Preston North End 2-1 Leeds United: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 26 December 2023

Result

Preston North End 2-1 Leeds United

Championship · Tuesday 26 December 2023, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Preston North End 2-1 Leeds United: match report

Preston North End defeated Leeds United 2-1 in the Championship on Tuesday 26 December 2023. The half-time score was 0-0.

Alan Browne opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Preston North End's goals came from Alan Browne (57') and Liam Millar (89'). Leeds United scored through Pascal Struijk (83', penalty).

Discipline: Preston North End received 5 yellow cards; Leeds United received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game Preston North End were 13th on 32 points from 23 and Leeds United 3rd on 45 points from 23. Preston North End went on to finish that season 10th with 63 points, and Leeds United 3rd with 94.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Leeds United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Liam Millar of Preston North End (8.8), ahead of Alan Browne (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Preston North End win, 4 draws and 5 for Leeds United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Brad PottsPreston North End
  • 30'Yellow card · Ali McCannPreston North End
  • 53'Red card · Illan MeslierLeeds United
  • 54'Yellow card · Milutin OsmajićPreston North End
  • 54'Yellow card · Joe RodonLeeds United
  • 57'Goal · Alan BrownePreston North End · 1-0
  • 80'Yellow card · Duane HolmesPreston North End
  • 83'Penalty goal · Pascal StruijkLeeds United · 1-1
  • 87'Yellow card · Alan BrownePreston North End
  • 89'Goal · Liam MillarPreston North End · 2-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 1, draws 4, Leeds United 5.

Team news

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Preston North End line-up (3-4-2-1)

Freddie Woodman, Jack Whatmough, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Brad Potts, Ali McCann, Ben Whiteman, Liam Millar, Duane Holmes, Alan Browne, Milutin Osmajic

Leeds United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Illan Meslier, Archie Gray, Joe Rodon, Pascal Struijk, Djed Spence, Ethan Ampadu, Glen Kamara, Daniel James, Joël Piroe, Crysencio Summerville, Georginio Rutter