Preston v Aston Villa result

Full-time · Preston 0–2 Aston Villa

Championship · Wed, 01 Nov 2017 19:45 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Preston 0–2 Aston Villa — Aston Villa won this Championship match.

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Aston Villa: Aston Villa v Manchester City, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 0–2 Aston Villa · Championship
Referee: Peter Bankes, England
Recent form: Preston 1W 2D 2L · Aston Villa 3W 1D 1L

Preston 0–2 Aston Villa (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.5 / 0.75 · 5 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.33 / 2.67

Corners

against 4.67 / 4.67 · 0 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.33 / 3.67

Shots on target

against 4 / 3.67 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 3 matches

3.17 / 1.67

Cards

against 2 / 1.67 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 October 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 October 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Aston Villa for / against
Goals scored	2 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.33 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	2.67 for · 4.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 13.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.67 for · 14.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	4.33 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.67 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.17 for · 13.33 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 13.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	3.17 for · 2 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 1.67 against n 3 Last 5

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Welsh n 5	45.8	3.1 4/3	2 2/1	—
J. Hugill n 8	85.5	3 7/6	2.1 7/6	J. Onomah
J. Earl n 8	90	2.4 8/6	0.9 4/2	—
B. Pearson n 7	78.4	2 5/5	1 3/2	R. Snodgrass
C. Woods n 4	67.3	2 2/2	0 0/0	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Robinson n 8	16.4	5.5 4/3	1.4 2/0
S. Maguire n 8	80.4	3.2 8/7	1.5 7/2
S. Mavididi n 6	24	2.5 2/1	0.6 1/0
J. Hugill n 8	85.5	2.4 8/7	0.8 6/0
J. Harrop n 8	54	2.3 7/4	1 5/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Robinson n 8	16.4	0.7 1/0	0.7 1/0
D. Horgan n 5	15.2	0 0/0	1.2 1/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	80.3	0.4 3/0	0.6 4/0
S. Maguire n 8	80.4	0.6 4/0	0.3 2/0
J. Harrop n 8	54	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Earl n 8	90	0 0/0
P. Huntington n 8	90	0 0/0
B. Davies n 8	90	0 0/0
Daniel Johnson n 8	89.9	0 0/0
A. Browne n 8	89.5	0 0/0

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Maxwell n 8	90	1.9 4/2

Aston Villa

Aston Villa — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Samba n 5	28	3.2 3/2	0.6 1/0	—
C. O'Hare n 3	44.3	2.7 1/1	3.4 2/2	—
S. Hogan n 8	22.4	2.5 4/1	1 2/0	—
J. Onomah n 8	44.1	2.3 4/2	0.8 3/0	J. Hugill
R. Snodgrass n 8	83.9	2 8/3	2.1 8/5	B. Pearson

Aston Villa — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Kodjia n 8	66.8	3.4 7/7	1.3 6/2
S. Hogan n 8	22.4	3 4/2	0.5 1/0
B. Bjarnason n 8	43.4	2.9 5/4	0.3 1/0
K. Davis n 8	56.5	2.4 7/3	0.8 2/1
C. Hourihane n 8	88	1.7 6/4	0.4 2/1

Aston Villa — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Adomah n 8	80.4	0.7 4/1	0 0/0
J. Kodjia n 8	66.8	0.2 1/0	0.3 2/0
S. Hogan n 8	22.4	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
K. Davis n 8	56.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
Ahmed El Mohamady n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Aston Villa — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Terry n 8	90	0 0/0
G. Whelan n 8	90	0 0/0
Ahmed El Mohamady n 8	90	0 0/0
J. Chester n 8	90	0 0/0
N. Taylor n 8	89.9	0 0/0

Aston Villa — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Johnstone n 8	90	2.6 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Preston player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
C. Maxwell	90	0	0	0	0	6.4
D. Fisher	90	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Boyle	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Pearson	90	0	0	0	0	6.4
Daniel Johnson	90	0	0	1	0	6.8
A. Browne	90	0	0	0	Y	6.1
S. Maguire	90	1	0	1	0	5.9
J. Hugill	90	2	0	0	0	6.8
T. Barkhuizen	77	1	0	1	0	6.2
C. Woods	45	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Earl	45	0	0	1	0	6.7
Kevin O'Connor sub	45	0	0	0	0	6.5
P. Gallagher sub	45	3	1	1	0	6.9
D. Horgan sub	13	1	1	0	0	6.8

Aston Villa player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
S. Johnstone	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
Ahmed El Mohamady	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Chester	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	8.3
J. Terry	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.5
A. Hutton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
G. Whelan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
C. Hourihane	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	7.2
A. Adomah	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.4
R. Snodgrass	88	1	1	3	1	2	0	8.1
K. Davis	71	0	0	1	1	1	Y	6.9
J. Onomah	67	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.1
M. Jedinak	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
S. Hogan	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
R. De Laet	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Preston v Aston Villa — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonWDDLL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 2 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Aston VillaWWLWD

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#7 pos49 pts31 pl+8 GD

Aston Villa#2 pos59 pts31 pl+21 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.23

Aston Villa scored1.55

Preston conceded0.97

Aston Villa conceded0.87

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