Sunday , 16 August 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — AFC Bournemouth and Preston North End FC get this one started.
  • 5' AFC Bournemouth are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' AFC Bournemouth are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 16' Goal! Tom Barkhuizen scores his 26 goal in 378 matches.
  • 21' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 26' It’s high time Alex Neil made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 31' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both AFC Bournemouth and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 36' England international Ryan Ledson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 41' Brad Potts has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 46' A tactical swap from AFC Bournemouth — Sam Surridge on, Rodrigo Riquelme off on 46 minutes.
  • 49' The England Scott Sinclair breaks the deadlock on 49 minutes. 0-2!
  • 54' Daniel Johnson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 59' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 64' It looks surprising AFC Bournemouth does not make any changes. Dominic Solanke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Lewis Cook on 66.
  • 68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Patrick Bauer makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 71' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Junior Stanislas makes no mistake. 1-3!
  • 72' A tactical swap from AFC Bournemouth — Philip Billing on, Lewis Cook off on 72 minutes.
  • 73' Ben Davies catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
  • 78' Ben Davies, a England defender, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jefferson Lerma on 79 minutes.
  • 84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His AFC Bournemouth side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 86' Assisted by Jaidon Anthony with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sam Surridge makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 90' Ben Pearson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' Brad Potts gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Sean Maguire and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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
Ben Whiteman 1
Alistair McCann 1
Philip Billing 1
Cameron Archer 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1
Patrick Bauer 1
Jamal Lowe 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.