Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season | Matchweek 5
| 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'
| Referee: T. Kirk | Half Time: 1-0
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
7'
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
IPS
5 : 0
SHE
12 Sep - 7:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
PRE
2 : 2
MID
13 Sep - 11:30 am
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
CHA
1 : 1
MIL
13 Sep - 11:30 am
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
OXF
2 : 2
LEI
13 Sep - 11:30 am
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
WAT
0 : 1
BLA
13 Sep - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
WES
0 : 1
DER
13 Sep - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
SHE
0 : 3
BRI
13 Sep - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
STO
1 : 0
BIR
13 Sep - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
SWA
2 : 2
HUL
13 Sep - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
COV
1 : 1
NOR
13 Sep - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
WRE
1 : 3
QPR
13 Sep - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 5
SOU
0 : 0
POR
14 Sep - 11:00 am
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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
1
g
D. Iversen
14
d
J. Storey
88'
19
d
L. Gibson
16
d
A. Hughes
58'
2
d
Pol Valentín
21
m
A. Devine
62'
4
m
B. Whiteman
8
m
A. McCann
26
d
T. Small
79'
17
f
L. Dobbin
22'62'
9
f
D. Jebbison
62'
Substitutes
12
g
J. Walton
3
d
A. Vukčević
79'
5
m
H. Armstrong
62'
6
d
L. Lindsay
10
f
M. Frøkjær-Jensen
62'
20
m
T. Carroll
22
m
S. Þórðarson
24
f
M. Smith
62'
42
d
O. Offiah
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Middlesbrough
31
g
S. Brynn
12
d
L. Ayling
26
d
D. Lenihan
90'
5
d
A. Jones
11'89'
2
m
C. Brittain
18
m
A. Morris
7
m
H. Hackney
84'
3
d
M. Targett
72'
11
f
M. Whittaker
8'66'
9
f
T. Conway
20
f
M. Sène
46'
Substitutes
33
g
J. McLaughlin
13
f
D. Strelec
46'
16
m
A. Browne
84'
19
m
S. Nypan
66'
22
m
S. Silvera
25
d
S. Edmundson
27
f
S. Hansen
89'90'
42
m
A. Kanté
43
m
R. Patterson-Powell
Coach
R. Edwards
Substitutes
Middlesbrough
46'
Out
M. Sène
In
D. Strelec
Out
A. Devine
In
H. Armstrong
62'
Preston
Out
L. Dobbin
In
M. Frøkjær-Jensen
62'
Preston
Out
D. Jebbison
In
M. Smith
62'
Preston
Middlesbrough
66'
Out
M. Whittaker
In
S. Nypan
Out
T. Small
In
A. Vukčević
79'
Preston
Middlesbrough
84'
Out
H. Hackney
In
A. Browne
Middlesbrough
89'
Out
A. Jones
In
S. Hansen
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
J. Storey (Assistant: B. Whiteman)
88'
90'
Goal
S. Hansen
Cards
8'
Yellow Card
M. Whittaker
11'
Yellow Card
A. Jones
Yellow Card
A. Hughes
58'
90'
+7
Yellow Card
D. Lenihan
Standing

Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Coventry
Coventry
w w w w w
>
18
13
4
1
50
18
32
43
2 ▲
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
d w d l w
>
18
9
6
3
24
19
5
33
3 ▲
Millwall
Millwall
l d l w w
>
18
9
4
5
22
25
-3
31
4 ▼
Stoke City
Stoke City
w l l w l
>
18
9
3
6
26
14
12
30
5 ▲
Preston
Preston
w d l d w
>
18
8
6
4
25
19
6
30
6 ▲
Bristol City
Bristol City
l d w l w
>
18
8
5
5
26
20
6
29
7 ▲
Hull City
Hull City
l w l l w
>
18
8
4
6
30
30
0
28
8 ▼
Ipswich
Ipswich
d w d w l
>
17
7
6
4
29
18
11
27
9 ▲
Wrexham
Wrexham
d w d w d
>
18
6
8
4
23
20
3
26
10 ▼
Derby
Derby
w w l w l
>
18
7
5
6
25
25
0
26
11 ▼
Birmingham
Birmingham
w w l w d
>
17
7
4
6
25
19
6
25
12 ▲
West Brom
West Brom
l w l d w
>
18
7
4
7
20
22
-2
25
13 ▼
QPR
QPR
l d w w l
>
18
7
4
7
22
28
-6
25
14 ▼
Southampton
Southampton
w w w w l
>
18
6
6
6
28
25
3
24
15 ▼
Watford
Watford
w d d w d
>
17
6
6
5
23
21
2
24
16 ▼
Leicester
Leicester
d w w l l
>
18
6
6
6
22
23
-1
24
17 ▼
Charlton
Charlton
w l l l l
>
18
6
5
7
18
23
-5
23
18
Blackburn
Blackburn
w l w l d
>
17
6
2
9
17
22
-5
20
19 ▲
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
l d w w w
>
18
6
1
11
20
28
-8
19
20 ▲
Oxford United
Oxford United
l l d d w
>
18
4
6
8
20
25
-5
18
21 ▼
Swansea
Swansea
l l l l l
>
18
4
5
9
18
27
-9
17
22 ▼
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
d l w l l
>
18
4
5
9
15
25
-10
17
23
Norwich
Norwich
d l l d w
>
18
3
4
11
19
29
-10
13
24
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
d l l l l
>
18
1
5
12
14
36
-22
8
- 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