Preston North End vs Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

20 Jan 2026, 20:45

0:3

Finished

Hull City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Liam Millar(B. Akintola)

Goal

33'

Akin Famewo(Oliver Mcburnie)

Goal

45'

47'

Oddel Offiah

2ND HALF

46'

Jamal Lewis

Pol Valentín

46'

Lewis Dobbin

Thierry Small

46'

Daniel Jebbison

Michael Smith

B. Akintola

Injured

47'

B. Akintola

Y. Hirakawa

48'

Oliver Mcburnie(Y. Hirakawa)

Goal

49'

L. Coyle

51'

57'

Jamal Lewis

John Egan

59'

M. Crooks

John Lundstram

69'

Liam Millar

Joe Gelhardt

69'

73'

Injured

J. Thompson

74'

A. McCann

B. Whiteman

74'

B. Potts

J. Thompson

John Egan

Injured

81'

Oliver Mcburnie

Joel Ndala

81'

John Egan

Cathal Mccarthy

82'

95'

M. Osmajić

John Lundstram

98'

Match statistics

55%Possession45%

397Passes Attempted329

321Completed Passes250

6Corners6

22Throw-ins20

17Shots On Target17

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

J. Walton

#12J. Walton

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

J. Walton #12
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42	47'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	74'
J. Thompson #15	73' 74'
Alfie Devine #21
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2	46'
Michael Smith #24	46'
M. Osmajić #28	95'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
B. Potts #44	74'
L. Lindsay #6
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 46'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
A. McCann #8	74'
K. Nelson #34
Lewis Dobbin #17	46'
Daniel Jebbison #9	46'

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

J. Walton

#12J. Walton

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

J. Walton #12
Lewis Gibson #19
Oddel Offiah #42	47'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	74'
J. Thompson #15	73' 74'
Alfie Devine #21
Thierry Small #26	46'
Pol Valentín #2	46'
Michael Smith #24	46'
M. Osmajić #28	95'

Substitutes

David Cornell #13
B. Potts #44	74'
L. Lindsay #6
Jamal Lewis #18	57' 46'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10
A. McCann #8	74'
K. Nelson #34
Lewis Dobbin #17	46'
Daniel Jebbison #9	46'

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

Hull City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Ivor Pandur

#1Ivor Pandur

John Egan

#15John Egan

C. Hughes

#4C. Hughes

Akin Famewo

#23Akin Famewo

L. Coyle

#2L. Coyle

R. Slater

#27R. Slater

M. Crooks

#25M. Crooks

A. Hadžiahmetović

#20A. Hadžiahmetović

Liam Millar

#7Liam Millar

B. Akintola

#11B. Akintola

Oliver Mcburnie

#9Oliver Mcburnie

Starting XI

Ivor Pandur #1
John Egan #15	81' 82' 59'
C. Hughes #4
Akin Famewo #23	⚽45'
L. Coyle #2	51'
R. Slater #27
M. Crooks #25	69'
A. Hadžiahmetović #20
Liam Millar #7	69' ⚽33'
B. Akintola #11	47' 48' 🎯33'
Oliver Mcburnie #9	81' ⚽49' 🎯45'

Substitutes

Dillon Phillips #12
Cathal Mccarthy #58	82'
Matty Jacob #16
J. Debayo #37
John Lundstram #5	98' 69'
Hugh Parker #52
Joe Gelhardt #21	69'
Joel Ndala #19	81'
Y. Hirakawa #13	🎯49' 48'

Will not play

Matt Davidson

Matt Davidson Rider Crooks

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo

Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Eliot

Eliot Matazo

Midfielder

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Matthew James

Matthew James Jacob

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Darko Boateng

Darko Boateng Gyabi

Midfielder

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Mohamed Elbachir

Mohamed Elbachir Belloumi

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Hull City

Sergej Jakirovic

Head-to-head

26 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

9

Wins

7

Draws

10

Wins

Hull City

Hull City

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2022 • 2 matches

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Preston North End

Hull City

Hull City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2021 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Hull City

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 Hull 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 Hull City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.