| 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
Match summary
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
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
m
84'
19
m
66'
22
f
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 w w w
>
35
21
8
6
72
38
34
71
2
Middlesbrough
w w l d d
>
34
18
9
7
51
34
17
63
3
Millwall
w w l w w
>
35
18
8
9
47
40
7
62
4
Ipswich
d w l w w
>
33
17
9
7
59
34
25
60
5
Hull City
d l l w w
>
34
18
6
10
56
48
8
60
6
Wrexham
l d w w w
>
35
15
12
8
54
45
9
57
7
Southampton
w w d w w
>
35
14
11
10
57
46
11
53
8
Derby
l w l l w
>
35
14
9
12
52
46
6
51
9
Watford
l d w l w
>
35
13
12
10
45
41
4
51
10
Bristol City
w d l w l
>
35
14
8
13
48
44
4
50
11
Birmingham
w w d w l
>
34
13
10
11
45
43
2
49
12
Preston
w d l d l
>
35
12
13
10
41
40
1
49
13
Sheffield Utd
l w w l w
>
35
15
3
17
50
48
2
48
14
Stoke City
d l d w l
>
35
13
8
14
39
34
5
47
15
QPR
d l w l l
>
35
13
8
14
46
54
-8
47
16
Swansea
w l w d l
>
35
13
7
15
40
43
-3
46
17
Norwich
w w l w w
>
35
13
6
16
47
44
3
45
18
Charlton
w l d d l
>
35
10
11
14
33
44
-11
41
19
Leicester
l l d d l
>
35
10
10
15
47
56
-9
40
20
Portsmouth
l w w l l
>
34
10
9
15
34
44
-10
39
21
Blackburn
l w w l l
>
35
10
8
17
33
46
-13
38
22
West Brom
d d l d l
>
35
9
8
18
34
52
-18
35
23
Oxford United
d l d l w
>
35
7
11
17
31
47
-16
32
24
35
1
8
26
21
71
-50
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