Preston 1-1 Huddersfield — EFL Cup, 8 Aug 2026
Preston beat Huddersfield 4-3 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 at Goodison Park, Liverpool. Jusef Erabi scored for Preston; Radinio Balker for Huddersfield. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Preston have won 4 and Huddersfield 1.
· kickoff·Goodison Park · Liverpool·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 4'Foul
- 21'Violent conduct
- 37'Foul
- 0-138'Radinio Balkerassist: Lasse Sørensen
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'
- 69'Foul
- 71'
- 71'
- 71'out: Jay Smith-Sway
- 72'
- 83'
- 84'Seán Roughanout: Ibane Bowat
- 90'Argument
- 1-190'assist: Delano Burgzorg
- 90+1'Foul
- 90+2'
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Radinio Balker · Huddersfield
Preston
- 7.3Pol ValentínM
- 7.2Andrew HughesD
- 7.2Jusef ErabiF
- 7.2Alfie DevineF
- 7.2Alistair McCannM
- 6.9Liam LindsayD
- 6.7Odeluga OffiahD
- 6.7Delano BurgzorgF
- 6.6Jordan ThompsonM
- 6.6Jordan StoreyD
- 6.5Andrija VukčevićM
- 6.3Daniel IversenG
- 6.3Milutin OsmajićF
- 6.2Callum LangF
- 4.0Lewis GibsonD
Huddersfield
- 8.0Radinio BalkerD
- 7.9Jack WhatmoughD
- 7.5Seán RoughanD
- 7.0Ryan LedsonM
- 6.9Derensili Sanches FernandesF
- 6.9Lasse SørensenM
- 6.5David KasumuM
- 6.5Joseph TaylorF
- 6.3Marcus HarnessF
- 6.3Lynden GoochM
- 6.3Matthew YoungG
- 6.2Jay Smith-SwayD
- 6.2Ibane BowatD
- 6.2Bali MumbaD
- 5.9Ashley FletcherF
Line-ups
Huddersfield3-4-3
Preston3-4-3
Substitutes
PrestonPaul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 21Lee NichollsG
- 14Jordan Storey83'D6.6
- 6Liam Lindsay46'D6.9
- 37Delano Burgzorg71'F6.7
- 23Andrew Moran90+2'M
- 9Jusef Erabi90'90'72'F7.2
- 36M. Wilson
- 30G. GrybaF
- 32E. NolanD
HuddersfieldLiam Manning
Substitutes
- 19Bali Mumba46'D6.2
- 33Nikola TzanevG
- 17Marcus McGuaneM
- 14Ethan BrierleyM
- 9Joseph Taylor71'F6.5
- 5Joseph LowD
- 15Ibane Bowat84'D6.2
- 27Jay Smith-Sway71'D6.2
- 26G. SebineF
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
10Total shots10
3Shots on target2
2Shots off target7
5Blocked shots1
7Corners5
3Offsides1
11Fouls16
3Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves2
342Total passes399
256Accurate passes328
75%Pass accuracy82%
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pol Valentín | 83 | – | – | – | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Andrew Hughes | 96 | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Jusef Erabi | 24 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Alfie Devine | 96 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Alistair McCann | 96 | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Liam Lindsay | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 96 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 25 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jordan Thompson | 92 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Jordan Storey | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Andrija Vukčević | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Daniel Iversen | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Milutin Osmajić | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Callum Lang | 71 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.2 |
| Lewis Gibson | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4.0 |
Huddersfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radinio Balker | 96 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Jack Whatmough | 96 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Seán Roughan | 84 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 7.5 |
| Ryan Ledson | 96 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 7.0 |
| Derensili Sanches Fernandes | 71 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Lasse Sørensen | 96 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| David Kasumu | 96 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Joseph Taylor | 25 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Marcus Harness | 96 | – | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Lynden Gooch | 45 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Young | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jay Smith-Sway | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Ibane Bowat | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Bali Mumba | 51 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Ashley Fletcher | 71 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
PrestonLWLLW
- L02 May 26HSouthampton1-3
- W25 Apr 26ASheffield Utd3-2
- L22 Apr 26ABirmingham1-2
- L18 Apr 26HWest Brom0-2
- W11 Apr 26ACharlton2-1
HuddersfieldWLDDD
- W02 May 26AAFC Wimbledon4-0
- L25 Apr 26HMansfield Town1-4
- D18 Apr 26ABolton3-3
- D14 Apr 26HCardiff1-1
- D11 Apr 26HWycombe3-3
Head-to-head
- 09 Apr 24Preston4-1Huddersfield
- 12 Dec 23Huddersfield1-3Preston
- 07 Jan 23Preston3-1Huddersfield
- 26 Dec 22Preston1-2Huddersfield
- 18 Oct 22Huddersfield0-1Preston
- 09 Feb 22Preston0-0Huddersfield
Most recent meetings
Before and after
Preston
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Huddersfield
- Previous: AFC Wimbledon 0-4 Huddersfield, 2 May 2026 · League One
- Next: Huddersfield 3-0 AFC Wimbledon, 15 Aug 2026 · League One
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