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Preston North End vs Leicester City — result, stats & head-to-head, 16 Aug 2025

Preston North End vs Leicester CityChampionship · Round 2 · Deepdale2–1
Matches
Preston North End 2–1 Full time Leicester City

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Preston North End2 out
Ched EvansInjurysince 1 Aug 2024 · 117 matches missed Kian BestInjurysince 26 Mar · 75 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 7'
    Alfie Devine · 1–0assist: Pol Valentín
  2. 46'
    Bilal El Khannouss ↑ Patson Daka ↓substitution
  3. 57'
    Luke Thomas ↑ Wout Faes ↓substitution
  4. 57'
    Stephy Mavididi ↑ Jeremy Monga ↓substitution
  5. 67'
    Jeremy Monga · 1–1assist: Wout Faes
  6. 73'
    Pol Valentín ↑ Odeluga Offiah ↓substitution
  7. 73'
    Alfie Devine ↑ Stefán Teitur Thórdarson ↓substitution
  8. 74'
    Jordan Storeyyellow card
  9. 77'
    James Justin ↑ Hamza Choudhury ↓substitution
  10. 85'
    Milutin Osmajicyellow card
  11. 85'
    Milutin Osmajic · 2–1assist: Thierry Small
  12. 86'
    Thierry Small ↑ Andrija Vukcevic ↓substitution
  13. 86'
    Issahaku Fatawu ↑ Kasey McAteer ↓substitution

Preston North End left · Leicester City right

Periods

Preston North End
1st half1
2nd half1
Extra time0
Leicester City
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

14Shots14
4Shots on target2
6Corners4
11Fouls7
26Tackles11
2Yellow cards0

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
2Round
Sat 16 Aug · 14:00 UTCKickoff
DeepdaleVenue
23,408Capacity
16,797 (72% full)Attendance
Gavin WardReferee
24°C · sky is clearWeather

Possession

Possession
40% · 60%
Duels won
56% · 44%
Pass accuracy
72% · 86%

Breakdown

Shooting
9Shots inside box7
4Shots outside box7
2Shots blocked8
0Hit woodwork1
3Big chances created1
1Big chances missed1
Passing
267Passes417
25Crosses25
8Accurate crosses9
64Long passes36
23Accurate long passes14
Defence
9Interceptions8
1Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
52Duels won42
10Dribble attempts22
5Successful dribbles6

Goalscorers

Jordan James 11Leicester City
Lewis Dobbin 10Preston North End

Bench

Preston North End · bench

3Vukčević↑ 86'
6LindsayDF
12WaltonGK
20CarrollMF
22Þórðarson6.7↑ 73'
23OkkelsFW
31AyodeleFW
42Offiah6.5↑ 73'

Leicester City · bench

3Faes6.6↑ 57'
4NelsonDF
17Choudhury6.4↑ 77'
20Daka6.3↑ 46'
22SkippMF
25PageMF
28Monga7.1↑ 57'
31BegovićGK
35McAteer↑ 86'

Managers

P
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Previous meetings

In 1 recorded meeting, Preston North End have won 0 and Leicester City 0 — 1 ended level.

2026 · ChampionshipLeicester City vs Preston North End 2–2

Recent form

Preston North End LDLDW
Leicester City DWLWL

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
14
Preston North End
LDLDW
 6.95 60
23
Leicester City
DWLWL
 6.62 46
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Preston North EndLDLDW
Leicester CityDWLWL
Match stats
40Possession60
14Shots14
4On target2
6Corners4
2Yellow cards0