Preston North End vs Oxford United 06/03/2026

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

06 Mar 2026, 21:00

1:3

Finished

Oxford United

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

M. Helik(Cameron Brannagan)

Goal

5'

12'

Goal

M. Osmajić(Ben Whiteman)

C. Brown

22'

49'

Daniel Jebbison

49'

Injured

Callum Lang

49'

Callum Lang

2ND HALF

Jack Currie

B. Spencer

46'

Will Lankshear(Stanley Mills)

Goal

54'

C. Brown(M. Helik)

Goal

61'

62'

Andrija Vukcevic

Lewis Gibson

Nik Prelec

70'

Will Lankshear

70'

Will Vaulks

80'

Yunus Konak

Injured

80'

Yunus Konak

80'

Christ Makosso

80'

Stanley Mills

80'

82'

Thierry Small

J. Thompson

Jamie Donley

M. Harris

87'

94'

Jordan Storey

Match statistics

70%Possession30%

483Passes Attempted209

398Completed Passes137

9Corners5

35Throw-ins18

13Shots On Target15

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

4-2-3-1

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Callum Joseph

#10Lang

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
Lewis Gibson #19	62'
Jordan Storey #14	94'
A. Hughes #16
Oddel Offiah #42
J. Thompson #15	82'
Ben Whiteman #4	🎯12'
Alfie Devine #21
Lewis Dobbin #17
Callum Lang #10	49' 49'
M. Osmajić #28	⚽12'

Substitutes

Jack Walton #12
Brad Potts #44
Thierry Small #26	82'
Pol Valentín #2
Andrija Vukcevic #3	62'
Ali McCann #8
Andy Moran #23
Daniel Jebbison #9	49'
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

4-2-3-1

David Joseph

#13Cornell

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Andrew

#16Hughes

Odeluga Joshua

#42Offiah

Jordan Andrew

#15Thompson

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Callum Joseph

#10Lang

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

David Cornell #13
Lewis Gibson #19	62'
Jordan Storey #14	94'
A. Hughes #16
Oddel Offiah #42
J. Thompson #15	82'
Ben Whiteman #4	🎯12'
Alfie Devine #21
Lewis Dobbin #17
Callum Lang #10	49' 49'
M. Osmajić #28	⚽12'

Substitutes

Jack Walton #12
Brad Potts #44
Thierry Small #26	82'
Pol Valentín #2
Andrija Vukcevic #3	62'
Ali McCann #8
Andy Moran #23
Daniel Jebbison #9	49'
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

Oxford United

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jamie

#1Andrew Cumming

Ciaron Maurice

#3Brown

Michal

#6Helik

Jack

#26Currie

Samuel Patrick

#2Robert Long

Cameron Mark

#8Thomas Brannagan

Yunus

#5Emre Konak

Jamie

#33Donley

Myles

#44Peart-Harris

Stanley

#17Mills

William

#27Lankshear

Starting XI

Jamie Cumming #1
C. Brown #3	⚽61' 22'
M. Helik #6	🎯61' ⚽5'
Jack Currie #26	46'
Sam Long #2
Cameron Brannagan #8	🎯5'
Yunus Konak #5	80' 80'
Jamie Donley #33	87'
M. Peart-Harris #44
Stanley Mills #17	🎯54' 80'
Will Lankshear #27	70' ⚽54'

Substitutes

Matt Ingram #21
Christ Makosso #37	80'
B. Spencer #15	46'
Jamie Mcdonnell #38
Will Vaulks #4	80'
A. Emakhu #10
M. Harris #9	87'
Jin-Woo Jeon #32
Nik Prelec #16	70'

Will not play

Gregory Alex

Gregory Alex Leigh

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Przemyslaw

Przemyslaw Placheta

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Out for season

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Out for season

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Out for season

Jack

Jack Currie

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Oxford United

Matt Bloomfield

Head-to-head

3 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

1

Wins

1

Draws

1

Wins

Oxford United

Oxford United

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Oxford United

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Oxford United

Championship2024 • 1 match

Oxford United

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:

Andrew Kitchen

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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