Wednesday , 30 September 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
5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 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
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
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' The wait is over. Leeds United FC get us underway at Deepdale.
  • 5' Ben Whiteman needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 66 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Preston North End FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' 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.
  • 22' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Brad Potts.
  • 27' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 30' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Alistair McCann.
  • 35' Duane Holmes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 22 goals in his last 390 appearances.
  • 40' Andrew Hughes, a Wales , has 34 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 50' Leeds United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 53' That is a Red card for Leeds United FC. Illan Meslier will be fuming at that decision.
  • 54' The referee has no hesitation. Milutin Osmajic is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 54.
  • 55' Joe Rodon was booked on 55.
  • 55' Time for substitution for Leeds United FC. Joel Piroe is replaced by Karl Darlow.
  • 57' Alan Browne has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 58' Alan Browne with the second goal in the match!
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 68' Time for substitution for Leeds United FC. Djed Spence is replaced by Wilfried Gnonto.
  • 71' Ched Evans is ready to make an impact after coming on for Milutin Osmajic at the 71 minute mark.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Ched Evans. He replaces Milutin Osmajic on 72 minute.
  • 77' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Daniel James suffering a number of foals already.
  • 80' A meaty challenge results in booking for Duane Holmes on 80.
  • 83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Pascal Struijk makes it 2-1.
  • 84' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen is replacing Duane Holmes for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Alan Browne. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 89' Brilliant from the forward! Liam Millar makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 89.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Leeds United FC — Patrick Bamford on, Ethan Ampadu off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 2-1.

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
Patrick Bamford 2
Alan Browne 2
Tyler Roberts 2
Joel Piroe 1
Brad Potts 1
Mateo Fernandez 1
Tom Barkhuizen 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.