| 13 Sep 2025-11:30 am
Preston
w w w l l
2 : 2
Full Time
Middlesbrough
w l w w w
L. Dobbin
22'
J. Storey
88'
M. Targett
72'
S. Hansen
90'
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
7'
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IPS
5 : 0
SHE
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PRE
2 : 2
MID
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CHA
1 : 1
MIL
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OXF
2 : 2
LEI
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WAT
0 : 1
BLA
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WES
0 : 1
DER
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SHE
0 : 3
BRI
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STO
1 : 0
BIR
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SWA
2 : 2
HUL
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COV
1 : 1
NOR
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WRE
1 : 3
QPR
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SOU
0 : 0
POR
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Commentary
Line Ups
Stats
Events
Standing
Preston
Middlesbrough
8' Yellow Card
M. Whittaker
Foul
11' Yellow Card
A. Jones
Foul
Goal 1:0 22'
L. Dobbin
Assistant: J. Storey
46' Substitute
In:D. Strelec
Out:M. Sène
Yellow Card 58'
A. Hughes
Foul
Substitute 62'
In:H. Armstrong
Out:A. Devine
Substitute 62'
In:M. Frøkjær-Jensen
Out:L. Dobbin
Substitute 62'
In:M. Smith
Out:D. Jebbison
66' Substitute
In:S. Nypan
Out:M. Whittaker
72' 1:1 Goal
M. Targett
Assistant: T. Conway
Substitute 79'
In:A. Vukčević
Out:T. Small
84' Substitute
In:A. Browne
Out:H. Hackney
Goal 2:1 88'
J. Storey
Assistant: B. Whiteman
89' Substitute
In:S. Hansen
Out:A. Jones
90' 2:2 Goal
S. Hansen
90' +7' Yellow Card
D. Lenihan
Foul
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1
D. Iversen
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16
A. Hughes
player photo
19
L. Gibson
player photo
14
J. Storey
player photo
26
T. Small
player photo
8
A. McCann
player photo
4
B. Whiteman
player photo
21
A. Devine
player photo
2
Pol Valentín
player photo
9
D. Jebbison
player photo
17
L. Dobbin
player photo
31
S. Brynn
player photo
5
A. Jones
player photo
26
D. Lenihan
player photo
12
L. Ayling
player photo
3
M. Targett
player photo
7
H. Hackney
player photo
18
A. Morris
player photo
2
C. Brittain
player photo
20
M. Sène
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9
T. Conway
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11
M. Whittaker
field field
Preston
14
d
88'
19
d
16
d
58'
21
m
62'
8
m
26
d
79'
17
f
22'62'
62'
Substitutes
12
g
79'
62'
20
m
24
f
62'
42
d
Middlesbrough
31
g
12
d
26
d
90'
5
d
11'89'
18
m
84'
72'
8'66'
9
f
20
f
46'
Substitutes
13
f
46'
16
d
84'
19
m
66'
22
m
27
f
89'90'
42
m
Coach
Preston
Middlesbrough
Off Target 5
On Target 2
On Target 3
Off Target 11
1 Yellow Cards 3
3 Corners 4
13 Fouls 7
0 Offsides 2
39 Ball Possession 61
7 Shots 14
2 Shots on Goal 3
2 Goals 2
Preston
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Middlesbrough
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Goals
Goal
L. Dobbin (Assistant: J. Storey)
22'
72'
Goal
M. Targett (Assistant: T. Conway)
Goal
88'
90'
Cards
8'
Yellow Card
11'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
58'
90'
+7
Yellow Card

Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Coventry
d d w w w
46
28
11
7
97
45
52
95
2
Ipswich
d w d d w
46
23
15
8
80
47
33
84
3
Millwall
d w w d w
46
24
11
11
64
49
15
83
4
Southampton
w w d d w
46
22
14
10
82
56
26
80
5
Middlesbrough
l d w w d
46
22
14
10
72
47
25
80
6
Hull City
l d d l w
46
21
10
15
70
66
4
73
7
Wrexham
l w w l d
46
19
14
13
69
65
4
71
8
Derby
l w l w l
46
20
9
17
67
59
8
69
9
Norwich
l w w d l
46
19
8
19
63
56
7
65
10
Birmingham
w d w w d
46
17
13
16
57
56
1
64
11
Swansea
w l w d w
46
18
10
18
57
59
-2
64
12
Bristol City
d l d l w
46
17
11
18
59
59
0
62
13
Sheffield Utd
w w l l w
46
18
6
22
66
66
0
60
14
Preston
w l l w l
46
15
15
16
55
62
-7
60
15
QPR
d l l l l
46
16
10
20
61
73
-12
58
16
Watford
l l l l l
46
14
15
17
53
65
-12
57
17
Stoke City
d l l l l
46
15
10
21
51
56
-5
55
18
Portsmouth
w w l w d
46
14
13
19
49
64
-15
55
19
West Brom
d w w d l
46
13
14
19
48
58
-10
53
20
Charlton
l d l w l
46
13
14
19
44
58
-14
53
21
Leicester
l l d d w
46
12
16
18
58
68
-10
52
22
Blackburn
d l d w l
46
13
13
20
42
56
-14
52
23
Oxford United
w l l w l
46
11
14
21
45
59
-14
47
24
46
2
12
32
29
89
-60
18
- Promotion to the Premier League
- Qualification for Championship play-offs
- Relegation to EFL League One

Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended
Referee: T. Kirk