Hull City vs Preston
Ref: Josh Smith, EnglandThe MKM Stadium, Hull · 25,504 cap
Match recap
Hull City and Preston drew 2–2 in their Championship fixture. McBurnie and McBurnie scored for Hull City; Small and Smith replied for Preston. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.82 for Hull City versus 1.43 for Preston. Hull City sit 6th in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
3'
⚽
Small
10'
⚽
Smith
Assist: Whiteman
Second Half
⇄
Palmer
⇄
Hadžiahmetović
⇄
Drameh
⚽
McBurnie
Assist: Giles
51'
Lindsay
Yellow Card
71'
⇄
Devine
71'
⇄
Smith
⇄
Joseph
⚽
McBurnie
Assist: Giles
81'
⇄
Armstrong
⇄
Giles
90+2'
⇄
Vukčević
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +4 | 71 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |  Preston | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Hull CityPreston
6Won
Statistical edge
6–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.82VS1.43
Attack1 · 3 won
10
Shots
13
5
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
7
3
Shots outside box
6
3
Shots off goal
4
5
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
438
Total passes
290
336
Accurate passes
205
77%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline1 · 1 won
11
Fouls
9
0
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
2
Blocked shots
4
0.04
Goals prevented
0.04
Hull City
4-2-3-1
Preston
3-5-2Hull City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1I. PandurG
- 2L. CoyleD
- 3R. GilesD
- 4C. HughesD
- 5J. LundstramM
- 9O. McBurnieF
- 15J. EganD
- 18C. DramehM
- 20A. HadžiahmetovićM
- 22K. JosephM
- 45K. PalmerM
Substitutes
- 6S. AjayiD
- 7L. MillarF
- 11D. AkintolaF
- 12D. PhillipsG
- 21J. GelhardtF
- 23A. FamewoD
- 24D. GyabiM
- 27R. SlaterM
- 39E. DestanF
Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 3A. VukčevićM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 5H. ArmstrongM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 14J. StoreyD
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallM
- 28M. OsmajićF
Substitutes
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 17L. DobbinF
- 20Theo CarrollM
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 42O. OffiahD
Hull City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver McBurnie | F | 90 | 8.0 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Ryan Giles | D | 84 | 7.6 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Charlie Hughes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| John Egan | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| John Lundstram | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kasey Palmer | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amir Hadžiahmetović | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lewie Coyle(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Cody Drameh | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kyle Joseph | M | 72 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ivor Pandur | G | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Semi Ajayi | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Babajide David Akintola | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dillon Phillips | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darko Gyabi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Akin Famewo | D | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gelhardt | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Regan Slater | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Liam Millar | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Enis Destan | F | 18 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierry Small | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Michael Smith | F | 71 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Andrija Vukčević | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Armstrong | M | 81 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 71 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lewis Dobbin | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Theo Carrol | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Gryba | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alistair McCann | M | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 19 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — |