Preston vs Hull City
Ref: Stephen Martin, EnglandDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Hull City beat Preston 3–0 in their Championship fixture. Millar, Famewo, and McBurnie scored for Hull City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.95 for Preston versus 1.56 for Hull City. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Hull City are 6th.
First Half
33'
⚽
Millar
Assist: Akintola
Offiah
Yellow Card
45'
⚽
Famewo
Assist: McBurnie
Second Half
⇄
Valentín
⇄
Smith
⇄
Small
48'
⇄
Akintola
49'
⚽
McBurnie
Assist: Hirakawa
51'
Coyle
Yellow Card
Lewis
Yellow Card
59'
Egan
Yellow Card
69'
⇄
Millar
69'
⇄
Crooks
⇄
Thompson
⇄
Whiteman
81'
⇄
McBurnie
82'
⇄
Egan
Osmajić
Red Card
90+8'
Lundstram
Yellow Card
| # | 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
PrestonHull City
9Won
Statistical edge
9–4
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.95VS1.56
Attack2 · 2 won
17
Shots
17
5
Shots on target
9
8
Shots in the box
11
9
Shots outside box
6
6
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
397
Total passes
329
321
Accurate passes
250
81%
Pass accuracy
76%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
3
1
Red cards
0
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
5
6
Blocked shots
5
0.44
Goals prevented
0.44
Preston
3-1-4-2
Hull City
4-2-3-1Preston
3-1-4-2Starting XI
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 14J. StoreyD
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallM
- 28M. OsmajićF
- 42O. OffiahD
Substitutes
- 6L. LindsayD
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 13D. CornellG
- 17L. DobbinF
- 18J. LewisD
- 34K. NelsonM
- 44B. PottsM
Hull City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1I. PandurG
- 2L. CoyleD
- 4C. HughesD
- 7L. MillarM
- 9O. McBurnieF
- 11D. AkintolaM
- 15J. EganD
- 20A. HadžiahmetovićM
- 23A. FamewoD
- 25M. CrooksM
- 27R. SlaterM
Substitutes
- 5J. LundstramM
- 12D. PhillipsG
- 13Y. HirakawaF
- 16M. JacobD
- 19Joel Tshisanga NdalaF
- 21J. GelhardtF
- 31J. DebayoD
- 52H. ParkerF
- 58C. McCarthyD
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson | M | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jack Walton | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/3 |
| Thierry Small | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 74 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Pol Valentín | M | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1/3 |
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Cornell | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kitt Nelson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alistair McCann | M | 16 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Brad Potts | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 45 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Jamal Lewis | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hull City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akin Famewo | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/2 |
| Ivor Pandur | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Millar | M | 69 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2/5 |
| Oliver McBurnie | F | 81 | 7.5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Matt Crooks | M | 69 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Charlie Hughes | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Lewie Coyle(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Babajide David Akintola | M | 48 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Regan Slater | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| John Egan | D | 82 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Amir Hadžiahmetović | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dillon Phillips | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matty Jacob | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Debayo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugh Parker | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yu Hirakawa | F | 42 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| John Lundstram | M | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Cathal McCarthy | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Gelhardt | F | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Joel Ndala | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |