Sunday , 16 August 2026

Preston North End FC vs Leeds United FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Preston North End FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Leeds United FC
Tue 26 Dec 2023 · 12:30 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Alan Browne 57' 1–0
1–1 83' Pascal Struijk pen
Liam Millar 89' 2–1
Brad Potts 22' Y
Alistair McCann 30' Y
R 53' Illan Meslier
Y 54' Joe Rodon
Milutin Osmajic 54' Y
Duane Holmes 80' Y
Alan Browne 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Leeds United FC — Championship at Deepdale.

Match Details

  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Assistant 1 Sam Lewis (England)
  • Assistant 2 Mark Dwyer
3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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
4
Preston North End FC 8 games · Avg 2.5 goals Leeds United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC 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

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Leeds United FC H 2–1 W
22 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–2 L
16 Dec Watford FC H 1–5 L
12 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–1 W
09 Dec Norwich City FC A 0–0 D
01 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
Leeds United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Dec Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
23 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 4–0 W
16 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
12 Dec Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
09 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–0 W
02 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 3–2 W

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Leeds United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joel Piroe, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Leeds United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Leeds United FC backline.
  • 22' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Brad Potts.
  • 27' It looks surprising Leeds United FC does not make any changes. Liam Lindsay has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 30.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' Freddie Woodman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 53' The referee calls foul for Illan Meslier. He receives a Red card.
  • 54' The referee calls foul for Milutin Osmajic. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 55' Leeds United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 55' Another substitution for Leeds United FC to replace Joel Piroe by Karl Darlow on 55 minute.
  • 57' GOAL! Alan Browne fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 58' Alan Browne is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the midfielder.
  • 63' Leeds United FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Leeds United FC. Djed Spence is replaced by Wilfried Gnonto.
  • 71' The whistle greets Milutin Osmajic as he departs to be replaced by Ched Evans.
  • 72' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Milutin Osmajic departs to be replaced by Ched Evans.
  • 77' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 77 minutes.
  • 80' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 83' A goal from the Netherlands international Pascal Struijk! He fires home on 83 to make it 2-1!
  • 84' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Duane Holmes departs to be replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
  • 87' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • 89' Against the run of play, Liam Millar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' The Leeds United FC bench stirs into life. Ethan Ampadu is withdrawn and Patrick Bamford gets his opportunity.
  • Leeds United FC will have plenty to reflect on. Preston North End FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Leeds United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Daniel Farke

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tyler Roberts 2
Tyler Roberts 2
Patrick Bamford 2
Alan Browne 2
Liam Millar 1
Pascal Struijk 1
Liam Cooper 1
Will Keane 1

Head to Head

2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC 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

Preston North End FC Form

2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-22 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-16 Preston North End FC 1–5 Watford FC L 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-12-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Leeds United FC Form

2023-12-26 Preston North End FC 2–1 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-23 Leeds United FC 4–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2023-12-16 Leeds United FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-12-12 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC W 2023-12-02 Leeds United FC 3–2 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.2 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Leeds United FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Leeds United FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC36% Draw28% Leeds United FC36%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Leeds United FC
64%
Preston North End FC or Leeds United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC23% Draw48% Leeds United FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
0 – 1
9.3%
1 – 2
8.4%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Leeds United FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Leeds United FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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