Preston vs Millwall
Ref: B. TonerDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Millwall beat Preston 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Leonard and Cundle scored for Millwall. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.43 for Preston versus 2.59 for Millwall. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Millwall are 3rd.
First Half
29'
⚽
Leonard
Assist: De Norre
Second Half
57'
Leonard
Yellow Card
⇄
Vukčević
⇄
Dobbin
⇄
Potts
Lang
Yellow Card
Gibson
Yellow Card
⇄
McCann
76'
⇄
Langstaff
Hughes
Yellow Card
79'
⇄
Leonard
80'
De Norre
Yellow Card
86'
⇄
Coburn
86'
⇄
Mitchell
86'
⇄
De Norre
⇄
Lang
90'
⚽
Cundle
Assist: Azeez
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 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
PrestonMillwall
6Won
Statistical edge
6–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.43VS2.59
Attack0 · 6 won
6
Shots
16
2
Shots on target
5
5
Shots in the box
10
1
Shots outside box
6
1
Shots off goal
6
2
Corners
6
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
57%
Possession
43%
383
Total passes
287
241
Accurate passes
169
63%
Pass accuracy
59%
Discipline2 · 1 won
10
Fouls
16
3
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
5
0.16
Goals prevented
0.16
Preston
3-4-1-2
Millwall
4-2-3-1Preston
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 3A. VukčevićM
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 10C. LangF
- 13D. CornellG
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 19L. GibsonD
- 42O. OffiahD
- 44B. PottsM
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 11R. BradyM
- 12J. WaltonG
- 14J. StoreyD
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 21A. DevineM
- 23A. MoranM
- 24M. SmithF
- 28M. OsmajićF
Millwall
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Zak Norton SturgeD
- 4T. CramaD
- 5J. CooperD
- 8B. MitchellM
- 10C. NeghliM
- 11O. AzeezM
- 13A. PattersonG
- 17M. LangstaffM
- 18R. LeonardD
- 19J. CoburnF
- 24C. De NorreM
Substitutes
- 2D. McNamaraD
- 7T. BalloF
- 9M. IvanovićF
- 14A. DoughtyM
- 15M. CrocombeG
- 22T. WatsonF
- 25L. CundleM
- 49D. Mazou-SackoM
- 67B. BannanM
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrija Vukčević | M | 63 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Brad Potts | M | 63 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 63 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ali McCann | M | 75 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Lang | F | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| David Cornell | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Michael Smith | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Moran | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robbie Brady | M | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Pol Valentín | D | 27 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Millwall
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femi Azeez | M | 90 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4/9 |
| Ryan Leonard | D | 79 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jake Cooper(C) | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Zak Sturge | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Camiel Neghli | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Billy Mitchell | M | 86 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Casper De Norre | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Anthony Patterson | G | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tristan Crama | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macaulay Langstaff | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Coburn | F | 86 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Barry Bannan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierno Ballo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Watson | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Max Crocombe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Cundle | M | 10 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Derek Mazou-Sacko | M | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Alfie Doughty | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Danny McNamara | D | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mihailo Ivanović | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |