Preston v Salford City result

Full-time · Preston 2–2 Salford City

League Cup · Tue, 08 Aug 2023 19:45 BST · Deepdale

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Preston 2–2 Salford City — this League Cup match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Preston and Salford City drew 2–2 at Deepdale in the League Cup on Tuesday 8 August. Preston are winless in their last seven matches in all competitions.

The goals

Salford City led 2–1 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Salford City: C. McLennan (5’, 38’), M. Smith (120’ pen), C. McAleny (120’ pen), S. Mallan (120’ pen) and Luke Garbutt (120’ pen); Preston: Benjamin Woodburn (44’, assisted by D. Holmes), D. Holmes (50’), W. Keane (120’ pen) and Kian Andrew Best (120’ pen).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Preston 0.00, Salford City 0.00, from 25 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

T. Reeves showed four yellow cards — against 2.9 yellows a game across the last 22 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Preston: D. Holmes (50’) and Kian Andrew Best (90+7’); Salford City: C. McLennan (27’) and Alexander Cairns (80’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, D. Holmes (Preston) 8.6, C. McLennan (Salford City) 7.7 and Benjamin Woodburn (Preston) 6.3 led the match.

Next up

Preston next host West Brom on 24 October 2026.

Salford City next travel to Bristol Rovers on 20 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 Salford City: Bristol Rovers v Salford City, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Preston 2–2 Salford City · League Cup
Venue: Deepdale · Preston
Referee: T. Reeves
Recent form: Preston 0W 2D 3L · Salford City 3W 0D 2L

Preston 2–2 Salford City (League Cup): 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 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.5

Goals

against 2 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.86 / 4.5

Corners

against 4.57 / 4.5 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

4 / 6.25

Shots on target

against 4.71 / 2.5 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.57 / 2

Cards

against 1.71 / 3.75 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 August 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 August 2023. 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	Salford City for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.86 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 4.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11.71 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.75 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	6.25 for · 2.5 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.43 for · 8.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.25 for · 12 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: T. Reeves.

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 August 2023. 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. Woodburn n 8	12.9	6.1 4/2	1.7 2/0	—
R. Brady n 8	40.6	2.5 6/3	0.6 2/0	—
R. Ledson n 8	53	2.3 5/4	1.5 4/2	—
A. McCann n 8	67	2 6/3	1 4/2	—
L. Delap n 8	41.4	1.9 5/2	1.4 2/2	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Cannon n 8	90	2.3 8/5	1.3 6/3
B. Woodburn n 8	12.9	1.7 1/1	0 0/0
L. Delap n 8	41.4	1.6 5/1	1.4 4/1
W. Keane n 8	67.1	1.5 6/3	0.7 4/0
M. Frokjaer-Jensen n 4	82.5	1.4 4/1	1.4 4/1

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Holmes n 8	61.8	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
T. Cannon n 8	90	0.6 4/1	0 0/0
R. Brady n 8	40.6	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
M. Frokjaer-Jensen n 4	82.5	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
W. Keane n 8	67.1	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Woodburn n 8	12.9	7 6/2
A. McCann n 8	67	5.9 7/5
Álvaro Fernández n 8	70.8	3.7 7/5
A. Browne n 8	82.4	3 7/5
R. Ledson n 8	53	2.8 5/4

Salford City

Salford City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 August 2023. 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. Morton n 8	10.6	5.3 3/1	3.2 3/0	—
C. McLennan n 8	45	2.3 4/2	1.8 4/3	—
M. Lund n 8	24.6	1.8 4/0	0.5 1/0	—
C. Tilt n 8	90	1.6 6/4	2.3 8/6	—
S. Mallan n 8	82.4	1.4 5/4	1.1 6/1	—

Salford City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Smith n 8	82.6	2.5 8/7	1.1 5/3
C. Hendry n 8	82.1	2.2 7/5	1.4 7/2
C. Morton n 8	10.6	2.1 2/0	1.1 1/0
C. McAleny n 8	50.3	1.8 6/2	1.6 6/1
M. Lund n 8	24.6	1.8 2/1	0.5 1/0

Salford City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Bolton n 8	93.6	0.2 1/1	0.4 3/0
M. Lund n 8	24.6	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
L. Shephard n 8	88.1	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
M. Smith n 8	82.6	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
C. Hendry n 8	82.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0

Salford City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Ashley n 8	79.8	3.1 7/5
I. Touray n 8	93.8	2.5 6/6
R. Leak n 8	80	2.1 8/4
L. Shephard n 8	88.1	2 8/5
C. Tilt n 8	90	1.9 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Preston		Salford City
53%	Possession	47%
25	Shots	9
9	Shots on target	2
9	Shots off target	4
7	Blocked shots	3
11	Shots inside the box	6
10	Corners	1
4	Offsides	1
13	Fouls	9
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	7
519	Passes	475
84%	Pass accuracy	81%

Preston player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David Cornell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Bauer	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
J. Whatmough	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6
Kian Andrew Best	90	0	0	2	0	3	3	Y	7.2
B. Woodburn	90	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	7.2
W. Keane	90	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	6.6
D. Holmes	78	1	1	5	2	3	1	Y	8
J. Seary	71	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7
J. Storey	45	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
L. Leigh	45	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.6
Kian Derrick Taylor	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Hughes sub	45	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
A. McCann sub	45	0	0	3	1	1	2	0	7
R. Ledson sub	45	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	7.2
A. Browne sub	19	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
M. Frokjaer-Jensen sub	12	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	6.9

Salford City player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Cairns	90	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.3
A. Mariappa	90	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
T. Vassell	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
S. Mallan	90	0	1	0	2	2	0	7.2
L. Garbutt	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
C. McAleny	90	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
C. McLennan	89	2	2	2	0	0	Y	8
L. Bolton	78	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.3
C. Tilt	72	0	1	0	0	4	0	7
R. Watson	71	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
C. Hendry	71	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
O. Ashley sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Smith sub	19	0	0	0	1	0	0	7
L. Shephard sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Lund sub	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
O. Bailey sub	1	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 Salford City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

PrestonLDLLD

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 1 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

Salford CityWLWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Goals per game

Preston scored1

Salford City scored1.4

Preston conceded2.6

Salford City conceded1

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