| 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
90' +7' Yellow Card
D. Lenihan
Foul
90' 2:2 Goal
S. Hansen
89' Substitute
In:S. Hansen
Out:A. Jones
Goal 2:1 88'
J. Storey
Assistant: B. Whiteman
84' Substitute
In:A. Browne
Out:H. Hackney
Substitute 79'
In:A. Vukčević
Out:T. Small
72' 1:1 Goal
M. Targett
Assistant: T. Conway
66' Substitute
In:S. Nypan
Out:M. Whittaker
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
Yellow Card 58'
A. Hughes
Foul
46' Substitute
In:D. Strelec
Out:M. Sène
Goal 1:0 22'
L. Dobbin
Assistant: J. Storey
11' Yellow Card
A. Jones
Foul
8' Yellow Card
M. Whittaker
Foul
1
D. Iversen
16
A. Hughes
19
L. Gibson
14
J. Storey
26
T. Small
8
A. McCann
4
B. Whiteman
21
A. Devine
2
Pol Valentín
9
D. Jebbison
17
L. Dobbin
31
S. Brynn
5
A. Jones
26
D. Lenihan
12
L. Ayling
3
M. Targett
7
H. Hackney
18
A. Morris
2
C. Brittain
20
M. Sène
9
T. Conway
11
M. Whittaker
field field
Preston
14
d
88'
19
d
16
d
58'
21
m
62'
8
m
26
m
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
Standing

Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Coventry
d w l d l
>
26
15
7
4
57
29
28
52
2
Middlesbrough
l d l l w
>
26
13
7
6
37
26
11
46
3
Ipswich
l w d w w
>
25
12
8
5
42
24
18
44
4
Preston
d d l w w
>
26
11
10
5
36
25
11
43
5
Millwall
l d w d w
>
26
12
7
7
29
33
-4
43
6
Watford
d w w w w
>
25
11
8
6
37
29
8
41
7
Hull City
w w d w l
>
25
12
5
8
40
38
2
41
8
Stoke City
l d l w w
>
26
12
4
10
32
23
9
40
9
Wrexham
l w w w w
>
26
10
10
6
38
32
6
40
10
Bristol City
w w l w l
>
26
11
6
9
38
29
9
39
11
QPR
w d l l w
>
26
11
5
10
38
39
-1
38
12
Leicester
l l w l w
>
26
10
7
9
37
38
-1
37
13
Derby
d d l w l
>
26
9
8
9
35
35
0
35
14
Birmingham
l d d l w
>
26
9
7
10
35
36
-1
34
15
Southampton
d l d d l
>
26
8
9
9
38
38
0
33
16
Sheffield Utd
l w l w w
>
25
10
2
13
36
38
-2
32
17
Swansea
w l w w l
>
26
9
5
12
27
33
-6
32
18
West Brom
l l w l l
>
26
9
4
13
29
35
-6
31
19
Charlton
w l l d d
>
25
7
8
10
25
32
-7
29
20
Blackburn
w d d l d
>
25
7
7
11
24
30
-6
28
21
Portsmouth
w d d w l
>
24
6
7
11
21
35
-14
25
22
Norwich
d w l w l
>
26
6
6
14
28
39
-11
24
23
Oxford United
l l w l l
>
25
5
7
13
25
35
-10
22
24
25
1
8
16
18
51
-33
11
- 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