Preston v Everton result

Full-time · Preston 0–4 Everton

League Cup · Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:00 BST · Deepdale

Updated 9 Sep 2026, 04:30 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Preston · Everton

The model’s pre-match pick

Preston 0–4 Everton — Everton won this League Cup match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Over 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Over 2.5 goals

Best price: 1.62 at Betano

What this price implies, and its fair odds with the margin removed →

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Over 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 65.9% of 634 landed (95% range 62.2–69.5%); it had given them 76.5% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Everton won 4–0 at Deepdale in the League Cup on Wednesday 26 August. Preston are winless in their last five matches in all competitions.

The goals

Everton led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Everton: Thierno Barry (25’, assisted by Vitalii Mykolenko; 59’; 70’, assisted by Brennan Johnson) and Brennan Johnson (72’, assisted by Thierno Barry).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s four key moments (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Thierno Barry’s goal on 25 minutes.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Preston 0.00, Everton 0.00, from 5 shots to 29 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Harrington showed no yellow cards — against 2.5 yellows a game across the last 14 matches refereed (all competitions).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Thierno Barry (Everton) 17.5, Brennan Johnson (Everton) 6.6 and James Garner (Everton) 6.2 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Over 2.5 goals, a Bronze-tier call, landed — graded in the live track record like every other call. Bronze-tier calls in this market have landed 65.9% of the time in the last 90 days (418 of 634).

Next up

Preston next host West Brom on 24 October 2026.

Everton next travel to Arsenal on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Everton: Arsenal v Everton, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 0–4 Everton · League Cup
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: T. Harrington
Model coverage: 246 markets priced for this fixture
Recent form: Preston 1W 1D 3L · Everton 1W 2D 2L

Preston 0–4 Everton (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 246 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 September 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.25 / 1.5

Goals

against 2 / 1.88 · 3 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

5.5 / 4.63

Corners

against 5.63 / 4.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

3.88 / 4.5

Shots on target

against 4.38 / 4.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.75 / 2.38

Cards

against 1 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

246

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 August 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 August 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Preston for / against	Line	Everton for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	1.5 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.63 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 14.88 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12.25 for · 15.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.88 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.5 for · 4.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.88 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.38 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.75 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: T. Harrington.

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. 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
A. Vukčević n 8	50	2 5/2	0.2 1/0	M. Röhl
R. Brady n 8	39.5	2 5/1	0.6 2/0	—
H. Clarke n 8	88.6	1.9 8/6	0 0/0	—
A. Moran n 8	47.9	1.6 4/2	1.6 5/2	T. Barry
A. McCann n 8	72.6	1.5 7/2	0.9 5/1	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Erabi n 8	37	3.6 6/4	2.1 4/3
L. Dobbin n 8	72.1	2 5/5	0.9 4/2
R. Brady n 8	39.5	2 4/2	0.6 2/0
C. Lang n 8	56.8	1.8 6/3	1 5/0
B. Potts n 8	55.8	1.6 5/2	1 4/1

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Burgzorg n 8	60.5	0.2 1/0	0.6 3/0
B. Potts n 8	55.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Erabi n 8	37	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
Jordan Thompson n 8	59	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Lang n 8	56.8	0 0/0	0.4 2/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Pol Valentín n 8	66.9	3 7/5
A. McCann n 8	72.6	2.6 8/4
O. Offiah n 8	61.6	2.4 6/6
B. Whiteman n 8	64	2.3 6/4
Jordan Thompson n 8	59	2.1 5/3

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Iversen n 8	85.1	2.2 4/3

Everton

Everton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. 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
T. Barry n 8	43.6	2.6 6/2	0.5 2/0	A. Moran
M. Röhl n 8	64.1	2.3 5/5	1.1 5/1	A. Vukčević
T. Iroegbunam n 8	58	1.6 5/2	0.6 2/1	—
James Garner n 8	80.1	1.5 6/4	1.7 6/5	—
H. Hackney n 8	76.6	1.5 7/2	1.5 5/4	—

Everton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Tyrique George n 8	23.9	4.2 4/2	0.9 2/0
C. Alcaraz n 8	23.8	3.8 4/2	1.9 3/1
Beto n 8	58	2.3 6/3	1.4 4/2
T. Barry n 8	43.6	2.1 4/3	1.3 3/2
H. Hackney n 8	76.6	1.6 7/4	0.3 2/0

Everton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Beto n 8	58	1 4/1	0.2 1/0
T. Barry n 8	43.6	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
I. Ndiaye n 8	69.1	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
K. Dewsbury-Hall n 8	88.9	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
J. Tarkowski n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0

Everton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Iroegbunam n 8	58	4.3 6/6
James Garner n 8	80.1	3.9 8/6
C. Alcaraz n 8	23.8	3.3 5/2
Tyrique George n 8	23.9	2.4 4/1
M. Röhl n 8	64.1	2.3 8/4

Everton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 August 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Pickford n 8	95.4	2.2 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Everton
32%	Possession	68%
5	Shots	29
1	Shots on target	10
1	Shots off target	9
3	Blocked shots	10
4	Shots inside the box	17
3	Corners	5
1	Offsides	4
3	Fouls	6
6	Saves	1
308	Passes	657
74%	Pass accuracy	93%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
L. Nicholls	90	0	0	0	0	5.6
Pol Valentín	90	0	0	0	5	6.3
J. Storey	90	0	0	0	1	6.3
L. Gibson	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Vukčević	90	0	0	0	2	5.9
Jordan Thompson	90	0	0	0	2	6.9
A. Moran	90	0	0	1	2	6.2
L. Leroy	60	1	0	0	4	6.9
T. Small	60	0	0	0	2	6.5
D. Burgzorg	60	0	0	1	2	6.6
J. Erabi	60	0	0	1	2	6.3
A. Devine sub	30	0	0	1	2	6.2
H. Clarke sub	30	0	0	0	0	6
C. Lang sub	30	1	1	0	0	6.3
A. McCann sub	25	0	0	0	2	6.3
G. Gryba sub	5	0	0	0	0	–

Everton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Pickford	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
M. Röhl	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Tarkowski	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
M. Keane	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	7.6
V. Mykolenko	90	0	1	1	0	3	1	7.3
H. Armstrong	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	7.2
T. Barry	82	3	1	7	5	5	1	9.5
K. Dewsbury-Hall	81	0	0	3	2	5	1	6.9
I. Ndiaye	81	0	0	0	0	4	1	6.5
James Garner	64	0	0	1	0	4	5	7.3
T. Dibling	64	0	0	3	2	0	2	6.5
N. Patterson sub	26	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
B. Johnson sub	26	1	1	1	1	1	0	8.3
C. Alcaraz sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
Tyrique George sub	9	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.3
Adam Aznou Ben Cheikh sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.7

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

Recent form

PrestonWLDLL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

EvertonDDLLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Goals per game

Preston scored1.4

Everton scored1.6

Preston conceded2.2

Everton conceded1.8

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Frequently asked questions

What was the model’s pick for Preston v Everton?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Preston v Everton was Over 2.5 goals (best price 1.62 at Betano).
What is the recent form of Preston and Everton?: Recent form — Preston 1W 1D 3L; Everton 1W 2D 2L.

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