Preston 1-0 Portsmouth — EFL Championship, 7 Feb 2026
Preston beat Portsmouth 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 7 February 2026 at Deepdale, Preston. Alfie Devine scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 1 and Portsmouth 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-040'assist: Andrija Vukčević
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 59'
- 69'
- 69'
- 71'Foul
- 76'
- 79'
- 86'
- 86'
- 87'
- 89'Time wasting
- 90'Time wasting
- 90'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Preston
- 7.6Alfie DevineM
- 7.3David CornellG
- 7.3Benjamin WhitemanM
- 7.2Lewis GibsonD
- 7.2Michael SmithF
- 7.2Odeluga OffiahD
- 7.0Andrew MoranM
- 6.9Jordan StoreyD
- 6.9Andrija VukčevićD
- 6.7Alistair McCannM
- 6.7Lewis DobbinF
- 6.6Jordan ThompsonM
- 6.6Thierry SmallM
- 6.5Pol ValentínD
- 6.2Miloš LukovićF
Portsmouth
- 7.7Nicolas SchmidG
- 7.3Millenic AlliM
- 7.3Terry DevlinD
- 7.2Ebrima AdamsM
- 6.9Marlon PackM
- 6.9John SwiftM
- 6.7Conor ChaplinM
- 6.7Connor OgilvieD
- 6.6Regan PooleD
- 6.5Jacob BrownF
- 6.3Andre DozzellM
- 6.3Zachary SwansonD
- 6.3Gustavo CaballeroF
- 6.3Ajibola-Joshua AleseD
- 6.2MaKenzie KirkF
- 5.9Adrian SegecicM
Line-ups
Portsmouth4-2-3-1
Preston4-4-2
Substitutes
PrestonPaul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 18J. LewisD
- 24Michael Smith46'F7.2
- 12Jack WaltonG
- 15Jordan Thompson89'76'M6.6
- 2P. Valentin59'D6.5
- 23Andrew Moran87'M7.0
- 35Noah MaweneM
- 34K. NelsonM
- 36E. NolanD
PortsmouthJohn Mousinho
Substitutes
- 7Marlon Pack69'M6.9
- 8John Swift86'M6.9
- 2Jordan WilliamsD
- 16Luke Le RouxM
- 26Josef BursikG
- 47Gustavo Caballero79'F6.3
- 34A. Alese86'D6.3
- 17Ibane BowatD
- 25MaKenzie Kirk69'F6.2
Team statistics
37%Possession63%
0.57Expected goals (xG)1.20
7Total shots12
3Shots on target4
1Shots off target1
3Blocked shots7
2Corners14
2Offsides3
15Fouls11
3Yellow cards1
4Goalkeeper saves2
-0.13Goals prevented-0.13
253Total passes424
174Accurate passes333
69%Pass accuracy79%
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfie Devine | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| David Cornell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Lewis Gibson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Michael Smith | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Andrew Moran | 11 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Andrija Vukčević | 59 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Alistair McCann | 76 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Lewis Dobbin | 87 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jordan Thompson | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Thierry Small | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Pol Valentín | 31 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Miloš Luković | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Portsmouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicolas Schmid | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Millenic Alli | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Terry Devlin | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Ebrima Adams | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Marlon Pack | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| John Swift | 12 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Conor Chaplin | 69 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Connor Ogilvie | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Regan Poole | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jacob Brown | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.5 |
| Andre Dozzell | 79 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Zachary Swanson | 86 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Gustavo Caballero | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ajibola-Joshua Alese | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| MaKenzie Kirk | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Adrian Segecic | 86 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
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- 15 Dec 12Portsmouth0-0Preston
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