Preston North End 1-3 Oxford United: result and report
Championship · Friday 6 March 2026
Result
Preston North End 1-3 Oxford United
Championship · Friday 6 March 2026, 20:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
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Preston North End 1-3 Oxford United: match report
Preston North End lost to Oxford United 1-3 in the Championship on Friday 6 March 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.
Michal Helik opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Preston North End's goal came from Milutin Osmajic (12'). Oxford United scored through Michal Helik (5'), Will Lankshear (54') and Ciaron Maurice Brown (61').
Discipline: Preston North End received 1 yellow card; Oxford United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Preston North End were 11th on 49 points from 35 and Oxford United 23rd on 32 points from 35. Preston North End went on to finish that season 14th with 60 points, and Oxford United 23rd with 47.
Preston North End lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Oxford United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Michal Helik of Oxford United (8.3), ahead of Stanley Mills (7.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Preston North End win, 1 draw and 1 for Oxford United.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Michal Helik
- 12'Goal · Milutin Osmajic
- 22'Yellow card · Ciaron Maurice Brown
- 54'Goal · Will Lankshear
- 61'Goal · Ciaron Maurice Brown
- 90+4'Yellow card · Jordan Storey
Head-to-head
Team news
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Preston North End line-up (4-2-3-1)
David Cornell, O. Offiah, Jordan Storey, Lewis Gibson, Andrew Hughes, Ben Whiteman, Jordan Thompson, Callum Lang, Alfie Devine, Lewis Dobbin, Milutin Osmajic
Oxford United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jamie Cumming, Sam Long, Michal Helik, Ciaron Brown, Jack Currie, Yunus Konak, Cameron Brannagan, Stanley Mills, Jamie Donley, Myles Peart-Harris, Will Lankshear