Preston v Middlesbrough result

Full-time · Preston 3–0 Middlesbrough

Championship · Wed, 09 Dec 2020 19:00 GMT · Deepdale

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Preston · Middlesbrough · Head-to-head

Preston 3–0 Middlesbrough — Preston won this Championship match.

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Middlesbrough: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 3–0 Middlesbrough · Championship
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: A. Madley
Head-to-head (last 6): Preston 1 · draws 3 · Middlesbrough 2 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Preston 2W 1D 2L · Middlesbrough 2W 0D 3L

Preston 3–0 Middlesbrough (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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1

Goals

against 1.88 / 0.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.5 / 6.4

Corners

against 6 / 3.6 · 3 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.25 / 3.2

Shots on target

against 5 / 3 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

0.5 / 1.4

Cards

against 1.75 / 3.2 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 December 2020. 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	Middlesbrough for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.5 for · 6 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6.4 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11.75 for · 16.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11.4 for · 10 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.25 for · 5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.2 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9 for · 10.25 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11.6 for · 17.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	0.5 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.4 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: A. Madley.

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. 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. Stockley n 8	25.3	4.5 5/3	1.8 4/0	B. Assombalonga
S. Maguire n 8	38	2.7 4/2	2.4 5/2	—
D. Fisher n 8	81.6	2.2 8/4	2.9 8/7	M. Johnson
A. Browne n 8	90	2 7/4	1.5 7/4	G. Saville
J. Harrop n 8	60.4	1.7 6/3	1.7 5/3	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Stockley n 8	25.3	2.7 5/1	1.3 2/1
T. Barkhuizen n 8	73	1.7 7/3	1.1 6/1
A. Browne n 8	90	1.5 7/2	0.6 2/2
J. Harrop n 8	60.4	1.5 4/3	0.6 2/1
P. Gallagher n 8	56.5	1.2 4/2	0.2 1/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Barkhuizen n 8	73	0.6 4/0	0.2 1/0
R. Ledson n 8	71.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Harrop n 8	60.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Stockley n 8	25.3	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
A. Browne n 8	90	0.3 1/1	0 0/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Ledson n 8	71.9	3.6 6/6
A. Browne n 8	90	3.1 7/5
D. Fisher n 8	81.6	2.6 8/6
T. Bayliss n 8	34.3	2.6 4/2
B. Pearson n 8	61.8	2.2 6/5

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Rudd n 8	90	2.8 5/3

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. 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
B. Assombalonga n 8	57.1	2.4 4/3	1.6 4/2	J. Stockley
Sam Morsy n 8	78.1	2.2 8/5	0.9 3/2	—
G. Saville n 8	81.3	1.9 6/5	1.7 6/4	A. Browne
M. Johnson n 8	45.9	1.7 4/2	2.2 5/2	D. Fisher
H. Coulson n 8	48	1.6 4/2	2.3 5/3	—

Middlesbrough — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Folarin n 3	15.3	5.9 2/1	2 1/0
L. Wing n 8	35.8	3.1 4/3	0.9 3/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	57.1	3 5/4	1 4/1
M. Johnson n 8	45.9	2 6/2	1.7 6/1
P. Roberts n 8	52	1.5 4/3	0.4 1/1

Middlesbrough — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Watmore n 8	27.8	0.8 1/1	0.8 2/0
M. Johnson n 8	45.9	0.7 3/0	0.2 1/0
B. Assombalonga n 8	57.1	0.6 3/0	0 0/0
P. Roberts n 8	52	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
G. Saville n 8	81.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Middlesbrough — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Tavernier n 8	85.3	2.6 8/6
J. Howson n 8	90	2.5 7/6
M. Johnson n 8	45.9	2.2 4/1
A. Dijksteel n 8	89.8	2 6/5
M. Bola n 8	90	1.8 8/4

Middlesbrough — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Bettinelli n 8	90	1.8 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
D. Rudd	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
D. Fisher	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
P. Huntington	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	7.2
B. Davies	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	7.3
R. Ledson	90	0	1	0	0	2	2	7.3
B. Potts	90	1	0	3	2	1	1	7.2
S. Sinclair	90	1	0	3	2	0	1	7
J. Stockley	79	0	0	1	0	1	0	7.2
A. Browne	75	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Hughes	74	0	1	0	0	1	2	7.3
T. Barkhuizen	74	0	0	1	1	1	0	6.2
J. Earl sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
S. Maguire sub	16	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
T. Bayliss sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
E. Riis sub	11	1	1	1	1	1	0	8

Middlesbrough player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Bettinelli	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Spence	90	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
D. Fry	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. McNair	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
M. Bola	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
Sam Morsy	90	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
M. Johnson	90	2	2	1	0	0	7
B. Assombalonga	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
G. Saville	81	2	0	0	2	0	7
D. Watmore	67	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Howson	64	0	0	0	4	Y	6.7
M. Tavernier sub	26	1	0	1	0	0	6.9
Chuba Akpom sub	23	1	1	0	0	0	6.6
P. Roberts sub	9	0	0	2	0	0	6.5

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 Middlesbrough — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonWLLWD

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

MiddlesbroughLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Preston 1 · 3 draws · Middlesbrough 2 · 3 goals/game

2020-01-01 Preston 0–2 Middlesbrough
2019-10-01 Middlesbrough 1–1 Preston
2019-03-13 Middlesbrough 1–2 Preston
2018-11-27 Preston 1–1 Middlesbrough
2018-09-25 Preston 2–2 Middlesbrough
2018-01-01 Preston 2–3 Middlesbrough

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Preston#13 pos61 pts46 pl-7 GD

Middlesbrough#10 pos64 pts46 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Preston scored1.07

Middlesbrough scored1.2

Preston conceded1.22

Middlesbrough conceded1.15

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What is the head-to-head record between Preston and Middlesbrough?: In their last 6 meetings, Preston won 1, Middlesbrough won 2 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Preston and Middlesbrough?: Recent form — Preston 2W 1D 2L; Middlesbrough 2W 0D 3L.

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