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Paul Heckingbottom
Preston North End
Middlesbrough
Preston North End
3-5-2 · 3-4-3
Middlesbrough
Expected goals (xG) flow
per shotMatch momentum
Minute-by-minute pressure. Bars toward a team mean sustained attacking territory.
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Player of the match
Match events
8'
M. Whittaker
11'
A. Jones
22'
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L. Dobbin · assist J. Storey1–0
Half-time · 1–0
46'
🔁
D. Strelec ◂ M. Sene
58'
A. Hughes
62'
🔁
H. Armstrong ◂ A. Devine
62'
🔁
M. Frøkjær-Jensen ◂ L. Dobbin
62'
🔁
M. Smith ◂ D. Jebbison
66'
🔁
S. H. Nypan ◂ M. Whittaker
72'
⚽
M. Targett · assist T. Conway1–1
79'
🔁
A. Vukčević ◂ T. Small
84'
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A. Browne ◂ H. Hackney
88'
⚽
J. Storey · assist B. Whiteman2–1
89'
🔁
S. Hansen ◂ A. Jones
Full-time · 2–2
90'+2
⚽
S. Hansen2–2
90'+7
D. Lenihan
-5'
Unknown
Coaches
Paul HeckingbottomKim Hellberg 
Recent form
Preston North EndLAPortsmouth0-1
LHWrexham2-3
WHIpswich Town1-0
WHLeicester City2-1
WABarrow AFC1-0
MiddlesbroughWHSheffield United1-0
WANorwich City2-1
WAMillwall3-0
LHDoncaster Rovers0-4
WHSwansea City1-0
Match facts
Stadium
Deepdale
City
Preston
Referee
Thomas Kirk
Kickoff
13 Sep, 11:30 UTC
Competition
Championship
Preston North End
3-5-2 · 3-4-3
Middlesbrough
1
D. Iversen
6.7
14
J. Storey
9.3
19
L. Gibson
6.9
16
A. Hughes
6.8
2
P. Valentín
6.5
5
H. Armstrong
6.6
↑ 62'
4
B. Whiteman
8.4
8
A. McCann
6.7
3
A. Vukčević
6.3
↑ 79'
10
M. Frøkjær-Jensen
6.3
↑ 62'
24
M. Smith
6.3
↑ 62'
31
S. Brynn
6.7
12
L. Ayling
6.9
26
D. Lenihan
6.7
27
S. Hansen
7.6
↑ 89'
2
C. Brittain
6.6
18
A. Morris
6.9
16
A. Browne
6.4
↑ 84'
3
M. Targett
8.2
19
S. H. Nypan
6.8
↑ 66'
9
T. Conway
6.2
20
M. K. Sene
6.2
Substitutes
12GJ. Walton
6DL. Lindsay
42DO. Offiah
21MA. Devine↓ 62'7.1
26MT. Small↓ 79'6.4
20MT. Carrol
22MS. T. Þórðarson
17FL. Dobbin↓ 62'7.5
9FD. Jebbison↓ 62'5.7
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
Top stats
39%Possession61%
0.75Expected goals (xG)1.52
7Total shots14
2Shots on target3
1Big chances3
3Corners4
Shots
3Shots off target3
2Blocked shots8
5Shots inside box9
2Shots outside box5
0Hit woodwork0
1Big chances missed3
0.09Goals prevented-0.64
Attack
20Touches in box34
49Final third entries61
0Offsides2
7Free kicks13
3Fouled in final third2
Passing
296Passes476
213Accurate passes395
16/57 (28%)Long balls15/49 (31%)
3/16 (19%)Crosses1/16 (6%)
26Throw-ins25
Duels
48Duels52
43/87 (49%)Ground duels44/87 (51%)
14/32 (44%)Aerial duels18/32 (56%)
9/19 (47%)Dribbles10/21 (48%)
11Dispossessed17
Defending
28Tackles21
61Tackles won57
7Interceptions5
32Clearances27
44Recoveries56
Discipline
13Fouls7
1Yellow cards3
Goalkeeping
1Saves0
11Goal kicks5
1Punches0
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