English League Championship

FT Friday, March 6, 2026
Oxford United LLDLW 3
–
Preston North End WDLDL 1
1st2ndT
OXF123
PNE101
Deepdale · 14,009 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

10
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
5
Corner Kicks
9
3
Saves
4
29.8
Possession
70.2
15
SHOTS
13
7
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
135
Accurate Passes
400
208
Passes
486
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
6
11
Crosses
33
0.1
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
50
14
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.2
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
21
Effective Tackles
7
29
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
4
69
Effective Clearances
29
69
Clearances
29

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-1

Lineups

PNE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David CornellG
  2. 19Lewis GibsonCD-L
  3. 14Jordan StoreyCD-R
  4. 16Andrew HughesLB
  5. 42Odeluga OffiahRB
  6. 21Alfie DevineAM
  7. 15Jordan ThompsonLM
  8. 4Benjamin WhitemanRM
  9. 28Milutin OsmajicF
  10. 17Lewis DobbinAM-L
  11. 10Callum LangAM-R

OXF · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jamie CummingG
  2. 3Ciaron BrownCD-L
  3. 6Michal HelikCD-R
  4. 26Jack CurrieLB
  5. 2Sam LongRB
  6. 33Jamie DonleyAM
  7. 8Cameron BrannaganLM
  8. 5Yunus KonakRM
  9. 27Will LankshearF
  10. 44Myles Peart-HarrisAM-L
  11. 17Stanley MillsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Preston North End 0, Oxford United 1. Michal Helik (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cameron Brannagan following a set piece situation.
  2. 12' Goal! Preston North End 1, Oxford United 1. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  3. 22' Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+4' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Callum Lang because of an injury.
  5. 45' Substitution, Oxford United. Brodie Spencer replaces Jack Currie.
  6. 54' Goal! Preston North End 1, Oxford United 2. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stanley Mills.
  7. 61' Goal! Preston North End 1, Oxford United 3. Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Michal Helik with a headed pass.
  8. 62' Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Lewis Gibson.
  9. 70' Substitution, Oxford United. Nik Prelec replaces Will Lankshear.
  10. 80' Substitution, Oxford United. Christ Makosso replaces Stanley Mills.
  11. 80' Substitution, Oxford United. Will Vaulks replaces Yunus Konak because of an injury.
  12. 82' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Jordan Thompson.
  13. 87' Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Jamie Donley.
  14. 90'+4' Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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