English League Championship

Leicester City vs Preston North End, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Leicester City
  • 4': Patson Daka
  • 81': Patson Daka
FT
2 - 2
Preston North End
  • 38': Andy Moran
  • 45': Benjamin Whiteman

About

Leicester City are hosting Preston North End at King Power Stadium, Leicester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Goal! Leicester City 1, Preston North End 0. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Storey.
  • 7': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 9': Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
  • 9': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
  • 15': Luke Thomas (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Andrew Moran (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luke Thomas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Thierry Small.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Divine Mukasa.
  • 21': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 21': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
  • 24': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Oliver Skipp.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Jakub Stolarczyk (Leicester City). Assisted by Andrew Moran.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Moran (Preston North End).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 34': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 35': Attempt saved. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 37': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City).
  • 38': Goal! Leicester City 1, Preston North End 1. Andrew Moran (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin following a fast break.
  • 38': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patson Daka.
  • 44': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Caleb Okoli.
  • 45': Goal! Leicester City 1, Preston North End 2. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) header from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alfie Devine with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+3': Handball by Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End).
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Leicester City 1, Preston North End 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City 1, Preston North End 2.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Andrew Moran (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 50': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Divine Mukasa with a cross.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Thierry Small (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Patson Daka (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Divine Mukasa with a through ball.
  • 54': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luke Thomas following a corner.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Abdul Fatawu.
  • 57': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 57': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 58': Foul by Jamaal Lascelles (Leicester City).
  • 58': Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  • 61': Foul by Divine Mukasa (Leicester City).
  • 61': Pol Valentín (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
  • 63': Attempt saved. Oliver Skipp (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 63': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
  • 64': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Patson Daka (Leicester City).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Jamaal Lascelles (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Divine Mukasa with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Offside, Leicester City. Divine Mukasa is caught offside.
  • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Brad Potts replaces Andrew Moran.
  • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Lewis Gibson replaces Liam Lindsay.
  • 68': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 68': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
  • 69': Attempt saved. Luke Thomas (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 74': Offside, Leicester City. Patson Daka is caught offside.
  • 74': Substitution, Leicester City. Ben Nelson replaces Jamaal Lascelles.
  • 75': Substitution, Leicester City. Bobby De Cordova-Reid replaces Oliver Skipp.
  • 77': Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Thierry Small (Preston North End).
  • 78': Attempt saved. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Luke Thomas.
  • 80': Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Lewis Dobbin.
  • 81': Goal! Leicester City 2, Preston North End 2. Patson Daka (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Winks.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Divine Mukasa (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Ricardo Pereira.
  • 84': Caleb Okoli (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
  • 85': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Thierry Small.
  • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew replaces Patson Daka because of an injury.
  • 88': Substitution, Leicester City. Jeremy Monga replaces Stephy Mavididi.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  • 90': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
  • 90': Jeremy Monga (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Leicester City. Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Abdul Fatawu (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Winks.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
  • 90'+3': Jordan Ayew (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Leicester City. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Divine Mukasa.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Harry Winks (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
  • 90'+7': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Leicester City 2, Preston North End 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City 2, Preston North End 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 4
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 7
8 Saves 1
40.6 Possession 59.4
8 SHOTS 28
3 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
198 Accurate Passes 351
295 Passes 434
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 6
10 Crosses 24
0.4 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 60
15 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 5
14 Effective Tackles 12
20 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 6
36 Effective Clearances 18
36 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 28,797

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
3 Millwall 46 +15 83
4 Southampton 46 +26 80
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEI Leicester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
24 Jamaal Lascelles
5 Caleb Okoli
33 Luke Thomas
21 Ricardo Pereira
29 Divine Mukasa
8 Harry Winks
22 Oliver Skipp
20 Patson Daka
10 Stephy Mavididi
7 Fatawu Issahaku Yellow Card
Leicester City Substitutes:
Jannik Vestergaard, Joe Aribo, Jeremy Monga, Ben Nelson, Hamza Choudhury, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Jordan Ayew, Asmir Begovic, Dujuan Richards.

PNE Preston North End (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay Yellow Card
16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
14 Jordan Storey Yellow Card
26 Thierry Small
2 Pol Valentín
4 Benjamin Whiteman
21 Alfie Devine
23 Andy Moran Yellow Card
17 Lewis Dobbin
28 Milutin Osmajic
Preston North End Substitutes:
Andrija Vukcevic, Odeluga Offiah, Milos Lukovic, Lewis Gibson, Daniel Jebbison, Kitt Nelson, Michael Smith, Brad Potts, David Cornell.

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