Preston vs Portsmouth
Ref: A. HerczegDeepdale, Preston · 23,408 cap
Match recap
Preston beat Portsmouth 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Devine scored for Preston. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.57 for Preston versus 1.20 for Portsmouth. Preston sit 14th in the Championship table while Portsmouth are 18th.
First Half
⚽
Devine
Assist: Vukčević
Second Half
⇄
Luković
⇄
Vukčević
69'
⇄
Chaplin
69'
⇄
Brown
McCann
Yellow Card
⇄
McCann
79'
⇄
Dozzell
86'
⇄
Segecic
86'
⇄
Swanson
⇄
Dobbin
Thompson
Yellow Card
Cornell
Yellow Card
90'
Alese
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 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
PrestonPortsmouth
2Won
Statistical edge
2–12
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.57VS1.20
Attack0 · 5 won
7
Shots
12
3
Shots on target
4
5
Shots in the box
9
2
Shots outside box
3
1
Shots off goal
1
2
Corners
14
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
37%
Possession
63%
253
Total passes
424
174
Accurate passes
333
69%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline1 · 2 won
15
Fouls
11
3
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
7
-0.13
Goals prevented
-0.13
Preston
4-4-2
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Preston
4-4-2Starting XI
- 3A. VukčevićD
- 4B. WhitemanM
- 8A. McCannM
- 13D. CornellG
- 14J. StoreyD
- 17L. DobbinF
- 19L. GibsonD
- 21A. DevineM
- 22M. LukovićF
- 26T. SmallM
- 42O. OffiahD
Substitutes
- 2Pol ValentínD
- 12J. WaltonG
- 15J. ThompsonM
- 18J. LewisD
- 23A. MoranM
- 24M. SmithF
- 34K. NelsonM
- 35N. MaweneM
- 36Ed NolanD
Portsmouth
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. SchmidG
- 3C. OgilvieD
- 5R. PooleD
- 10A. SegecicM
- 21A. DozzellM
- 22Z. SwansonD
- 24T. DevlinD
- 27M. AlliM
- 36C. ChaplinM
- 38E. AdamsM
- 40J. BrownF
Substitutes
- 2J. WilliamsD
- 7M. PackM
- 8J. SwiftM
- 16L. Le RouxM
- 17I. BowatD
- 25M. KirkF
- 26J. BursikG
- 34A. AleseD
- 47G. CaballeroF
Preston
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| David Cornell | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Whiteman(C) | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Odeluga Offiah | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lewis Gibson | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrija Vukčević | D | 59 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Storey | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Dobbin | F | 87 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Ali McCann | M | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierry Small | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Miloš Luković | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Kitt Nelson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ed Nolan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Mawene | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Walton | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Lewis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Smith | F | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrew Moran | M | 11 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jordan Thompson | M | 14 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pol Valentín | D | 31 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Portsmouth
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Schmid | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terry Devlin | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Millenic Alli | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Ebou Adams | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Connor Ogilvie | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Conor Chaplin | M | 69 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Regan Poole(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jacob Brown | F | 69 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Zak Swanson | D | 86 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andre Dozzell | M | 79 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Adrian Segecic | M | 86 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ibane Bowat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josef Bursik | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Le Roux | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jordan Williams | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marlon Pack | M | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| John Swift | M | 12 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ajibola-Joshua Alese | D | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Caballero | F | 11 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makenzie Kirk | F | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |