #14
Ben Whiteman #4	74'
J. Thompson #15	73' 74'
Alfie Devine #21
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2	46'
Michael Smith #24	46'
M. Osmajić #28	95'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
Brad Potts #44	74'
L. Lindsay #6
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 46'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
Ali McCann #8	74'
K. Nelson #34
Lewis Dobbin #17	46'
Daniel Jebbison #9	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

Hull City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Ivor

#1Pandur

John

#15Egan

Charlie Roger

#4Hughes

Akinlolu Richard

#23Olamide Famewo

Lewie Jacob

#2Coyle

Regan

#27Slater

Matt Davidson

#25Rider Crooks

Amir

#20Hadžiahmetović

Liam Alan

#7Millar

Babajide David

#11Babajide

Oliver

#9Robert Mcburnie

Starting XI

Ivor Pandur #1
John Egan #15	81' 82' 59'
Charlie Hughes #4
Akin Famewo #23	⚽45'
Lewie Coyle #2	51'
Regan Slater #27
Matt Crooks #25	69'
A. Hadžiahmetović #20
Liam Millar #7	69' ⚽33'
B. Akintola #11	47' 48' 🎯33'
Oliver Mcburnie #9	81' ⚽49' 🎯45'

Substitutes

Dillon Phillips #12
Cathal McCarthy #58	82'
Matty Jacob #16
James Debayo #31
John Lundstram #5	98' 69'
Hugh Parker #52
Joe Gelhardt #21	69'
Joel Ndala #19	81'
Y. Hirakawa #13	🎯49' 48'

Will not play

Babajide David

Babajide David Babajide

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Cody Callum Pierre

Cody Callum Pierre Drameh

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Nathan

Nathan Tinsdale

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Hull City

Sergej Jakirovic

Head-to-head

26 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

14

Wins

7

Draws

5

Wins

Hull City

Hull City

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull 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:

Stephen Martin

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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