Middlesbrough vs Preston
Ref: A. MadleyRiverside Stadium, Middlesbrough · 34,988 cap
Match recap
Middlesbrough beat Preston 4–0 in their Championship fixture. Browne, Conway, Whittaker, and Conway scored for Middlesbrough. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.72 for Middlesbrough versus 0.40 for Preston. Middlesbrough sit 5th in the Championship table while Preston are 14th.
First Half
⚽
Browne
Assist: Targett
26'
Whiteman
Yellow Card
⚽
Conway
Assist: Ayling
⚽
Whittaker
Second Half
50'
Storey
Red Card
⚽
Conway
58'
⇄
Dobbin
58'
⇄
Devine
58'
⇄
Whiteman
⇄
Targett
⇄
Conway
⇄
Morris
⇄
Hackney
76'
⇄
Lewis
76'
⇄
Jebbison
82'
Thompson
Yellow Card
⇄
Malanda
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |  Hull City | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | +4 | 73 |
| 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
MiddlesbroughPreston
14Won
Statistical edge
14–2
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.72VS0.40
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
4
8
Shots on target
1
8
Shots in the box
4
8
Shots outside box
0
4
Shots off goal
1
8
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
67%
Possession
33%
542
Total passes
264
489
Accurate passes
204
90%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline3 · 1 won
11
Fouls
19
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
3
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
4
Blocked shots
2
-1.78
Goals prevented
-1.78
Middlesbrough
4-3-3
Preston
3-5-2Middlesbrough
4-3-3Starting XI
- 3M. TargettD
- 6D. FryD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 11M. WhittakerF
- 12L. AylingD
- 16A. BrowneM
- 18A. MorrisM
- 23Leo CastledineF
- 29A. MalandaD
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 2C. BrittainD
- 8R. McGreeM
- 10D. BurgzorgF
- 14A. GilbertF
- 15Finley MunroeD
- 19S. NypanM
- 22S. SilveraF
- 27S. HansenF
- 33J. McLaughlinG
Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 12J. WaltonG
- 14J. StoreyD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 18J. LewisM
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 42O. OffiahD
Substitutes
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 6L. LindsayD
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 13D. CornellG
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallD
- 34K. NelsonM
- 35N. MaweneM
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Whittaker | F | 90 | 8.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3/3 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 61 | 8.9 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Luke Ayling | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Alan Browne | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dael Fry(C) | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adilson Malanda | D | 85 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Leo Castledine | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Matt Targett | D | 60 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Hayden Hackney | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/4 |
| Aidan Morris | M | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sontje Hansen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Brittain | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon McLaughlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sverre Nypan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riley McGree | M | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finley Munroe | D | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexander Gilbert | F | 29 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Delano Burgzorg | F | 29 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Silvera | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | M | 58 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 76 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Pol Valentín | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Alistair McCann | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 58 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 58 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jamal Lewis | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jordan Storey | D | 50 | 5.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | 90 | 4.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Noah Mawene | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kitt Nelson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Cornell | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 32 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Thierry Small | D | 32 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 32 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |