Preston vs Oxford United
Ref: A. KitchenDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Oxford United beat Preston 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Osmajić scored for Preston; Helik, Lankshear, and Brown replied for Oxford United. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.93 for Preston versus 1.74 for Oxford United. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Oxford United are 22nd.
First Half
5'
⚽
Helik
Assist: Brannagan
⚽
Osmajić
Assist: Whiteman
22'
Brown
Yellow Card
⇄
Lang
Second Half
46'
⇄
Currie
55'
⚽
Lankshear
61'
⚽
Brown
Assist: Helik
⇄
Gibson
71'
⇄
Lankshear
80'
⇄
Konak
80'
⇄
Mills
⇄
Thompson
87'
⇄
Donley
Storey
Yellow Card
| # | 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 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PrestonOxford United
8Won
Statistical edge
8–5
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.93VS1.74
Attack1 · 4 won
13
Shots
15
4
Shots on target
7
9
Shots in the box
9
4
Shots outside box
6
5
Shots off goal
6
9
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
70%
Possession
30%
483
Total passes
209
398
Accurate passes
137
82%
Pass accuracy
66%
Discipline1 · 1 won
9
Fouls
10
1
Yellow cards
1
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
4
Blocked shots
2
1.03
Goals prevented
1.03
Preston
4-2-3-1
Oxford United
4-2-3-1Preston
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 10C. LangM
- 13D. CornellG
- 14J. StoreyD
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 16A. HughesD
- 17L. DobbinM
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 28M. OsmajićF
- 42O. OffiahD
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 8A. McCannM
- 9D. JebbisonF
- 12J. WaltonG
- 23A. MoranM
- 24M. SmithF
- 26T. SmallD
- 44B. PottsM
Oxford United
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. CummingG
- 2S. LongD
- 3C. BrownD
- 5Y. KonakM
- 6M. HelikD
- 8C. BrannaganM
- 17S. MillsM
- 26J. CurrieD
- 27W. LankshearF
- 33J. DonleyM
- 44M. Peart-HarrisM
Substitutes
- 4W. VaulksM
- 9M. HarrisF
- 10A. EmakhuF
- 15B. SpencerD
- 16N. PrelecF
- 21M. IngramG
- 32Jeon Jin-WooM
- 37C. MakossoD
- 38Jamie Carson McDonnellM
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milutin Osmajić | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| David Cornell | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 82 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Andrew Hughes | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 62 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3/5 |
| Callum Lang | M | 44 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Lewis Dobbin | M | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3/10 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Pol Valentín | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brad Potts | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Moran | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali McCann | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | D | 8 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Jebbison | F | 46 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Oxford United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michał Helik | D | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Cameron Brannagan(C) | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Ciaron Brown | D | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| Stanley Mills | M | 80 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1/2 |
| Will Lankshear | F | 70 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Yunus Konak | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Cumming | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Peart-Harris | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/5 |
| Jamie Donley | M | 87 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Sam Long | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jack Currie | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jin-woo Jeon | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie McDonnell | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Ingram | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidomo Emakhu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Vaulks | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brodie Spencer | D | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Harris | F | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christ Makosso | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nik Prelec | F | 20 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |