Preston North End 2-2 Middlesbrough: result and report

Championship · Saturday 24 October 2009

Result

Preston North End 2-2 Middlesbrough

Championship · Saturday 24 October 2009, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Preston North End · Middlesbrough · Championship predictions

Preston North End 2-2 Middlesbrough: match report

Preston North End drew with Middlesbrough 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 24 October 2009. The half-time score was 0-1.

Gary O'Neil opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Preston North End's goals came from Paul Parry (60') and Billy Jones (90'). Middlesbrough scored through Gary O'Neil (43') and Adam Johnson (67').

Discipline: Preston North End received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 6th on 22 points from 13 and Middlesbrough 4th on 23 points from 13. Preston North End went on to finish that season 18th with 54 points, and Middlesbrough 11th with 62.

Going into the match Preston North End's last five read W-L-D-L-W and Middlesbrough's W-L-W-L-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 43'Goal · Gary O'NeilMiddlesbrough · 0-1
  • 60'Goal · Paul ParryPreston North End · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Joe BennettMiddlesbrough
  • 67'Goal · Adam JohnsonMiddlesbrough · 1-2
  • 82'Yellow card · Ross WallacePreston North End
  • 87'Yellow card · D. DigardMiddlesbrough
  • 90'Goal · Billy JonesPreston North End · 2-2
  • 90'Yellow card · Adam JohnsonMiddlesbrough

Team news

Middlesbrough expected line-up (4-4-2)

Brad Jones, David Wheater, Robert Huth, Tony McMahon, Emanuel Pogatetz, Stewart Downing, Julio Arca, Sanli Tuncay, Marlon King, Matthew Bates