Football› Championship› Round 36› Preston North End vs Oxford United

Preston North End vs Oxford United — result, stats & head-to-head, 6 Mar 2026

Preston North End vs Oxford UnitedChampionship · Round 36 · Deepdale1–3
Matches
Preston North End 1–3 Full time Oxford United

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 5'
    Michal Helik · 0–1assist: Cameron Brannagan
  2. 12'
    Milutin Osmajic · 1–1assist: Ben Whiteman
  3. 22'
    Ciaron Maurice Brownyellow card
  4. 45+4'
    Callum Lang ↑ Daniel Jebbison ↓substitution
  5. 46'
    Jack Currie ↑ Brodie Gilmore Spencer ↓substitution
  6. 54'
    Will Lankshear · 1–2assist: Stanley Mills
  7. 61'
    Ciaron Maurice Brown · 1–3assist: Michal Helik
  8. 62'
    Lewis Gibson ↑ Andrija Vukcevic ↓substitution
  9. 70'
    Will Lankshear ↑ Nik Prelec ↓substitution
  10. 80'
    Stanley Mills ↑ Christ Makosso ↓substitution
  11. 80'
    Yunus Konak ↑ Will Vaulks ↓substitution
  12. 82'
    Jordan Andrew Thompson ↑ Thierry Small ↓substitution
  13. 87'
    Jamie Paul Donley ↑ Mark Harris ↓substitution
  14. 90+4'
    Jordan Storeyyellow card

Preston North End left · Oxford United right

Periods

Preston North End
1st half1
2nd half0
Extra time0
Oxford United
1st half1
2nd half2
Extra time0

Match statistics

13Shots15
4Shots on target7
9Corners5
9Fouls10
14Tackles29
1Yellow cards1

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
36Round
Fri 6 Mar · 20:00 UTCKickoff
DeepdaleVenue
23,408Capacity
14,009 (60% full)Attendance
Andrew KitchenReferee
6°C · light rainWeather

Possession

Possession
70% · 30%
Duels won
45% · 55%
Pass accuracy
82% · 65%

Breakdown

Shooting
9Shots inside box9
4Shots outside box6
4Shots blocked2
1Big chances created4
0Big chances missed2
Passing
486Passes208
33Crosses11
6Accurate crosses1
50Long passes58
23Accurate long passes14
Defence
4Interceptions14
4Keeper saves3
Duels & dribbles
22Dribble attempts13
7Successful dribbles3

Goalscorers

Will Lankshear 11Oxford United
Lewis Dobbin 10Preston North End

Bench

Preston North End · bench

2SanchoDF
3Vukčević6.5↑ 62'
8McCannMF
9Jebbison6.3↑ 45'
12WaltonGK
23MoranMF
24SmithFW
26Small6.3↑ 82'
44PottsMF

Oxford United · bench

4Vaulks6.6↑ 80'
9Harris↑ 87'
10EmakhuFW
15Spencer6.8↑ 46'
16Prelec6.5↑ 70'
21IngramGK
32JeonMF
37Makosso6.7↑ 80'
38McDonnellMF

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Preston North End have won 1 and Oxford United 1 — 1 ended level.

2025 · ChampionshipOxford United vs Preston North End 1–2 2025 · ChampionshipPreston North End vs Oxford United 1–1 2024 · ChampionshipOxford United vs Preston North End 3–1 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Preston North End WDLDL
Oxford United LLDLW

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
WDLDL
 6.59 60
22
Oxford United
LLDLW
 7.04 47
Market

No market on record.

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Around this match
Preston North End – MillwallPreston North End
Coventry City – Preston North EndPreston North End
Oxford United – West Bromwich AlbionOxford United
Oxford United – Blackburn RoversOxford United
Form
Preston North EndWDLDL
Oxford UnitedLLDLW
Match stats
70Possession30
13Shots15
4On target7
9Corners5
1Yellow cards1