Preston North End FC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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Preston North End FC vs Millwall FC — Championship at Deepdale.
- Preston North End FC 8 games · 4 pts (2026/27)
- Millwall FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Matt Donohue
- Assistant 1 Matthew Jones
- Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)
4 games this season
🟨 3.3/game
⚽ 11.0 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | Millwall FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Oct | Ipswich Town FC | A | 2–4 | L |
| 04 Oct | Leicester City FC | A | 0–3 | L |
| 30 Sep | West Bromwich Albion FC | H | 0–4 | L |
| 23 Sep | Rotherham United FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 19 Sep | Birmingham City FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | Preston North End FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 07 Oct | Hull City AFC | H | 2–2 | D |
| 03 Oct | Plymouth Argyle FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 30 Sep | Swansea City AFC | H | 0–3 | L |
| 23 Sep | West Bromwich Albion FC | A | 0–0 | D |
| 20 Sep | Rotherham United FC | H | 3–0 | W |
Season Stats
| Preston North End FC | Millwall FC | |
|---|---|---|
| #23 | Position | #11 |
| 4 | Points | 11 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 1 / 1 / 6 | W / D / L | 3 / 2 / 3 |
| 8 | Scored | 15 |
| 15 | Conceded | 15 |
| -7 | GD | +0 |
| 0.50 | PPG | 1.38 |
| 13% | Win % | 38% |
Key Stats
63%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
H2H (16 games)
31%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
Preston North End FC this season
38%
Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season
Millwall FC this season
Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts). Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts).
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
Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Preston North End FC
| Callum Lang | 3 G |
| Jordan Thompson | 1 G |
| Jusef Erabi | 1 G |
Millwall FC
| Lyndon Dykes | 4 G | 1 A |
| Tairyk Arconte | 3 G | |
| Josh Coburn | 2 G | |
| Luke Cundle | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. Preston North End FC host Millwall FC — let the battle begin!
- 3' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Preston North End FC are in front.
- 8' Millwall FC is showing some good football. However, Millwall FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 18' A quiet spell here at Deepdale. Millwall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 19' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Duane Holmes.
- 20' Duane Holmes was booked on 20.
- 25' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 30' Zian Flemming is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 2 goals this season for the forward.
- 35' It’s high time Ryan Lowe made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 40' 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.
- 45' Preston North End FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Millwall FC backline.
- 50' Liam Lindsay has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
- 55' Ben Woodburn needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 60' Millwall FC have won 408 goals from 386 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 61' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Greg Cunningham on 61 minutes.
- 63' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 63 minute. Duane Holmes leaves to be changed by Milutin Osmajic.
- 66' It’s a booking for Millwall FC player. Aidomo Emakhu gets a Yellow card.
- 68' The crowd applauds Aidomo Emakhu as he leaves the pitch. Ryan Longman steps in for Millwall FC.
- 73' Liam Millar catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 73.
- 74' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Will Keane exits the field as Ched Evans enters on 74.
- 79' Ben Whiteman is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
- 82' The Millwall FC bench stirs into life. Allan Campbell is withdrawn and Billy Mitchell gets his opportunity.
- 84' Preston North End FC make a change. Mads Frokjaer-Jensen trudges off to be replaced by Ben Woodburn on 84 minutes.
- 89' The home supporters are growing impatient. Preston North End FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 90' The referee shows Preston North End FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
Preston North End FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
-
11
Robbie Brady ↓ Liam Millar 63'
-
25
Duane Holmes ↓ Milutin Osmajic 63'
- 6
- 44
- 3
-
18
Ryan Ledson ↓ Alan Browne 74'
- 14
-
7
Will Keane ↓ Ched Evans 74'
- 4
- 1
- 10
Bench
-
8
Alan Browne ↑ 74'
-
20
Ben Woodburn ↑ 84'
- 5
-
9
Ched Evans ↑ 74'
- 21
-
28
Milutin Osmajic ↑ 63'
-
23
Liam Millar ↑ 63'
- 17
- 33
Coach
Ryan Lowe
Millwall FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 9
- 5
- 3
- 15
- 33
- 45
- 10
-
14
Allan Campbell ↓ Billy Mitchell 82'
- 24
-
22
Aidomo Emakhu ↓ Ryan Longman 68'
- 17
Bench
- 39
- 27
- 23
- 2
-
8
Billy Mitchell ↑ 82'
-
11
Ryan Longman ↑ 68'
- 25
- 46
Coach
Gary Rowett
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Zian Flemming | 6 |
| Andrew Hughes | 3 |
| Charlie Cresswell | 2 |
| Jed Wallace | 2 |
| Ched Evans | 2 |
| Ben Thompson | 1 |
| Tom Bradshaw | 1 |
| Shaun Hutchinson | 1 |
Head to Head
Preston North End FC Form
2023-10-21
Preston North End FC
1–1
Millwall FC
D
2023-10-07
Ipswich Town FC
4–2
Preston North End FC
L
2023-10-04
Leicester City FC
3–0
Preston North End FC
L
2023-09-30
Preston North End FC
0–4
West Bromwich Albion FC
L
2023-09-23
Rotherham United FC
1–1
Preston North End FC
D
2023-09-19
Preston North End FC
2–1
Birmingham City FC
W
Millwall FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.12
Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.96
Millwall FC xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 58% + Both teams to score 58%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.08
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 81% |
|
19% |
| ± 2.5 | 58% |
|
42% |
| ± 3.5 | 37% |
|
63% |
| ± 4.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
Double Chance
Preston North End FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Millwall FC
75%
Preston North End FC or Millwall FC
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
8.4%
0 – 0
6.3%
1 – 3
6.2%
0 – 3
5.6%
2 – 1
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
1 – 0
4.4%
2 – 3
3.5%
1 – 4
3.1%
Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC
| Handicap | Preston North End FC covers | Push | Millwall FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 2% | — | 98% |
| -2 | 2% | 6% | 92% |
| -1.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -1 | 8% | 12% | 80% |
| -0.5 | 20% | — | 80% |
| +0.5 | 45% | — | 55% |
| +1 | 45% | 22% | 33% |
| +1.5 | 67% | — | 33% |
| +2 | 67% | 17% | 16% |
| +2.5 | 84% | — | 16% |
Clean Sheet
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
15%
✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
33%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

