Preston North End vs Leicester

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

16 Aug 2025, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Leicester

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

7'

Goal

Alfie Devine(Pol Valentín)

2ND HALF

B. El Khannouss

Patson Daka

46'

Luke Thomas

Jeremy Monga

57'

S. Mavididi

Wout Faes

57'

Jeremy Monga(Wout Faes)

Goal

67'

73'

Oddel Offiah

Alfie Devine

73'

S. Thordarson

Pol Valentín

74'

J. Storey

James Justin

Injured

76'

James Justin

H. Choudhury

77'

85'

M. Osmajić

85'

Goal

M. Osmajić(Thierry Small)

86'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

Abdul Fatawu

Kasey Mcateer

86'

Match statistics

39%Possession61%

270Passes Attempted418

192Completed Passes360

6Corners4

23Throw-ins26

13Shots On Target14

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

5-3-2

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
J. Storey #14	74'
A. Hughes #16
Pol Valentín #2	73' 🎯7'
Thierry Small #26	86' 🎯85'
B. Whiteman #4
Alfie Devine #21	73' ⚽7'
A. McCann #8
M. Osmajić #28	85' ⚽85'
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

5-3-2

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Michael Smith

#24Michael Smith

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
J. Storey #14	74'
A. Hughes #16
Pol Valentín #2	73' 🎯7'
Thierry Small #26	86' 🎯85'
B. Whiteman #4
Alfie Devine #21	73' ⚽7'
A. McCann #8
M. Osmajić #28	85' ⚽85'
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

Leicester

Formation

4-2-3-1

J. Stolarczyk

#1J. Stolarczyk

J. Vestergaard

#23J. Vestergaard

Caleb Okoli

#5Caleb Okoli

Luke Thomas

#33Luke Thomas

James Justin

#2James Justin

B. Soumaré

#24B. Soumaré

Harry Winks

#8Harry Winks

B. El Khannouss

#11B. El Khannouss

S. Mavididi

#10S. Mavididi

Abdul Fatawu

#7Abdul Fatawu

Jordan Ayew

#9Jordan Ayew

Starting XI

J. Stolarczyk #1
J. Vestergaard #23
Caleb Okoli #5
Luke Thomas #33	57'
James Justin #2	76' 77'
B. Soumaré #24
Harry Winks #8
B. El Khannouss #11	46'
S. Mavididi #10	57'
Abdul Fatawu #7	86'
Jordan Ayew #9

Will not play

Jannik

Jannik Vestergaard

Defender

Knock injury

Return: Doubtful

Harry James

Harry James Souttar

Defender

Achilles tendon injury

Return: Unknown

Hamza Dewan

Hamza Dewan Choudhury

Midfielder

Knee injury

Return: Late March 2026

Aaron James

Aaron James Ramsey

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Jordan Anthony

Jordan Anthony James

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Leicester

Martí Cifuentes

Head-to-head

20 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

7

Wins

6

Draws

7

Wins

Leicester

Leicester

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Leicester

Championship2023 • 1 match

Leicester

Preston North End

Preston North End

Friendly2022 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Leicester

Friendly2014 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Leicester

Championship2011 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Leicester

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:

Gavin Ward

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Leicester 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 Leicester. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.