Saturday , 14 November 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
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Preston North End FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Callum Robinson, a Ireland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 15' Aston Villa FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 20' The 28-year-old Axel Tuanzebe has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 26' Jonathan Kodjia has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 26 minutes.
  • 31' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Andrew Hughes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 36' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' GOAL! Tammy Abraham fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 42' Birkir Bjarnason has been relatively quiet despite scoring 16 goals in his last 366 appearances.
  • 46' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Ryan Ledson is withdrawn and Daniel Johnson gets his opportunity.
  • 51' It’s high time Steve Bruce made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 54' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for James Chester on 54 minutes.
  • 56' Daniel Johnson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 56 minutes.
  • 56' A tactical swap from Aston Villa FC — James Bree on, Tammy Abraham off on 56 minutes.
  • 61' Aston Villa FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ben Davies on 64 minutes.
  • 69' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 69 minutes.
  • 71' Jack Grealish has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 71.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Aston Villa FC. Jonathan Kodjia is replaced by Yannick Bolasie.
  • 77' Paul Gallagher is replacing Tom Barkhuizen for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 78' John McGinn picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 79' What composure from Paul Gallagher! The Scotland international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 83' A change in the Aston Villa FC ranks — Conor Hourihane exits the field as Glenn Whelan enters on 83.
  • 86' GOAL! Louis Moult fires home to make it 2-3!
  • 87' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Louis Moult on 87 minutes.
  • 89' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Ben Pearson gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Yannick Bolasie does the damage! The net is bulging and Aston Villa FC surge ahead!
  • 90' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 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
Daniel Johnson 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Louis Moult 1
Tammy Abraham 1
Jonathan Kodjia 1
Daniel Johnson 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.