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Preston North End vs Oxford United
6 Mar 2026, 20:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Andrew KitchenChampionship 2025/2026 · 25 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Preston North EndMin
Oxford United- 5′⚽
Michal Helik 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Cameron Brannagan
Right foot shot
- ⚽
Milutin Osmajic 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Ben Whiteman
Header
12′ - 22′
Ciaron Maurice Brown
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
Daniel Jebbison
Substitution
Off: Callum Lang
45+4′ - 46′⇄
Brodie Gilmore Spencer
Substitution
Off: Jack Currie
- 54′⚽
Will Lankshear 1-2
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Stanley Mills
Right foot shot
- 61′⚽
Ciaron Maurice Brown 1-3
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Michal Helik
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Andrija Vukcevic
Substitution
Off: Lewis Gibson
62′ - 70′⇄
Nik Prelec
Substitution
Off: Will Lankshear
- 80′⇄
Christ Makosso
Substitution
Off: Stanley Mills
- 80′⇄
Will Vaulks
Substitution
Off: Yunus Konak
- ⇄
Thierry Small
Substitution
Off: Jordan Andrew Thompson
82′ - 87′⇄
Mark Harris
Substitution
Off: Jamie Paul Donley
Jordan Storey
Yellowcard
Foul
90+4′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6.62 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.51 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 6.61 | |
| 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.16 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.09 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.40 | |
| 82 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | 6.73 | |
| 45 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 6.85 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.69 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.34 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.46 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.25 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.34 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Preston North End
Latest: Millwall · 0–2
Match stats
28 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Millwall · 2025/2026
Oxford United
Latest: Stoke City · 1–2
Match stats
25 Feb 2026, 20:00 · Away vs Stoke City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Preston North End’s ground: 2 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Preston North End’s home games with Oxford United’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Preston North End
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Oxford United
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Preston North End
Oxford United
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Preston North End
Oxford United
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Preston North End
Oxford United
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.