Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Aston Villa FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Aston Villa FC
3 – 3
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
James Chester 54' R
Y 64' Ben Davies
Jack Grealish 71' Y
John McGinn 78' Y
Y 87' Louis Moult
Y 89' Ben Pearson
Y 90' Daniel Johnson

Overview

Match Preview

Aston Villa FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Daniel Leach
4 games this season 🟨 1.5/game ⚽ 2.0 goals/game

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
2
Aston Villa FC 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Preston North End FC H 3–3 D
28 Sep Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
22 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–2 L
18 Sep Rotherham United FC H 2–0 W
15 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–1 D
01 Sep Sheffield United FC A 1–4 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Oct Aston Villa FC A 3–3 D
29 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–3 L
22 Sep Sheffield United FC A 2–3 L
18 Sep Leeds United FC A 0–3 L
15 Sep Reading FC H 2–3 L
01 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% 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 Aston Villa FC and Preston North End FC is underway.
  • 5' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Aston Villa FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 26' Jonathan Kodjia adds to his 0 season tally! Aston Villa FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 31' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' The deadlock is broken! Tammy Abraham gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
  • 42' A quiet spell here at . Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Ryan Ledson departs to be replaced by Daniel Johnson.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Aston Villa FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 54' Aston Villa FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 56' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Johnson gets on the scoresheet on 56 minutes.
  • 56' James Bree is replacing Tammy Abraham for the Aston Villa FC side.
  • 61' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ben Davies.
  • 69' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 71' That is a Yellow card for Aston Villa FC. Jack Grealish will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Yannick Bolasie gets the nod from Aston Villa FC. He replaces Jonathan Kodjia and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' Preston North End FC make a change. Tom Barkhuizen trudges off to be replaced by Paul Gallagher on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Poor challenge from John McGinn. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 79' Goal! Paul Gallagher scores his 15 goal in 386 matches.
  • 83' The supporters are chanting for Glenn Whelan. He replaces Conor Hourihane on 83 minute.
  • 86' Louis Moult doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Louis Moult gets a Yellow card.
  • 89' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Pearson.
  • 90' Magnificent from Yannick Bolasie! That is 25 goals in 361 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Daniel Johnson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-3.

Lineups

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Rashford 2
Tammy Abraham 2
Jacob Ramsey 1
Jonathan Kodjia 1
Yannick Bolasie 1
Daniel Johnson 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Louis Moult 1

Head to Head

2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC

Aston Villa FC Form

2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC D 2018-09-28 Bristol City FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-09-22 Aston Villa FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-09-18 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2018-09-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D 2018-09-01 Sheffield United FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC D 2018-09-29 Preston North End FC 2–3 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2018-09-22 Sheffield United FC 3–2 Preston North End FC L 2018-09-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2018-09-15 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC L 2018-09-01 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
2.07 Aston Villa FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.73 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC47% Draw23% Preston North End FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes71% 0% No29%
Avg goals/match: 3.8
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 89%
11%
± 2.5 72%
28%
± 3.5 52%
48%
± 4.5 33%
67%

Double Chance

Aston Villa FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Preston North End FC
53%
Aston Villa FC or Preston North End FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Aston Villa FC35% Draw39% Preston North End FC26%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–3 not predicted
3 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 2
6.8%
1 – 2
6.8%
3 – 1
5.5%
2 – 0
4.9%
3 – 2
4.7%
1 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
4%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 0
3.5%
0 – 2
3.5%

Asian Handicap — Aston Villa FC

Handicap Aston Villa FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 19% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 16% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 10% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓

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