Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Leeds United FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Leeds United FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Thu 26 Dec 2019 · 17:15 UTC Elland Road HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 68' Ben Pearson
Y 72' Paul Huntington
Kalvin Phillips 73' Y
Y 75' Ryan Ledson
Mateusz Klich 80' Y
Y 80' Tom Clarke
Stuart Dallas 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Leeds United FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Elland Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Andrew Fox

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

4
3
1
Leeds United FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-26 Leeds United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-10-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Leeds United FC 2019-04-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Leeds United FC 2018-09-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
21 Dec Fulham FC A 1–2 L
14 Dec Cardiff City FC H 3–3 D
10 Dec Hull City AFC H 2–0 W
07 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
30 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 4–0 W
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Leeds United FC A 1–1 D
21 Dec Cardiff City FC A 0–0 D
14 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
10 Dec Fulham FC H 2–1 W
07 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–2 L
02 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% 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' What a night it is going to be! Leeds United FC welcome Preston North End FC for this crunch clash at Elland Road.
  • 5' David Nugent is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 10' Leeds United FC have won 535 goals from 361 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' Andrew Hughes has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 22' The deadlock is broken! Alan Browne gets on the scoresheet on 22 minutes.
  • 27' It is a cagey affair so far. Leeds United FC in their trying to find a way past Preston North End FC's compact .
  • 32' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 37' A quiet spell here at Elland Road. Leeds United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 42' 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.
  • 47' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 52' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 57' Leeds United FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 64' Leeds United AFC ring the changes. Patrick Bamford has done his job and it is now time for Eddie Nketiah to step up.
  • 68' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ben Pearson on 68 minutes.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Preston North End FC! Ryan Ledson comes on to replace David Nugent.
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Paul Huntington on 72 minutes.
  • 73' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kalvin Phillips.
  • 75' The referee calls foul for Ryan Ledson. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 80' Mateusz Klich has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' Mateusz Klich, a Poland , has 57 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Stuart Dallas makes it 0-2.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Tom Barkhuizen as he leaves the pitch. Joshua Harrop steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Leeds United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marcelo Bielsa

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 2
Tyler Roberts 2
Tyler Roberts 2
Patrick Bamford 2
Eddie Nketiah 1
Jayden Bogle 1
Manor Solomon 1
Stuart Dallas 1

Head to Head

2019-12-26 Leeds United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2019-10-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Leeds United FC 2019-04-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Leeds United FC 2018-09-18 Leeds United FC 3–0 Preston North End FC

Leeds United FC Form

2019-12-26 Leeds United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-12-21 Fulham FC 2–1 Leeds United FC L 2019-12-14 Leeds United FC 3–3 Cardiff City FC D 2019-12-10 Leeds United FC 2–0 Hull City AFC W 2019-12-07 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2019-11-30 Leeds United FC 4–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Preston North End FC Form

2019-12-26 Leeds United FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2019-12-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2019-12-14 Preston North End FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2019-12-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Fulham FC W 2019-12-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2019-12-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.5 Leeds United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Leeds United FC51% Draw28% Preston North End FC21%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Leeds United FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Preston North End FC
49%
Leeds United FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Leeds United FC35% Draw49% Preston North End FC16%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.9%
0 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.1%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 2
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Leeds United FC

Handicap Leeds United FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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