Preston North End vs Norwich City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

20 Dec 2025, 13:30

1:1

Finished

Norwich City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

A. Forson

Injured

35'

A. Forson

Tony Springett

36'

Jacob Wright

37'

2ND HALF

50'

B. Whiteman

64'

A. Hughes

Jacob Wright

Emiliano Marcondes

65'

B. Chrisene

José Córdoba

65'

70'

A. McCann

Lewis Dobbin

70'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

70'

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

H. Armstrong

78'

W. Keane

Alfie Devine

80'

B. Potts

Pol Valentín

J. Makama(Emiliano Marcondes)

Goal

85'

J. Makama

86'

O. Schwartau

Jack Stacey

88'

Kellen Fisher

93'

96'

Goal

W. Keane(B. Potts)

Match statistics

46%Possession54%

291Passes Attempted352

206Completed Passes267

4Corners3

23Throw-ins20

11Shots On Target8

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

H. Armstrong

#5H. Armstrong

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
J. Storey #14
A. Hughes #16	64'
Oddel Offiah #42
B. Whiteman #4	50'
H. Armstrong #5	70'
Alfie Devine #21	78'
Thierry Small #26	70'
Pol Valentín #2	80'
Lewis Dobbin #17	70'
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

H. Armstrong

#5H. Armstrong

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
J. Storey #14
A. Hughes #16	64'
Oddel Offiah #42
B. Whiteman #4	50'
H. Armstrong #5	70'
Alfie Devine #21	78'
Thierry Small #26	70'
Pol Valentín #2	80'
Lewis Dobbin #17	70'
Michael Smith #24

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Norwich City

Formation

4-2-3-1

V. Kovacevic

#1V. Kovacevic

H. Darling

#6H. Darling

R. Mcconville

#15R. Mcconville

B. Chrisene

#14B. Chrisene

Kellen Fisher

#35Kellen Fisher

Pelle Mattsson

#7Pelle Mattsson

Kenny Mclean

#23Kenny Mclean

Jacob Wright

#16Jacob Wright

O. Schwartau

#29O. Schwartau

A. Forson

#18A. Forson

J. Makama

#24J. Makama

Starting XI

V. Kovacevic #1
H. Darling #6
R. Mcconville #15
B. Chrisene #14	65'
Kellen Fisher #35	93'
Pelle Mattsson #7
Kenny Mclean #23
Jacob Wright #16	65' 37'
O. Schwartau #29	88'
A. Forson #18	35' 36'
J. Makama #24	86' ⚽85'

Will not play

Shane Patrick Michael

Shane Patrick Michael Duffy

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Jeffrey

Jeffrey Schlupp

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Unknown

Pelle Elkjær

Pelle Elkjær Mattsson

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Mirko

Mirko Topic

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Matěj

Matěj Jurásek

Forward

Foot injury

Return: Early March 2026

Ante

Ante Crnac

Forward

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Out for season

Amankwah

Amankwah Forson

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Jovon Willesley

Jovon Willesley Makama

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Lucien

Lucien Mahovo

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Gabriel

Gabriel Forsyth

Midfielder

Knee surgery

Return: Doubtful

Harry

Harry Amass

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late April 2026

Manager

Norwich City

Philippe Clement

Head-to-head

32 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

11

Wins

10

Draws

11

Wins

Norwich City

Norwich City

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Norwich City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Norwich City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Norwich City

Championship2022 • 1 match

Norwich City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Norwich City

Championship2020 • 1 match

Norwich City

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Stephen Martin

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Norwich City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Norwich City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.