Preston 1-3 Oxford United — EFL Championship, 6 Mar 2026
Oxford United beat Preston 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 6 March 2026 at Deepdale, Preston. Michał Helik, Milutin Osmajić, William Lankshear, Ciaron Brown got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Preston have won 1 and Oxford United 1, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-15'assist: Cameron Brannagan
- 1-112'assist: Benjamin Whiteman
- 22'Foul
- 45+4'
- Half-time1-1
- 46'
- 1-255'
- 1-361'assist: Michał Helik
- 62'
- 71'
- 80'out: W. Vaulks
- 80'out: C. Makosso
- 82'
- 87'
- 90+4'Foul
- Full-time1-3
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Preston
- 7.7Milutin OsmajićF
- 7.6Benjamin WhitemanM
- 7.0David CornellG
- 6.9Jordan ThompsonM
- 6.9Alfie DevineM
- 6.7Thierry SmallD
- 6.6Andrija VukčevićD
- 6.6Andrew HughesD
- 6.5Jordan StoreyD
- 6.3Daniel JebbisonF
- 6.2Callum LangM
- 6.2Odeluga OffiahD
- 6.2Lewis GibsonD
- 5.7Lewis DobbinM
Oxford United
- 8.2Michał HelikD
- 7.7Cameron BrannaganM
- 7.7Ciaron BrownD
- 7.3Stanley MillsM
- 7.2William LankshearF
- 6.9James CummingG
- 6.9Will VaulksM
- 6.9Myles Peart-HarrisM
- 6.9Brodie SpencerD
- 6.9Yunus KonakM
- 6.6Christ MakossoD
- 6.6Mark HarrisF
- 6.6Jamie DonleyM
- 6.3Samuel LongD
- 6.2Jack CurrieD
- 6.2Nik PrelecF
Line-ups
Oxford United4-2-3-1
Preston4-2-3-1
Substitutes
PrestonPaul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 44B. PottsM
- 24Michael SmithF
- 12Jack WaltonG
- 3Andrija Vukčević62'D6.6
- 2P. ValentinD
- 8Alistair McCannM
- 23Andrew MoranM
- 26Thierry Small82'D6.7
- 9Daniel Jebbison45+4'F6.3
Oxford UnitedMatt Bloomfield
Substitutes
- 9Mark Harris87'F6.6
- 21Matt IngramG
- 4W. Vaulks80'M6.9
- 32Jeon Jin-WooM
- 10Aidomo EmakhuF
- 15Brodie Spencer46'D6.9
- 16Nik Prelec71'F6.2
- 38J. McDonnellM
- 37C. Makosso80'D6.6
Team statistics
70%Possession30%
0.93Expected goals (xG)1.74
13Total shots15
4Shots on target7
5Shots off target6
4Blocked shots2
9Corners5
3Offsides0
9Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
4Goalkeeper saves3
1.03Goals prevented1.03
483Total passes209
398Accurate passes137
82%Pass accuracy66%
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milutin Osmajić | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Benjamin Whiteman | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 7.6 |
| David Cornell | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Jordan Thompson | 82 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Alfie Devine | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Thierry Small | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Andrija Vukčević | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Andrew Hughes | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Jordan Storey | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Daniel Jebbison | 46 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Callum Lang | 44 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Lewis Gibson | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lewis Dobbin | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 5.7 |
Oxford United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michał Helik | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 8.2 |
| Cameron Brannagan | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 7.7 |
| Ciaron Brown | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Stanley Mills | 80 | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7.3 |
| William Lankshear | 70 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| James Cumming | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Will Vaulks | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Myles Peart-Harris | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Brodie Spencer | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Yunus Konak | 80 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Christ Makosso | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Mark Harris | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jamie Donley | 87 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Samuel Long | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Currie | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Nik Prelec | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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