Preston North End FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Preston North End FC vs Luton Town FC — Championship at Deepdale.
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- Luton Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Dean Whitestone
- Assistant 1 Daniel Leach
- Assistant 2 James Wilson
19 games this season 🟨 0.1/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–0 W 17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L 09 Aug Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L 04 May West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L 29 Apr Leicester City FC H 0–3 L 20 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 Aug Preston North End FC A 0–1 L 17 Aug Portsmouth FC A 0–0 D 12 Aug Burnley FC H 1–4 L 19 May Fulham FC H 2–4 L 11 May West Ham United FC A 1–3 L 03 May Everton FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
30% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)30% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Preston North End FC0-151/416-303/231-452/–46-602/161-751/176+1/4■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Preston North End FCLewis Dobbin 10 G 7 A Alfie Devine 8 G 6 A Milutin Osmajic 8 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Preston North End FC to score. At the same time, Luton Town FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 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.
- 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 30' 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 Cauley Woodrow suffering a number of foals already.
- 35' Reuell Walters has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 39' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Will Keane on 39.
- 41' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 43' It’s gonna be a card for Brad Potts.
- 48' It’s high time Rob Edwards made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 53' 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.
- 54' That looks like a foul for a card for Shandon Baptiste.
- 58' Preston North End FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 63' The supporters are chanting for Ryan Ledson. He replaces Mads Frokjaer-Jensen on 63 minute.
- 67' Liam Walsh is replacing Chiedozie Ogbene for the Luton Town FC side.
- 72' It looks surprising Luton Town FC does not make any changes. James Shea has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 73' Preston North End FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 73.
- 73' The supporters are chanting for Sam Greenwood. He replaces Will Keane on 73 minute.
- 76' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a card on 76.
- 78' Joe Taylor is replacing Carlton Morris for the Luton Town FC side.
- 79' Another change for Luton Town FC made on 79 minute. Jordan Clark leaves to be changed by Cauley Woodrow.
- 81' That looks like a foul for a card for Duane Holmes.
- 85' Zack Nelson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Shandon Baptiste on 85 minute.
- 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Luton Town FC.
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Lineups
Preston North End FC Lineups
3-1-4-2Starting XI
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Will Keane ↓ Sam Greenwood 73'
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- 9
- 29
- 22
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Bench
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Duane Holmes ↑ 73'
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Ryan Ledson ↑ 63'
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Sam Greenwood ↑ 73'
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Coach Ryan LoweLuton Town FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Shandon Baptiste ↓ Zack Nelson 85'
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Carlton Morris ↓ Joe Taylor 78'
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Jordan Clark ↓ Cauley Woodrow 79'
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Chiedozie Ogbene ↓ Liam Walsh 67'
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Tahith Chong ↓ Reuell Walters 67'
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Bench
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Liam Walsh ↑ 67'
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Joe Taylor ↑ 78'
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Cauley Woodrow ↑ 79'
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Reuell Walters ↑ 67'
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Zack Nelson ↑ 85'
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Coach Rob Edwards -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals James Collins 4 Luke Berry 3 Emil Riis Jakobsen 2 Fred Onyedinma 1 Bambo Diaby 1 Peter Kioso 1 Paul Gallagher 1 Brad Potts 1 Head to Head
Preston North End FC Form
2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-08-09 Preston North End FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC L 2024-04-29 Preston North End FC 0–3 Leicester City FC L 2024-04-20 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.09 Preston North End FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.98 Luton Town FC xGI would bet for: Preston North End FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Preston North End FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.07Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 85% 15% ± 1.5 62% 38% ± 2.5 34% 66% ± 3.5 16% 84% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Preston North End FC or Draw 72%Draw or Luton Town FC 58%Preston North End FC or Luton Town FC 70%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Preston North End FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 14.9%1 – 1 14.4%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 11%2 – 0 7.2%2 – 1 7.2%1 – 2 6.4%0 – 2 5.8%2 – 2 3.7%3 – 1 2.7%3 – 0 2.6%1 – 3 2.1%Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC
Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers -2.5 5% — 95% -2 5% 10% 85% -1.5 15% — 85% -1 15% 21% 64% -0.5 36% — 64% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 19% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet 38% ✗Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet 34% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.