Preston vs Leicester
Ref: G. WardDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Preston beat Leicester 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Devine and Osmajić scored for Preston; Monga replied for Leicester. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.48 for Preston versus 0.92 for Leicester. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
⚽
Devine
Assist: Valentín
Second Half
46'
⇄
El Khannouss
57'
⇄
Thomas
57'
⇄
Mavididi
67'
⚽
Monga
Assist: Faes
⇄
Devine
⇄
Valentín
Storey
Yellow Card
77'
⇄
Justin
⚽
Osmajić
Assist: Small
Osmajić
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Fatawu
⇄
Small
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 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 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PrestonLeicester
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.48VS0.92
Attack4 · 1 won
14
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
2
10
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
7
8
Shots off goal
4
6
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
267
Total passes
417
191
Accurate passes
357
72%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline0 · 3 won
11
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
0
2
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
2
2
Blocked shots
8
0.09
Goals prevented
0.09
Preston
5-3-2
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Preston
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 8A. McCannM
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallD
- 28M. OsmajićF
Substitutes
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 6L. LindsayD
- 12J. WaltonG
- 20Theo CarrollM
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 23J. OkkelsF
- 31M. AyodeleF
- 42O. OffiahD
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 2J. JustinD
- 5C. OkoliD
- 7A. FatawuM
- 8H. WinksM
- 9J. AyewF
- 10S. MavididiM
- 11B. El KhannoussM
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 24B. SoumaréM
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 4B. NelsonD
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 20P. DakaF
- 22O. SkippM
- 25L. PageM
- 28J. MongaM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 35K. McAteerM
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pol Valentín | D | 73 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2/2 |
| Alfie Devine | M | 73 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Thierry Small | D | 86 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/3 |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alistair McCann | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jeppe Okkels | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Theo Carrol | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Ayodele | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 11 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | 18 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 18 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Justin(C) | D | 77 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Harry Winks | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | M | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Bilal El Khannouss | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Boubakary Soumaré | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1/3 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 57 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 86 | 6.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2/9 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oliver Skipp | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Nelson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louis Page | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | 34 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Wout Faes | D | 34 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kasey McAteer | M | 11 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patson Daka | F | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |