Saturday , 14 November 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
6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 5.8 goals/game

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
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
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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Preston North End FC and Leeds United FC get this one started.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' The travelling Leeds United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 22' Brad Potts catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 22.
  • 27' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Leeds United FC that had 368 games and scored 541 goals.
  • 30' Alistair McCann was booked on 30.
  • 35' Pascal Struijk is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Leeds United FC tonight.
  • 40' Daniel James has been relatively quiet despite scoring 48 goals in his last 398 appearances.
  • 45' 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.
  • 50' It looks surprising Leeds United FC does not make any changes. Mateo Fernandez has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 53' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Illan Meslier.
  • 54' Milutin Osmajic was booked on 54.
  • 55' Controversy at the stadium! Joe Rodon argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' Karl Darlow gets the nod from Leeds United FC. He replaces Joel Piroe and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 57' A goal from the Ireland international Alan Browne! He fires home on 57 to make it 1-0!
  • 58' A stunning finish from Alan Browne — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 63' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 68' The whistle greets Djed Spence as he departs to be replaced by Wilfried Gnonto.
  • 71' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Milutin Osmajic exits the field as Ched Evans enters on 71.
  • 72' Ched Evans is replacing Milutin Osmajic for the Preston North End FC side.
  • 77' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 80' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 83' Goal! Pascal Struijk scores his 14 goal in 368 matches.
  • 84' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen gets the nod from Preston North End FC. He replaces Duane Holmes and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Alan Browne is booked for Preston North End FC — Yellow card on 87.
  • 89' Against the run of play, Liam Millar has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 90' Leeds United FC ring the changes. Ethan Ampadu has done his job and it is now time for Patrick Bamford to step up.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Stuart Dallas 1
Liam Millar 1
Pascal Struijk 1
Liam Cooper 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.