| 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
player photo
1
D. Iversen
player photo
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
player photo
9
T. Conway
player photo
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 d w w
>
45
27
11
7
93
45
48
92
2
Ipswich
l d w d d
>
45
22
15
8
77
47
30
81
3
Millwall
l d w w d
>
45
23
11
11
62
49
13
80
4
Middlesbrough
d l d w w
>
45
22
13
10
70
45
25
79
5
Southampton
w w w d d
>
45
21
14
10
79
55
24
77
6
Wrexham
l l w w l
>
45
19
13
13
67
63
4
70
7
Hull City
d l d d l
>
45
20
10
15
68
65
3
70
8
Derby
w l w l w
>
45
20
9
16
66
57
9
69
9
Norwich
w l w w d
>
45
19
8
18
62
54
8
65
10
Birmingham
l w d w w
>
45
17
12
16
56
55
1
63
11
Swansea
d w l w d
>
45
17
10
18
54
58
-4
61
12
Preston
d w l l w
>
45
15
15
15
54
59
-5
60
13
Bristol City
w d l d l
>
45
16
11
18
57
59
-2
59
14
QPR
d d l l l
>
45
16
10
19
61
70
-9
58
15
Sheffield Utd
l w w l l
>
45
17
6
22
64
65
-1
57
16
Watford
d l l l l
>
45
14
15
16
53
61
-8
57
17
Stoke City
l d l l l
>
45
15
10
20
51
54
-3
55
18
Portsmouth
w w w l w
>
45
14
12
19
48
63
-15
54
19
West Brom
d d w w d
>
45
13
14
18
47
56
-9
53
20
Charlton
d l d l w
>
45
13
14
18
43
55
-12
53
21
Blackburn
d d l d w
>
45
13
13
19
42
55
-13
52
22
Leicester
d l l d d
>
45
11
16
18
57
68
-11
49
23
Oxford United
d w l l w
>
45
11
14
20
45
57
-12
47
24
45
1
12
32
27
88
-61
15
- 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