Preston North End vs Middlesbrough 13/09/2025

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

13 Sep 2025, 13:30

2:2

Finished

Middlesbrough

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Morgan Whittaker

8'

Alfie Jones

11'

22'

Goal

Lewis Dobbin(Jordan Storey)

2ND HALF

Kaly Sène

D. Strelec

46'

58'

A. Hughes

62'

H. Armstrong

Alfie Devine

62'

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

Lewis Dobbin

62'

Michael Smith

Daniel Jebbison

Morgan Whittaker

Sverre Nypan

66'

Matt Targett(T. Conway)

Goal

72'

79'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

Hayden Hackney

A. Browne

84'

88'

Goal

Jordan Storey(Ben Whiteman)

Alfie Jones

Sontje Hansen

89'

Sontje Hansen

Goal

92'

Darragh Lenihan

97'

Match statistics

38%Possession62%

293Passes Attempted466

214Completed Passes388

3Corners4

26Throw-ins25

7Shots On Target14

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

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	58'
Jordan Storey #14	⚽88' 🎯22'
Ben Whiteman #4	🎯88'
Ali McCann #8
Alfie Devine #21	62'
Thierry Small #26	79'
Pol Valentín #2
Daniel Jebbison #9	62'
Lewis Dobbin #17	62' ⚽22'

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

Daniel David

#9Jebbison

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	58'
Jordan Storey #14	⚽88' 🎯22'
Ben Whiteman #4	🎯88'
Ali McCann #8
Alfie Devine #21	62'
Thierry Small #26	79'
Pol Valentín #2
Daniel Jebbison #9	62'
Lewis Dobbin #17	62' ⚽22'

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

Middlesbrough

Formation

3-4-3

Solomon

#31Brynn

Darragh Patrick

#26Lenihan

Alfie Charles

#5Jones

Luke David

#12Ayling

Hayden

#7Hackney

Aidan

#18Morris

Matthew Robert

#3Targett

Callum James

#2Brittain

Mamadou Kaly

#20Sène

Tommy Daniel

#9John Conway

Morgan

#11Reece Whittaker

Starting XI

Sol Brynn #31
Darragh Lenihan #26	97'
Alfie Jones #5	89' 11'
Luke Ayling #12
Hayden Hackney #7	84'
A. Morris #18
Matt Targett #3	⚽72'
Callum Brittain #2
Kaly Sène #20	46'
T. Conway #9	🎯72'
Morgan Whittaker #11	66' 8'

Will not play

Darragh Patrick

Darragh Patrick Lenihan

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Riley Patrick

Riley Patrick Mcgree

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Alfie Charles

Alfie Charles Jones

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Hayden

Hayden Hackney

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Middlesbrough

Rob Edwards

Head-to-head

25 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

10

Wins

8

Draws

7

Wins

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

Preston North End

Preston North End

Middlesbrough

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:

Thomas Kirk

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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