
Preston North End vs Ipswich Town, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
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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
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 |
Line-Ups
Preston North End (3-5-2)
No. | Name |
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1 | Daniel Iversen (GK) |
19 | Lewis Gibson |
16 | Andrew Hughes ![]() |
14 | Jordan Storey |
8 | Alistair McCann ![]() |
21 | Alfie Devine |
4 | Benjamin Whiteman |
26 | Thierry Small ![]() |
2 | Pol Valentín ![]() |
24 | Michael Smith |
28 | Milutin Osmajic |
Ipswich Town (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
24 | Jacob Greaves |
26 | Dara O'Shea |
3 | Leif Davis |
18 | Ben Johnson ![]() |
23 | Sammie Szmodics |
14 | Jack Taylor |
5 | Azor Matusiwa |
9 | George Hirst |
11 | Jaden Philogene |
47 | Jack Clarke |
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