English League Championship

Preston North End vs Ipswich Town, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 11': Milutin Osmajic (P)
FT
1 - 0
Ipswich Town

    About

    Preston North End are hosting Ipswich Town at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
    • 2': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 2': Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 4': Foul by George Hirst (Ipswich Town).
    • 4': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jacob Greaves.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Taylor.
    • 10': Penalty Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 10': Penalty conceded by Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 11': Goal! Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 13': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jack Clarke is caught offside.
    • 19': Handball by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 21': Attempt missed. Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jaden Philogene.
    • 22': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
    • 22': Leif Davis (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 26': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Thierry Small.
    • 40': Attempt missed. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Clarke with a cross.
    • 40': Foul by Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town).
    • 40': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 40': Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Azor Matusiwa.
    • 42': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
    • 45'+1': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Pol Valentín (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0.
    • 48': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Azor Matusiwa (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 51': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
    • 51': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
    • 52': Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 53': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Milutin Osmajic.
    • 54': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jack Taylor is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
    • 57': Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Ben Johnson (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Azor Matusiwa.
    • 61': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Thierry Small.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Ipswich Town) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Leif Davis with a cross.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Jaden Philogene (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Szmodics.
    • 65': Offside, Ipswich Town. Jaden Philogene is caught offside.
    • 66': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Conor Chaplin replaces Jaden Philogene.
    • 66': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Ashley Young replaces Ben Johnson.
    • 66': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Kasey McAteer replaces Jack Clarke.
    • 67': Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
    • 67': Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Jacob Greaves (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
    • 69': Attempt missed. Sam Szmodics (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Thierry Small (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ali McCann.
    • 72': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
    • 72': Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Substitution, Preston North End. Stefán Thórdarson replaces Alfie Devine.
    • 73': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Michael Smith.
    • 73': Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Pol Valentín.
    • 76': Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 76': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 77': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Chuba Akpom replaces Sam Szmodics.
    • 77': Substitution, Ipswich Town. Jens Cajuste replaces Azor Matusiwa.
    • 78': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Andrew Hughes.
    • 78': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 82': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 83': Foul by Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town).
    • 83': Thierry Small (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Thierry Small (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 84': Kasey McAteer (Ipswich Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Thierry Small.
    • 86': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
    • 87': Delay in match because of an injury Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
    • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Corner, Ipswich Town. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Offside, Ipswich Town. Conor Chaplin is caught offside.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
    • 90'+2': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
    • 90'+3': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
    • 90'+4': George Hirst (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jack Taylor (Ipswich Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Dara O'Shea with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Chuba Akpom (Ipswich Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
    • 90'+5': Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Handball by Leif Davis (Ipswich Town).
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Conor Chaplin (Ipswich Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Hirst.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Ipswich Town 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 6
    0 Red Cards 0
    5 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 3
    0 Saves 2
    72.3 Possession 27.7
    15 SHOTS 2
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.1 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    487 Accurate Passes 132
    570 Passes 219
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    25 Crosses 9
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    54 Long Balls 61
    29 Accurate Long Balls 9
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.1
    6 Blocked Shots 0
    5 Effective Tackles 16
    15 Tackles 22
    0.3 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 9
    15 Effective Clearances 38
    15 Clearances 38

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Deepdale
    Location: Preston, England
    Attendance: 18,381

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
    2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
    3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
    4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    PNE Preston North End (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
    19 Lewis Gibson
    16 Andrew Hughes Yellow Card
    14 Jordan Storey
    8 Alistair McCann Yellow Card
    21 Alfie Devine
    4 Benjamin Whiteman
    26 Thierry Small Yellow Card
    2 Pol Valentín Yellow Card
    24 Michael Smith
    28 Milutin Osmajic
    Preston North End Substitutes:
    George Gryba, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Daniel Jebbison, Liam Lindsay, Jack Walton, Theo Carrol, Lewis Dobbin, Odeluga Offiah, Andrija Vukcevic.

    IPS Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Alex Palmer (GK)
    24 Jacob Greaves
    26 Dara O'Shea
    3 Leif Davis
    18 Ben Johnson Yellow Card
    23 Sammie Szmodics
    14 Jack Taylor
    5 Azor Matusiwa
    9 George Hirst
    11 Jaden Philogene
    47 Jack Clarke
    Ipswich Town Substitutes:
    Cedric Kipre, Christian Walton, Ashley Young, Luke Woolfenden, Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Chaplin, Chuba Akpom, Kasey McAteer, Jens Cajuste.

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