Preston vs Middlesbrough
Ref: T. KirkDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Preston and Middlesbrough drew 2–2 in their Championship fixture. Dobbin and Storey scored for Preston; Targett and Hansen replied for Middlesbrough. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.75 for Preston versus 1.52 for Middlesbrough. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Middlesbrough are 5th.
First Half
8'
Whittaker
Yellow Card
11'
Jones
Yellow Card
⚽
Dobbin
Assist: Storey
Second Half
46'
⇄
Sène
Hughes
Yellow Card
⇄
Jebbison
⇄
Devine
⇄
Dobbin
66'
⇄
Whittaker
72'
⚽
Targett
Assist: Conway
⇄
Small
84'
⇄
Hackney
⚽
Storey
Assist: Whiteman
89'
⇄
Jones
90+7'
Lenihan
Yellow Card
90'
⚽
Hansen
| # | 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
PrestonMiddlesbrough
3Won
Statistical edge
3–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.75VS1.52
Attack0 · 5 won
7
Shots
14
2
Shots on target
3
5
Shots in the box
9
2
Shots outside box
5
3
Shots off goal
3
3
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
39%
Possession
61%
296
Total passes
476
213
Accurate passes
395
72%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline2 · 1 won
13
Fouls
7
1
Yellow cards
3
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
0
2
Blocked shots
8
-0.64
Goals prevented
-0.64
Preston
3-5-2
Middlesbrough
3-4-3Preston
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1D. IversenG
- 2Pol ValentínM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 14J. StoreyD
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 26T. SmallM
Substitutes
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 5H. ArmstrongM
- 6L. LindsayD
- 10M. Frøkjær-JensenM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 20Theo CarrollM
- 22S. ÞórðarsonM
- 24M. SmithF
- 42O. OffiahD
Middlesbrough
3-4-3Starting XI
- 2C. BrittainM
- 3M. TargettM
- 5A. JonesD
- 7H. HackneyM
- 9T. ConwayF
- 11M. WhittakerF
- 12L. AylingD
- 18A. MorrisM
- 20K. SèneF
- 26D. LenihanD
- 31S. BrynnG
Substitutes
- 13D. StrelecF
- 16A. BrowneM
- 19S. NypanM
- 22S. SilveraF
- 25G. EdmundsonD
- 27S. HansenF
- 33J. McLaughlinG
- 42A. KantéM
- 43R. Patterson-PowellM
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 8.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 62 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Alfie Devine | M | 62 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alistair McCann | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Daniel Iversen | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | M | 79 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Pol Valentín | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/5 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 62 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Odeluga Offiah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Theo Carrol | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Lindsay | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefán Teitur Þórðarson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harrison Armstrong | M | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Frøkjær-Jensen | M | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 11 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Middlesbrough
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Targett | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Luke Ayling(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Aidan Morris | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Callum Brittain | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Darragh Lenihan | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Solomon Brynn | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Morgan Whittaker | F | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Alfie Jones | D | 89 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mamadou Kaly Sene | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hayden Hackney | M | 84 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/7 |
| Tommy Conway | F | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jon McLaughlin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rio Patterson-Powell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Edmundson | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdoulaye Kanté | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Silvera | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sontje Hansen | F | 9 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sverre Nypan | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| David Strelec | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Alan Browne | M | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |