Preston 0-3 Hull City — EFL Championship, 20 Jan 2026
Hull City beat Preston 3-0 in the EFL Championship on 20 January 2026 at Deepdale, Preston. Liam Millar, Akinlolu Famewo, Oliver McBurnie got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 1 and Hull City 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-133'assist: B. Akintola
- 0-245'assist: Oliver McBurnie
- 45+2'Foul
- Half-time0-2
- 46'out: J. Lewis
- 46'
- 46'
- 48'
- 0-349'assist: Yu Hirakawa
- 51'Foul
- 57'Foul
- 59'Argument
- 69'
- 69'
- 74'
- 74'
- 81'
- 82'
- 90+5'Violent conduct
- 90+8'Argument
- Full-time0-3
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Preston
- 7.3Jack WaltonG
- 7.3Jordan ThompsonM
- 7.0Odeluga OffiahD
- 7.0Alistair McCannM
- 6.9Thierry SmallM
- 6.6Brad PottsM
- 6.6Lewis GibsonD
- 6.5Daniel JebbisonF
- 6.5Jordan StoreyD
- 6.5Alfie DevineM
- 6.5Pol ValentínM
- 6.5Benjamin WhitemanM
- 6.3Milutin OsmajićF
- 6.2Jamal LewisD
- 6.2Lewis DobbinF
- 6.2Michael SmithF
Hull City
- 8.3Akinlolu FamewoD
- 7.9Ivor PandurG
- 7.9Liam MillarM
- 7.5Oliver McBurnieF
- 7.3Charlie HughesD
- 7.3Matt CrooksM
- 7.2Babajide David AkintolaM
- 7.2Regan SlaterM
- 7.2Lewie CoyleD
- 7.2Yu HirakawaF
- 7.0John EganD
- 6.9Amir HadziahmetovicM
- 6.7Cathal McCarthyD
- 6.7John LundstramM
- 6.7Joseph GelhardtF
- 6.2Joel NdalaF
Line-ups
Substitutes
PrestonPaul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 10Mads Frøkjær-JensenM
- 13D. CornellG
- 18J. Lewis46'D6.2
- 44B. Potts74'M6.6
- 6Liam LindsayD
- 8Alistair McCann74'M7.0
- 17Lewis Dobbin46'F6.2
- 9Daniel Jebbison46'F6.5
- 34K. NelsonM
Hull CitySergej Jakirovic
Substitutes
- 5J. Lundstram69'M6.7
- 21Joseph Gelhardt69'F6.7
- 12D. PhillipsG
- 16M. JacobD
- 19J. Ndala81'F6.2
- 31James DebayoD
- 13Yu Hirakawa48'F7.2
- 58Cathal McCarthy82'D6.7
- 52H. ParkerF
Team statistics
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Walton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Jordan Thompson | 74 | – | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7.0 |
| Alistair McCann | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Thierry Small | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Brad Potts | 16 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Lewis Gibson | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Daniel Jebbison | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Alfie Devine | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 6.5 |
| Pol Valentín | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 74 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Milutin Osmajić | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jamal Lewis | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lewis Dobbin | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Michael Smith | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Hull City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akinlolu Famewo | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Ivor Pandur | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.9 |
| Liam Millar | 69 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Oliver McBurnie | 81 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 7.5 |
| Charlie Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Matt Crooks | 69 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Babajide David Akintola | 48 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Regan Slater | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Lewie Coyle | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Yu Hirakawa | 42 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| John Egan | 82 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Amir Hadziahmetovic | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Cathal McCarthy | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| John Lundstram | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Joseph Gelhardt | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Joel Ndala | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
PrestonLLWWL
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- W01 Jan 26HSheffield Wednesday3-0
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Hull CityWDLWD
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- D26 Dec 25ASheffield Wednesday2-2