Wednesday , 30 September 2026

AFC Bournemouth vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
AFC Bournemouth
2 – 3
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 1 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Vitality Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+12'
Lewis Cook 66' Y
Y 73' Ben Davies
Jefferson Lerma 79' Y
Y 90' Ben Pearson
Y 90' Ryan Ledson

Overview

Match Preview

AFC Bournemouth vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Vitality Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Graham Kane
  • Referee Gavin Ward

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
3
AFC Bournemouth 4 games · Avg 3.3 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

AFC Bournemouth
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Preston North End FC H 2–3 L
28 Nov Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D
24 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W
21 Nov Reading FC H 4–2 W
07 Nov Birmingham City FC A 3–1 W
03 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec AFC Bournemouth A 3–2 W
28 Nov Watford FC A 1–4 L
24 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–3 L
21 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W
07 Nov Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
04 Nov Reading FC A 3–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between AFC Bournemouth and Preston North End FC is underway.
  • 5' AFC Bournemouth are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 16' Magnificent from Tom Barkhuizen! That is 26 goals in 383 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 21' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 26' It’s high time Jason Tindall made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 36' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Bournemouth side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 41' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adam Smith suffering a number of foals already.
  • 46' Sam Surridge is ready to make an impact after coming on for Rodrigo Riquelme at the 46 minute mark.
  • 49' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Scott Sinclair makes it 0-2.
  • 54' Steve Cook has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 59' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 64' The home supporters are growing impatient. AFC Bournemouth must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 66' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lewis Cook.
  • 68' GOAL! Patrick Bauer fires home to make it 0-3!
  • 71' A goal from the England international Junior Stanislas! He fires home on 71 to make it 1-3!
  • 72' The AFC Bournemouth bench stirs into life. Lewis Cook is withdrawn and Philip Billing gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Poor challenge from Ben Davies. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 78' AFC Bournemouth are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 79' Jefferson Lerma was booked on 79.
  • 84' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Paul Huntington has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 86' Sam Surridge has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Ben Pearson was booked on 90.
  • 90' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Sean Maguire by Brad Potts on 90 minute.
  • Full Time. Preston North End FC beats AFC Bournemouth

Lineups

AFC Bournemouth Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jason Tindall

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Johnson 1
Arnaut Danjuma 1
Ben Whiteman 1
Alistair McCann 1
Philip Billing 1
Cameron Archer 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1

Head to Head

2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC

AFC Bournemouth Form

2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC L 2020-11-28 Rotherham United FC 2–2 AFC Bournemouth D 2020-11-24 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC W 2020-11-07 Birmingham City FC 1–3 AFC Bournemouth W 2020-11-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth L

Preston North End FC Form

2020-12-01 AFC Bournemouth 2–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-11-28 Watford FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-11-24 Preston North End FC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2020-11-07 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 AFC Bournemouth xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: AFC Bournemouth or Preston North End FC 75% + Both teams to score 69%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth39% Draw25% Preston North End FC36%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes69% 0% No31%
Avg goals/match: 3.56
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

AFC Bournemouth or Draw
65%
Draw or Preston North End FC
61%
AFC Bournemouth or Preston North End FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
AFC Bournemouth31% Draw40% Preston North End FC29%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
2 – 0
4.8%
1 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 2
4.4%
0 – 1
4.4%
0 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
4.1%

Asian Handicap — AFC Bournemouth

Handicap AFC Bournemouth covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 12% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 18% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 64% — 36%
+1 64% 17% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 11% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

AFC Bournemouth keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.