Preston vs Leeds

26 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Alan Browne 57’
  • Liam Millar 89’
  • Pascal Struijk 83’ (pen)

Match summary

Preston won 2-1 at home to Leeds, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Alan Browne put Preston ahead with a header in the 57th minute, Pascal Struijk equalised from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute, and Liam Millar won it in the 89th minute.

Leeds can feel hard done by, creating 1.35 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Preston's 0.43 from 13. Leeds had a player sent off.

Match stats

Preston Leeds
13 Shots 11
4 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 6
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
0.43 xG 1.35
0.43 Non-penalty xG 0.56

Key events

Preston Leeds
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Alan Browne1-0 (Preston)
57’
83’
Pascal Struijk
Penalty1-1 (Leeds)
Liam Millar2-1 (Preston)
89’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Preston
  • Brad Potts
  • Ali McCann
  • Duane Holmes
  • Alan Browne
  • Milutin Osmajić
Leeds
  • Illan Meslier
  • Joe Rodon

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.43 1.35 57’ Alan Browne (Preston), 1-0 57’ 83’ Pascal Struijk (Leeds), 1-1 83’ 89’ Liam Millar (Preston), 2-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.43 1.35 57’ Alan Browne (Preston), 1-0 Browne 57’ 83’ Pascal Struijk (Leeds), 1-1 Struijk 83’ 89’ Liam Millar (Preston), 2-1 Millar 89’
Preston 0.43 xGLeeds 1.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Leeds attacking Preston attacking 
83’ Pascal Struijk (Leeds), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 27’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 14’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Ethan Ampadu (Leeds), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Joe Rodon (Leeds), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 57’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 38’ Alan Browne (Preston), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Ethan Ampadu (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Duane Holmes (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 83’ Pascal Struijk (Leeds), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 27’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 14’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 24’ Ethan Ampadu (Leeds), set piece, 0.09 xG, off target 22’ Joe Rodon (Leeds), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Joël Piroe (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 33’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 75’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 29’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 69’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 86’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 11’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 57’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 34’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 77’ Daniel James (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Alan Browne (Preston), direct free kick, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Ethan Ampadu (Leeds), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 32’ Georginio Rutter (Leeds), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 67’ Duane Holmes (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
Freddie Woodman
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Whatmough
90′ – – – – – – –
Liam Lindsay
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Andrew Hughes
90′ – – – – – – –
Brad Potts
90′ – – – – – –
Ali McCann
90′ – – 1 0.04 – –
Ben Whiteman
90′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Liam Millar
90′ 1 – 3 0.08 – – –
Duane Holmes Taken off
84′ – – 1 0.01 – –
Alan Browne Taken off
90′ 1 – 6 0.17 – –
Milutin Osmajić Taken off
72′ – – – – – –
Ched Evans Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Mads Frøkjær Came on as a substitute
6′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Preston win 16% Avg odds 6.04
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.15
Leeds win 61% Avg odds 1.55

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Preston LDWLL
Leeds WWLDW

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Leeds 2-1 Preston, 21 Jan 24  All Preston vs Leeds meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.