Middlesbrough vs Preston

Championship · Jan 24, 2026 · 12:30

Final score: Middlesbrough 4–0 Preston

Standings

• Middlesbrough: #5 · 80 Pts · 46 P (22W 14D 10L)
• Preston: #14 · 60 Pts · 46 P (15W 15D 16L)

Recent form

Middlesbrough

• W Jan 21, 2026: Stoke City 1–2 Middlesbrough
• W Jan 16, 2026: West Brom 2–3 Middlesbrough
• L Jan 10, 2026: Fulham 3–1 Middlesbrough
• W Jan 4, 2026: Middlesbrough 4–0 Southampton
• L Jan 1, 2026: Derby 1–0 Middlesbrough

Preston

• L Jan 20, 2026: Preston 0–3 Hull City
• L Jan 17, 2026: Preston 0–1 Derby
• L Jan 9, 2026: Preston 0–1 Wigan
• W Jan 4, 2026: Bristol City 0–2 Preston
• W Jan 1, 2026: Preston 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday

Head-to-head

• 2026-01-24T12:30:00+00:00: Middlesbrough 4–0 Preston
• 2025-09-13T11:30:00+00:00: Preston 2–2 Middlesbrough
• 2025-01-25T15:00:00+00:00: Preston 2–1 Middlesbrough
• 2024-09-14T14:00:00+00:00: Middlesbrough 1–1 Preston
• 2024-02-14T19:45:00+00:00: Preston 2–1 Middlesbrough

Match events

• 9' Goal Normal Goal — A. Browne (Middlesbrough) (assists: M. Targett)
• 26' Card Yellow Card — Benjamin Whiteman (Preston)
• 28' Goal Normal Goal — T. Conway (Middlesbrough) (assists: L. Ayling)
• 42' Goal Normal Goal — M. Whittaker (Middlesbrough)
• 50' Card Red Card — Jordan Storey (Preston)
• 54' Goal Normal Goal — T. Conway (Middlesbrough)
• 58' subst Substitution 1 — L. Dobbin (Preston) (assists: T. Small)
• 58' subst Substitution 2 — B. Whiteman (Preston) (assists: J. Thompson)
• 58' subst Substitution 3 — A. Devine (Preston) (assists: M. Frokjaer-Jensen)
• 60' subst Substitution 1 — M. Targett (Middlesbrough) (assists: S. Silvera)
• 61' subst Substitution 2 — A. Morris (Middlesbrough) (assists: D. Burgzorg)
• 61' subst Substitution 3 — T. Conway (Middlesbrough) (assists: A. Gilbert)
• 74' subst Substitution 4 — H. Hackney (Middlesbrough) (assists: R. McGree)
• 76' subst Substitution 4 — J. Lewis (Preston) (assists: A. Vukcevic)
• 76' subst Substitution 5 — D. Jebbison (Preston) (assists: M. Smith)
• 82' Card Yellow Card — Jordan Thompson (Preston)
• 85' subst Substitution 5 — A. Malanda (Middlesbrough) (assists: F. Munroe)

Match statistics

• Shots on Goal: 8 — 1
• Shots off Goal: 4 — 1
• Total Shots: 16 — 4
• Blocked Shots: 4 — 2
• Shots insidebox: 8 — 4
• Shots outsidebox: 8 — 0
• Fouls: 11 — 19
• Corner Kicks: 8 — 3
• Offsides: 3 — 1
• Ball Possession: 67% — 33%
• Yellow Cards: 0 — 2
• Red Cards: 0 — 1
• Goalkeeper Saves: 1 — 4
• Total passes: 542 — 264
• Passes accurate: 489 — 204
• Passes %: 90% — 77%
• expected_goals: 2.72 — 0.40
• goals_prevented: -1.78 — -1.78

Injuries

Middlesbrough

• A. Bangura — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• G. Edmundson — Injury (Missing Fixture)
• D. Lenihan — Achilles Tendon Injury (Missing Fixture)
• A. Jones — Injury (Questionable)
• M. K. Sene — Inactive (Questionable)
• D. Strelec — Inactive (Questionable)

Preston

• R. Brady — Calf Injury (Missing Fixture)
• M. Osmajic — Red Card (Missing Fixture)
• B. Potts — Inactive (Missing Fixture)
• A. Hughes — Inactive (Questionable)
• D. Iversen — Inactive (Questionable)