English League Championship

FT Saturday, January 24, 2026
Preston North End WWLLL 0
–
Middlesbrough LWLWW 4
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PNE000
MID314
Riverside Stadium · 25,723 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

19
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
1
33
Possession
67
4
SHOTS
16
1
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
204
Accurate Passes
489
264
Passes
542
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
3
7
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
36
18
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
14
Effective Tackles
11
24
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
3
25
Effective Clearances
8
25
Clearances
8

Head to Head

PNE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

MID · 4-3-3

  1. 31Solomon BrynnG
  2. 29Adilson MalandaCD-L
  3. 6Dael FryCD-R
  4. 3Matt TargettLB
  5. 12Luke AylingRB
  6. 7Hayden HackneyCM
  7. 18Aidan MorrisLM
  8. 16Alan BrowneRM
  9. 9Tommy ConwayF
  10. 23Leo CastledineLF
  11. 11Morgan WhittakerRF

PNE · 3-5-2

  1. 12Jack WaltonG
  2. 14Jordan StoreyCD
  3. 19Lewis GibsonCD-L
  4. 42Odeluga OffiahCD-R
  5. 21Alfie DevineCM-L
  6. 8Alistair McCannCM-R
  7. 4Benjamin WhitemanAM
  8. 18Jamal LewisLM
  9. 2Pol ValentínRM
  10. 9Daniel JebbisonCF-L
  11. 17Lewis DobbinCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Preston North End 0. Alan Browne (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Targett with a through ball.
  2. 26' Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Goal! Middlesbrough 2, Preston North End 0. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke Ayling with a through ball.
  4. 42' Goal! Middlesbrough 3, Preston North End 0. Morgan Whittaker (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 50' Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the red card.
  6. 54' Goal! Middlesbrough 4, Preston North End 0. Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  7. 58' Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Alfie Devine.
  8. 58' Substitution, Preston North End. Jordan Thompson replaces Benjamin Whiteman.
  9. 58' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Lewis Dobbin.
  10. 60' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Sam Silvera replaces Matt Targett because of an injury.
  11. 61' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Alex Gilbert replaces Tommy Conway.
  12. 61' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Delano Burgzorg replaces Aidan Morris.
  13. 74' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Riley McGree replaces Hayden Hackney.
  14. 76' Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Daniel Jebbison.
  15. 76' Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Jamal Lewis.
  16. 82' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 85' Substitution, Middlesbrough. Finley Munroe replaces Adilson Malanda because of an injury.

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