Preston North End vs Norwich City 20/12/2025

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

20 Dec 2025, 13:30

1:1

Finished

Norwich City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

A. Forson

Injured

35'

A. Forson

Tony Springett

36'

Jacob Wright

37'

2ND HALF

50'

Ben Whiteman

64'

A. Hughes

Jacob Wright

Emiliano Marcondes

65'

Ben Chrisene

José Córdoba

65'

70'

Ali McCann

Lewis Dobbin

70'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

70'

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

H. Armstrong

78'

W. Keane

Alfie Devine

80'

Brad Potts

Pol Valentín

Jovon Makama(Emiliano Marcondes)

Goal

85'

Jovon Makama

86'

O. Schwartau

Jack Stacey

88'

Kellen Fisher

93'

96'

Goal

W. Keane(Brad Potts)

Match statistics

46%Possession54%

291Passes Attempted352

206Completed Passes267

4Corners3

23Throw-ins20

11Shots On Target8

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Harrison

#5Armstrong

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Michael

#24Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Jordan Storey #14
A. Hughes #16	64'
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4	50'
H. Armstrong #5	70'
Alfie Devine #21	78'
Thierry Small #26	70'
Pol Valentín #2	80'
Lewis Dobbin #17	70'
Michael Smith #24

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

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Harrison

#5Armstrong

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Michael

#24Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Jordan Storey #14
A. Hughes #16	64'
Oddel Offiah #42
Ben Whiteman #4	50'
H. Armstrong #5	70'
Alfie Devine #21	78'
Thierry Small #26	70'
Pol Valentín #2	80'
Lewis Dobbin #17	70'
Michael Smith #24

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

Norwich City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Vladan

#1Kovacevic

Harry Jack

#6Darling

Ruairi

#15McConville

Benjamin Joshua

#14Chrisene

Kellen

#35Fisher

Pelle Elkjær

#7Mattsson

Kenneth

#23McLean

Jacob

#16Wright

Oscar

#29Schwartau

Amankwah

#18Forson

Jovon Willesley

#24Makama

Starting XI

V. Kovacevic #1
Harry Darling #6
R. Mcconville #15
Ben Chrisene #14	65'
Kellen Fisher #35	93'
Pelle Mattsson #7
Kenny Mclean #23
Jacob Wright #16	65' 37'
O. Schwartau #29	88'
A. Forson #18	35' 36'
Jovon Makama #24	86' ⚽85'

Will not play

Shane Patrick Michael

Shane Patrick Michael Duffy

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Mirko

Mirko Topic

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Matěj

Matěj Jurásek

Forward

Foot injury

Return: Doubtful

Ante

Ante Crnac

Forward

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Jovon Willesley

Jovon Willesley Makama

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Lucien Denhere Patrick Java

Lucien Denhere Patrick Java Mahovo

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Gabriel

Gabriel Forsyth

Midfielder

Knee surgery

Return: Doubtful

Harry

Harry Amass

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Pape

Pape Amadou Dialló

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Norwich City

Philippe Clement

Head-to-head

32 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

12

Wins

10

Draws

10

Wins

Norwich City

Norwich City

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Norwich City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Norwich City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Norwich City

Championship2022 • 1 match

Norwich City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Norwich City

Championship2020 • 1 match

Norwich City

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:

Stephen Martin

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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