Preston 0-4 Everton — EFL Cup, 26 Aug 2026
Everton beat Preston 4-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 64 on 26 August 2026 at Deepdale, Preston. T. Barry, Brennan Johnson got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 0-125'assist: Vitalii Mykolenko
- Half-time0-1
- 0-259'
- 60'
- 60'
- 60'
- 60'
- 64'
- 64'
- 0-370'assist: Brennan Johnson
- 0-472'assist: T. Barry
- 81'
- 81'
- 82'
- 85'
- Full-time0-4
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Preston
- 6.9Jordan ThompsonM
- 6.9Léo LeroyM
- 6.7Alistair McCannM
- 6.6Delano BurgzorgM
- 6.5Thierry SmallM
- 6.3Jusef ErabiF
- 6.3Callum LangF
- 6.3Lewis GibsonD
- 6.2Jordan StoreyD
- 6.2Andrew MoranM
- 6.2Harrison ClarkeD
- 6.2Alfie DevineM
- 6.2Pol ValentínD
- 5.9Andrija VukčevićD
- 5.6Lee NichollsG
Everton
- 9.3Thierno BarryF
- 8.3Brennan JohnsonF
- 7.5James GarnerM
- 7.5Michael KeaneD
- 7.3James TarkowskiD
- 7.2Vitalii MykolenkoD
- 7.2Jordan PickfordG
- 7.0Harrison ArmstrongM
- 6.6Nathan PattersonD
- 6.6Kiernan Dewsbury-HallM
- 6.6Merlin RöhlD
- 6.5Tyler DiblingF
- 6.5Iliman NdiayeF
- 6.5Adam AznouD
- 6.3Tyrique GeorgeF
- 6.2Carlos AlcarazM
Line-ups
Substitutes
PrestonPaul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
- 16Andrew HughesD
- 1Daniel IversenG
- 10Callum Lang60'F6.3
- 6Liam LindsayD
- 8Alistair McCann85'60'M6.7
- 4Harrison Clarke60'D6.2
- 7Alfie Devine60'M6.2
- 30George GrybaF
- 32Ed NolanD
EvertonLeighton Baines
Substitutes
- 12Mark TraversG
- 9BetoF
- 22Brennan Johnson72'64'F8.3
- 2Nathan Patterson64'D6.6
- 24Carlos Alcaraz81'M6.2
- 15Jake O'BrienD
- 19Tyrique GeorgeF6.3
- 81Harvey FosterM
- 39Adam AznouD6.5
Team statistics
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thompson | 91 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Léo Leroy | 60 | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alistair McCann | 25 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Delano Burgzorg | 60 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.6 |
| Thierry Small | 60 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Jusef Erabi | 60 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Callum Lang | 31 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Lewis Gibson | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jordan Storey | 91 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Andrew Moran | 91 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Harrison Clarke | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Alfie Devine | 31 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Pol Valentín | 91 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | 6.2 |
| Andrija Vukčević | 91 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Lee Nicholls | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
Everton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierno Barry | 82 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | – | 9.3 |
| Brennan Johnson | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8.3 |
| James Garner | 64 | – | – | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Michael Keane | 91 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| James Tarkowski | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| Vitalii Mykolenko | 91 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jordan Pickford | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Harrison Armstrong | 91 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Nathan Patterson | 27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | 81 | – | – | 3 | 5 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Merlin Röhl | 91 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Tyler Dibling | 64 | – | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Iliman Ndiaye | 81 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Adam Aznou | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Tyrique George | 10 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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