Preston North End vs Ipswich Town 23/08/2025

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

23 Aug 2025, 16:00

1:0

Finished

Ipswich Town

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

11'

Penalty goal

M. Osmajić(Penalty goal)

26'

A. Hughes

Ben Johnson

40'

46'

Pol Valentín

2ND HALF

Ben Johnson

Ashley Young

66'

Jack Clarke

Conor Chaplin

66'

Jaden Philogene

Kasey McAteer

66'

73'

Daniel Jebbison

Alfie Devine

73'

Oddel Offiah

Michael Smith

73'

S. Thordarson

Pol Valentín

A. Matusiwa

Chuba Akpom

77'

Sammie Szmodics

Jens Cajuste

77'

78'

L. Lindsay

A. Hughes

82'

M. Osmajić

Kasey McAteer

84'

84'

Thierry Small

86'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

92'

S. Thordarson

95'

Ali McCann

Match statistics

27%Possession73%

222Passes Attempted573

138Completed Passes490

3Corners6

18Throw-ins28

2Shots On Target15

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	78' 26'
Jordan Storey #14
Ben Whiteman #4
Ali McCann #8	95'
Alfie Devine #21	73'
Thierry Small #26	84' 86'
Pol Valentín #2	73' 46'
Michael Smith #24	73'
M. Osmajić #28	82' 11'

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

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Michael

#24Smith

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	78' 26'
Jordan Storey #14
Ben Whiteman #4
Ali McCann #8	95'
Alfie Devine #21	73'
Thierry Small #26	84' 86'
Pol Valentín #2	73' 46'
Michael Smith #24	73'
M. Osmajić #28	82' 11'

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

Ipswich Town

Formation

4-2-3-1

Alexander

#1Palmer

Jacob John

#24Greaves

Dara Joseph

#26O'Shea

Leif

#3Davis

Benjamin Anthony

#18Johnson

Jack Henry

#14Philip Taylor

Azor

#5Matusiwa

Samuel Joseph

#23Szmodics

Jaden

#11Philogene-Bidace

Jack Raymond

#47Clarke

George David Eric

#9Hirst

Starting XI

Alex Palmer #1
Jacob Greaves #24
Dara O'Shea #26
Leif Davis #3
Ben Johnson #18	66' 40'
Jack Taylor #14
A. Matusiwa #5	77'
Sammie Szmodics #23	77'
Jaden Philogene #11	66'
Jack Clarke #47	66'
George Hirst #9

Will not play

Ashley

Ashley Young

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

David Robert Edmund

David Robert Edmund Button

Goalkeeper

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early May 2026

Conor Stephen

Conor Stephen Townsend

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Early May 2026

Wesley James

Wesley James Burns

Defender

Calf injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Ipswich Town

Kieran McKenna

Head-to-head

31 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

16

Wins

9

Draws

6

Wins

Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2023 • 1 match

Ipswich Town

Preston North End

Preston North End

Friendly2023 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2019 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

Championship2018 • 2 matches

Ipswich Town

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Ipswich Town

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:

Matt Donohue

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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